Environment

China keeps on wasting renewable energy and it just gets worse: Greenpeace

Wasted wind energy is roughly equal to Beijin's annual power use.

Green power investments down 23% to $241.6b

This is due to dropping costs of renewables equipment.

This chart shows wind utilisation hours in Chinese provinces

These areas did not hit the minimum guaranteed hours.

China is now three years past its peak coal: IEEFA

Coal consumption has decreased 4.7% in 2016.

Thailand's controversial Krabi coal-fired power plant decision to be announced

Protests have been on-going while waiting for the final decision.

Fukushima hit highest radiation level since March 2011

It has reached a maximum of 530 sieverts per hour.

Taiwan will be nuclear energy-free by 2025

It eyes boosting renewables use from 4% to 20%.

Nuclear energy to grab only 4.7% of Japan's total generation by 2026

No thanks to strong public opposition to nuclear restarts.

How a strategic environmental assessment could help change Myanmar's approach to hydro

Optimising project siting and configuration are the most effective environmental and social risk avoidance measures in hydropower development. Siting...