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With the country dominating nickel exports, its moves towards green industry could make the greatest impacts The post Indonesia’s captive coal: Could it lead the transition away? appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Subsidised power is tackling energy poverty and health risks for some of northern Mexico’s most vulnerable city dwellers The post Sun-captured city: Extreme heat and subsidised solar in Mexicali appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Experts say to spur real innovation in Thailand, Chinese institutions must practice deeper knowledge sharing as part of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project The post ‘Basic’ Chinese knowledge sharing dims Thai rail job prospects appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Abundant sodium could reduce critical-mineral vulnerabilities and support Europe’s electrification, but Chinese manufacturers hold a commanding lead in the market The post Sodium batteries are coming to Europe appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

As Germany tries to find workers for its renewable energy expansion, private recruiters are building new migration pipelines from India The post From India to Germany: Populating the green energy workforce appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Alternative-fuel trucks have been developing rapidly, but challenges remain to large-scale deployment The post How long until China can electrify its heavy trucks? appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

As heat overlaps with other intensifying climate events, scientists are uncovering how they compound each other – and how cities can adapt The post Extreme heat is worsening other climate impacts on health appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Better monitoring and regional cooperation needed as Himalayan hazards become more complex, says ICIMOD disaster risk specialist Saswata Sanyal The post Q&A: ‘There was a gap between alert and action’ in Nepal floods appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Better monitoring and regional cooperation needed as Himalayan hazards become more complex, says ICIMOD disaster risk specialist Saswata Sanyal The post Q&A: ‘There was a gap between alert and action’ in Nepal floods appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

As captive coal plants support Indonesia’s growing nickel industry, communities in North Maluku and Central Sulawesi shoulder the burden The post Indonesia’s captive coal: ‘Who is this really for?’ appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Even as the region increasingly depends on interconnected grids to move renewable energy, the three neighbours are in a stalemate over a mere 20 MW The post Bangladesh wants Nepal’s power, but India holds the key appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

The ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe doctrine has taken US foreign policy back to the 1800s and risks defeat in the transition minerals race The post Could US bullying push Latin America towards China’s transition pipeline? appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

China is pouring investment into Indonesia’s petrochemical industry. But will its stricter environmental standards at home apply abroad? The post Carbon crossroads: Chinese firms’ investments reshape Indonesia’s petrochemical ambitions appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Kenya's small-scale solar market shows how local capital can be just as important as big China-funded renewables projects, writes Man Kit Chung The post China can catalyse local finance for home solar in the Global South appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Shandong province has led China in retiring small coal-fired power units. But the real test, cutting coal reliance while keeping heat and power supplies secure, lies ahead The post Coal phase out lessons from a coal-power giant appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

The region has emerged as a hub for hydrogen investments, with construction and tech from China, and eyes on EU markets. But securing buyers remains a challenge The post Green hydrogen: made in MENA, built with China, sold to Europe? appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

The EV revolution has reached Mumbai’s iconic red public buses, but has come with contracts that push drivers’ incomes and safety into precarity The post Mumbai bus drivers bristle at India’s tactics to electrify a century-old fleet appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Exploring why energy transition capital is currently being blocked from reaching the country’s captive power plants – and what to do about it The post Indonesia’s captive coal: Financing industrial decarbonisation appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Some experts say the plan seeks to stabilise rather than reduce coal consumption but others are confident use will peak in the near future, or already has The post Roundtable: Unpacking China’s five-year plan for coal appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

The economist tells Dialogue Earth why top-down economic models fall short and how common-good economies can empower communities The post Mariana Mazzucato: ‘We need a green transition people can imagine as part of a good life’ appeared first on Dialogue Earth .