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Global renewable energy capacity continued to expand at record pace in 2024, yet employment growth lagged far behind, rising just 2.3 percent year on year to 16.6 million jobs, according to the Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2025 published by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Labour Organization.

China’s power grid operators have reduced fault response times to roughly 0.1 seconds, a performance threshold that highlights how system stability, rather than generation capacity alone, is becoming the limiting factor in highly electrified economies.

China’s first commercial land based small modular reactor moved closer to grid operation in December after the ACP100 demonstration project at Changjiang in Hainan completed its non nuclear turbine steam run on the first attempt, according to China National Nuclear Corporation.

China has sharply criticised the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), describing aspects of the scheme as discriminatory and misaligned with the country’s green development progress.

Davao City is confronting a mounting waste crisis as daily collections near 800 tons, raising urgent questions about the sustainability of its sanitary landfill.

Volvo Car Group has initiated a global recall affecting tens of thousands of vehicles following safety concerns with high-voltage batteries supplied by China’s Sunwoda Electronic.

China Nuclear Power Corporation (CNNC) announced that Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in Fujian province has entered commercial operation, marking a key milestone in the country’s nuclear expansion.

Australia’s renewable energy transition gained a significant boost with Origin Energy announcing the commercial commencement of Eraring Battery 1, a 460MW/1,770MWh battery energy storage system in New South Wales.

Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam generate more than 25 million tonnes of ash and slag annually, a volume that for years strained landfills and raised environmental risks. What has shifted the debate is not a reduction in coal use but a sharp increase in reuse.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy have signed a contract to build what they describe as the world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier, with a cargo capacity of 40,000 cubic meters.