Daily Standup Top Stories Vietnam’s shift back to coal is under EU scrutiny May 28, 2024 Mariel Alumit A heat wave in Vietnam in May and June of last year led to major power shortages across the north of the country. Factories owned by some of the world’s largest tech firms, including South Korean tech giant […] “Big Oil” companies […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Mexico Curbs Oil Exports April 2, 2024 Mariel Alumit Mexico’s state-controlled oil company plans to halt some crude exports over the next few months, a move that would cut supply from a tightening global market. Petroleos Mexicanos, also called Pemex, canceled contracts to supply […] Coal phase-out: Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Solar-panel supplier’s links to alleged abuses in China imperil US climate goal March 11, 2024 Mariel Alumit The dominance of China’s LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. in supplying solar panels to the U.S. highlights the challenge authorities face in trying to eliminate alleged labor abuses from the country’s supply chains without smothering an […] […]
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