India’s small steelmakers have no easy fix to go green

Smaller firms make 40% of India’s steel and are the backbone of cities like Raipur. Some are exploring solar power, but face big constraints to make a deeper shift from coal
Energy

Explainer: How Laos’ role as Southeast Asia’s ‘battery’ is changing

Laos’ dams and transmissions lines are powering the region’s shift to lower-carbon energy. But its neighbours are also ramping up other renewables

Electrifying transport

Workers in blue uniforms assemble electric truck cabs on a long, industrial assembly line Article

How long until China can electrify its heavy trucks?

Alternative-fuel trucks have been developing rapidly, but challenges remain to large-scale deployment
man leaning arm out of taxi Opinion

Mexico has an opportunity to become Latin America’s EV leader

The first ever low-cost electric car to be mass-produced in Mexico could herald a new age for electric mobility, writes a clean transport consultant
people on side of road in heat Article

Fuel hikes set stage for India-China collab on e-mobility

India’s new foreign investment policy, China’s slowing battery demand, and the African market create a new opportunity in India
White electric cars are connected to EV charge points Opinion

Southeast Asia must decisively decouple from fossil fuels, starting with transport

As the region plunges deeper into an energy crisis, the way out could lie in a determined move towards EV adoption and reduced reliance on oil and gas imports
<p>In central Chile, a sclerophyllous forest on the brink of collapse is being defended by private citizens (Image: Carolina Pedreros)</p>
Photo story

The overlooked forest: Saving Chile’s sclerophyllous woodland

On the brink of collapse, the forests of central Chile are a precious ecosystem that one community has been working to defend for years

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