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China’s Beef Emissions Are Moving West, and Farm Size Isn’t the Whole Story
The climate cost of beef starts with what cattle eat, how they grow and what happens to their manure, with decisions across the production chain shaping the emissions behind every kilogram of meat.…
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Powering China’s Next Growth Story: Why Renewables and Batteries Could Beat Coal by 2040
China’s energy transition is moving from a climate objective to a major economic restructuring that could reshape electricity prices, industrial competitiveness, energy security and investment decisions for decades. An IMF working paper by Hugo …
China’s Strategic Bet on Green Hydrogen: Dominance in Clean-Tech Powerhouse
Touted as holding the keys to the global energy transition, China’s ambitious push into green hydrogen is reshaping the industry landscape. With an annual operational capacity that has more than tripled since the end of 2024, China currently host…
China’s Tech Transformation in Guizhou: Data Centers Fuel AI Development
In China’s Guizhou province, tech giant Huawei’s largest data center stands out in a cluster of European-style buildings, highlighting the region’s role in China’s AI ambitions. The government’s strategy of developing digi…
China’s AI Data Center Boom in Inner Mongolia
Travel just two hours west of Beijing by train, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the rolling grasslands and ancient cinder cones of Inner Mongolia. Over the last few years, Inner Mongolia has become the hottest place in China to build AI da…
DeepSeek made AI cheap. Now it is raising $8bn and buying robots
DeepSeek spent early 2025 proving that a good AI model did not have to cost a fortune. This week it has been busy proving it can spend one. In a handful of days, the Chinese lab reopened a multi-billion-dollar fundraising.…
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China wasting large amounts of power as captured clean energy hits bottlenecks, report says
China wasted enough wind and solar power in the first half of this year to cover all new electricity demand, according to a report, as bottlenecks in grid absorption failed to stem a rebound in coal-fired generation.…
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UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia
UNITED NATIONS — UN human rights chief Volker Türk won a second term Friday despite opposition from the United States, Russia and Israel to keep him in one of the most controversial United Nations posts for four more years.…
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