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1 month ago | reccessary.com | Wesley Morgan |UNSW Sydney |Ben Newell

An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday:The election result also means the debate about energy policy is now, in broad terms, over. Australia’s energy future is wind and solar, backed by storage. Coal and gas will have a fast-declining role to play and nuclear energy will have none at all. Australia is set to be a renewables nation.

1 month ago | reccessary.com | Daisy Chuang

Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20, ushering in a new era of “Trump 2.0.” (Photo: Trump’s official Instagram account)As U.S. President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days back in office on April 30, he had already signed more than 100 executive orders—aggressively dismantling his predecessor’s policies and unleashing a tariff shockwave that rattled global trade markets. His dismissive stance on climate change has also fueled a brewing backlash against ESG initiatives.

1 month ago | reccessary.com | Daisy Chuang

Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20, ushering in a new era of “Trump 2.0.” (Photo: Trump’s official Instagram account)As U.S. President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days back in office on April 30, he had already signed more than 100 executive orders—aggressively dismantling his predecessor’s policies and unleashing a tariff shockwave that rattled global trade markets. His dismissive stance on climate change has also fueled a brewing backlash against ESG initiatives.

1 month ago | reccessary.com | Yuan Ye |Microsoft invests

There were 449 data centers in China at the end of 2023, the most in the Asia-Pacific region. The International Energy Agency (IEA) says in a new report that China accounted for 25% of global data-center electricity consumption in 2024, the second largest consumer following the US. In common with other countries, China expects the electricity consumption of its data centers to grow rapidly over the next few years, partly as a result of the rise of AI.

1 month ago | reccessary.com | Molly Lempriere

German coalition leaders brief the media after reaching an agreement between their parties on a new government. (Image: Friedrich Merz's facebook)Since the German election took place in February, which saw the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) win the most seats, parties have been negotiating to form a new coalition government. Earlier this week, the CDU reached a deal with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) to govern Europe’s largest economy and biggest emitter.