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Turkmenistan Begins Plugging World's Worst Methane Leaks
Methane, which traps 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years and drives a quarter of global warming, has 1,000 known super-emitting leaks worldwide — Turkmenistan, the worst offender, has started pl
Utilities Race to Court Fusion Startups
Fusion startup Realta Fusion announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric to build a 200-megawatt grid-connected fusion power plant in Wisconsin by the mid-2030s, the latest in a wave of utilities r
Equinor powers up 100 MW Texas battery
Equinor's largest US battery energy storage project yet — a 100 MW/200 MWh installation in South Texas — is now operating on the ERCOT grid, betting on merchant trading rather than a long-term utility
Mercedes EQA tops EV battery retention study; Teslas lag
Austrian diagnostics firm AVILOO's largest-ever independent study of used EV batteries—based on more than 500,000 physical tests across 20 models—ranks the Mercedes EQA as the top battery retainer at
Xiaomi locks in 8 German dealers for 2027 Europe EV launch
Xiaomi Auto confirmed at IFA Berlin it will start selling electric vehicles in Europe in 2027, signing memoranda of understanding with eight of Germany's largest dealer groups as its first retail part
National Grid Defends Split Gas-Electric Forecasts
National Grid New York's general counsel responds to a Utility Dive opinion piece alleging that conflicting gas and electric forecasts justify infrastructure costs, arguing the forecasts reflect diffe
Cratering oil use in China shows the death spiral that could end oil
China's oil consumption fell 9% in Q2 2025 — transportation oil use dropped 16% — as surging EV adoption displaced demand, with Sinopec's chairman now declaring the country has likely already passed p
China-built EVs outsell petrol in Australia for first time
Electric vehicles outsold combustion cars in Australia for the first time in August, with battery-electric vehicles reaching 24.9% of the new-car market — and every top-selling EV in the country, incl
Ford wants to sell 100,000 Fathoms in the $30k EV truck’s first year
Ford has set an internal target of selling 100,000 units of its upcoming sub-$30,000 Fathom electric truck in its first year — a benchmark no non-Tesla automaker has ever hit with a single EV model in
UN Warns Record El Niño 'Supersizing Before Our Eyes'
The UN and World Meteorological Organization warned that a record-breaking El Niño event is intensifying in the Pacific, on track to peak at roughly 4°C above average in November — the largest in at l
Turkmenistan Starts Fixing World's Worst Methane Leaks
Turkmenistan, previously the world's worst methane mega-leak emitter, has begun plugging its super-emitting leaks in what experts call a breakthrough — and the climate 'emergency brake' it represents
China's CO2 Falls 1% as Oil Use Drops 9%
China's CO2 emissions fell 1% year-over-year in the second quarter as the country's oil consumption dropped 9%, driven by a rapid shift to electric vehicles and behavioral changes beyond what electrif
MnDOT Funds 40 EV Fast-Charging Sites With $41M
Minnesota is launching its largest federal EV infrastructure funding round yet — $41.2 million to build up to 40 fast-charging stations in rural areas beyond the state's three main interstates.
Hyundai opens IONIQ 3 EV orders, starting at about $30,000
Hyundai has opened orders for the IONIQ 3 in the UK and parts of Europe, launching a compact electric hatch priced from about $30,000 with up to 308 miles of range.
Kia launches the EV4 GT in Canada, bringing more power and attitude
Kia has opened Canadian orders for the 2027 EV4 GT, a 288-horsepower dual-motor performance variant of its affordable electric sedan, starting at CA$58,595.
China's Solar Capacity Edges Past Coal at 1,288 GW
China's installed solar power capacity has surpassed coal for the first time, reaching 1,288 GW versus 1,285 GW for coal, as the country's EV boom drives surging electricity demand.
Temperature check: alarm as prediction markets lean into weather and climate bets
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rapidly expanding into weather and climate betting, with Kalshi striking a data deal with the Weather Company and weather/climate wagers on its platform gr
UN Warns Climate Overshoot Is Inevitable Without Immediate Action
A new UN report warns that global temperatures will soon exceed 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, intensifying climate disasters and requiring immediate, drastic emissions cuts to limit the duration a
Maui Fire Survivors Scammed, Zero Contractor Prosecutions
Three years after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, Lahaina survivors say their contractors vanished after taking their money, and a joint investigation finds Hawaii regulators have yet to fil
Book: UK's Energy System Is a 'Zombie' Hybrid
Energy historian Arthur Downing's new book 'Power and the People' argues Britain's privatised energy system is a 'zombie' dysfunctional hybrid of public and private ownership, and proposes a mutualise
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