Southeast Asia becomes China's biggest clean-tech export market in Asia
Chinese solar, battery, and EV exports to Southeast Asia have surged as the region races to expand renewable capacity and cut fossil fuel imports.
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Verra launches a standard to verify climate projects inside corporate supply chains
The new Scope 3 Standard lets companies certify emissions cuts made across their value chains, not just their own operations.
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Antarctic whales are rebounding, but krill fishing could threaten the comeback
Whale populations have recovered since commercial whaling ended, but an increasingly efficient krill fishing fleet is competing for the same food source.
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The world's smallest crocodile is being hunted for Nigeria's bushmeat trade
The African dwarf crocodile has gone three decades without a conservation reassessment even as bushmeat markets increasingly target it.
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Bangladesh launches $123 million fund to expand rooftop solar
The new fund will offer concessional loans for rooftop and industrial solar as Bangladesh targets 4 gigawatts of new capacity by 2027.
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A wall of oysters is protecting a South Carolina community from erosion
Nearly 2,000 feet of interlocking 'oyster castles' are breaking waves and rebuilding shoreline habitat in Laurel Bay.
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Florida agrees to overhaul cleanup plans for nine polluted freshwater springs
A legal settlement forces Florida regulators to prove their pollution-control plans for nine springs actually work, after years of failed cleanup efforts.
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Turkey's top court blocks blanket pollution exemptions for major industrial plants
Turkey's Council of State has struck down a rule letting regulators grant unlimited pollution exemptions to major industrial facilities.
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A fifth of global emissions are tied to trade, and imports go largely uncounted
A new tracker finds a fifth of global emissions ride on international trade, exposing a blind spot in how countries count their pollution.
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Guam and Samoa leaders say they learned about seabed mining plans from the news
Trump administration seabed mining plans for Guam, American Samoa, and the Marianas leave territorial leaders with no vote and no seat at the table.
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Electrified heat batteries head to a Holcim cement plant for the first time
Electrified Thermal Solutions will test heat batteries at a Holcim cement plant in the first commercial use of the technology for calcination.
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Singapore and Thailand push to unblock Southeast Asia's cross-border power grid
Singapore and Thailand are using their Asean chairmanships to tackle the regulatory snags holding back a regional power grid.
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