A shift to renewable energy is ‘hopeless’ without efficiencies, environmentalist says

Solar panels and wind turbines in the Netherlands. Daniel Bosma | Moment | Getty Images Explorer and environmentalist Bertrand Piccard has called for a renewed focus on cutting energy waste, saying it’s “hopeless” to shift to renewables without improving efficiency. Around three-quarters of the world’s energy is wasted, Piccard told an “IOT: Powering the Digital … Read more

Green data centers help increase green investment in Southeast Asia: Report

Conceptual image of green server room. Imaginima | Istock | Getty Images Southeast Asia saw a significant uptick in green investments in 2023, with a boost from green data center projects, though funding remains insufficient, according to a report released Monday.  The analysis, conducted by Bain & Company, GenZero, Standard Chartered and Temasek, found that … Read more

Biden warns on Beijing’s South China Sea moves in Philippines-Japan summit

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos (L) at the White House on April 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Leaders from the three nations are meeting in a first-ever trilateral summit in a show of solidarity as China’s assertiveness in the South … Read more

How car buyers thinking hybrid over EV should make the decision

A range of new and growing options exist on the car dealer lot when it comes to hybrid and electric vehicles, but if you’ve been following the headlines lately, decisions made by major automakers reflect a market tilting more hybrid than EV. Ford just announced it’s delaying an EV pickup and in the short-term focusing … Read more

GOP lawmakers say transition ‘cheerleader’ IEA strayed from mandate

A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Nick Oxford | Reuters Senior U.S. lawmakers believe the International Energy Agency has “strayed from its core mission” of safeguarding energy security and has emerged as a “cheerleader” for the green transition. … Read more

EV charging for the U.S. freight trucking market is starting to scale

The Einride EV freight truck charging station in Lynwood, California, built by Voltera and located close to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Einride One of the first EV charging stations of scale for freight trucks is opening near the major ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as the trucking market … Read more

Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic American steel company. Eugene Hoshiko … Read more

Tesla to raise U.S. prices for Model Y vehicles by $1,000 on April 1

Pedestrians are walking past a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, on March 14, 2024.  CostFoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tesla on Friday said it will increase prices for all Model Y cars in the United States by $1,000 on April 1, the automaker said on its website. “Prices will increase by $1,000 for all Model … Read more

Janet Yellen says Biden spurred electric vehicle investment boom

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2024. Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday lauded President Joe Biden’s investment in electric vehicles for accelerating the sector, … Read more

The bear market for battery metals prices is far from over

The Albermarle Corp. lithium processing facility in Antofagasta, Chile, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs finds it is too early to call an end to a battery raw materials price plunge, warning that significant supply pipelines and Western electric vehicle headwinds could keep prices lower for longer. The … Read more