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Iran war's energy price shocks push Asian nations toward coal | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BANGKOK -- Asian nations hit hard by the Iran war's price shocks are rushing to diversify and strengthen their energy security, potentially undermining their commitments to curb climate change. As negotiations on ending the war drag on, countries…
US drives rise in global emissions as utilities turn back to coal: Report
LONDON – The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy Institute report showed on June 30. Here are highlights…
Energy Demand Outpaced The Transition In 2025
An aerial view shows the largest single-unit affordable 260MW FISHER-Solar hybrid project photovoltaic power station in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province, China, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Energy Institute has…
Industrial firms warn EU carbon overhaul could benefit polluters
Steelmaker SSAB is spending €6 billion ($6.8 billion) to upgrade its operations, switching from coal to low-carbon hydrogen in a bet that European Union policies would reward lower-emission production and help it outcompete more polluting…
Stock Market Outlook: How Indian Stock Market Will Trade On July 1?
The Indian stock market is expected to open flat in trade on Wednesday, July 1, following global market cues. The trends on Gift Nifty also signal a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,994 level, nearly…
Blackouts Are Prabowo's Latest Problem
Welcome to Foreign Policy 's Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Indonesia suffers through rolling blackouts, Bangkok's popular mayor wins reelection, and residents in Hanoi protest ambitious plans to rebuild the capital. Why can't one…
Energy That Powered America to 250
As America celebrates our 250th birthday, we will rightly remember the Founders, soldiers, and pioneers who made this nation the freest and most prosperous country in history. But another group deserves a place in that celebration: the men and…
Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry's next growth strategy
For the past two years, more than a dozen major banks have been not only reneging on their climate commitments, they've been actively making the crisis worse. In 2024 and 2025, during the leadup to President Donald Trump's second inauguration, all…
Pennsylvania's absence from fair would have been 'humiliating': Zito
Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito criticized Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) over Pennsylvania's plans not to have a booth at the Great American State Fair in Washington. “It was really, quite honestly, humiliating, because that's how it…
The AI Efficiency Paradox: Why Lower Costs May Drive The Next Labor Boom
Vaibhav Dani, CEO at Map Communications, specializing in enterprise AI architecture and digital transformation. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, enterprises are racing to integrate large language models and agentic workflows into…
Nine Miners Were Trapped 240 Feet Underground. The Rescue Came Down to One Impossible Calculation.
Mark Popernack was destined to mine coal for a living. His grandfather owned a tiny Pennsylvania coal mine back in the mid-20th century, and he worked it with a pick and shovel. Popernack's dad quit school at 13 to get a job underground and, over…
The Non-Technical Blueprint For Agentic AI: Navigating History, Risk And Human Capital
Barney Krishnan is a Data Executive at UniCredit with expertise in financial services, digital banking, AI and data modernization platforms. As conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) shift from generative models to agentic…
Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June
Temperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears of another burst of extreme heat this summer. On 21 June, temperatures outside the polar regions exceeded the extraordinary highs observed at the same time in 2023 and 2024…
Thungela Resources reports strong operating performance despite global energy volatility
Thungela Resources said it has operated a fatality-free business for 39 consecutive months to the end of June 30, 2026 and it remains steadfast in keeping safety the priority at its coal mining operations. Tungela Resources will export about 6,3…
ESPN's future is starting to look familiar
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