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Carbon Emissions

Japan’s FY 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record Low for 2nd Year

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions reached a record low in fiscal year 2023, marking the second consecutive year of decline, according to a government report rel…

Ireland

Ericsson Invests €200M in Athlone for 5G Research

Ericsson, a global telecommunications company, has announced a €200 million investment over the next three years at its facility in Athlone, Ireland. Suppo…

Moldova

ASF Moldova: 20% of Pig Herd Culled Due to Outbreaks

Moldova has experienced a severe series of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in March and April 2025, resulting in the culling of approximately 118,000 pigs, …

Vietnam

Viettel Breaks Ground on Vietnam’s First Hyperscale Data Centre in Ho Chi Minh City

Viettel, Vietnam’s leading telecommunications group, has started construction on a major high-tech data centre and research and development complex in Tan…

Crude Oil

Guyana’s Q1 Oil Output Rises 3% Yr/Yr to 631,000 Bpd

Guyana’s oil production in March 2025 dropped by about 3% to 627,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the previous month, according to data from the country&rsq…

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4% in the fiscal year ending March 2024, reaching a record low of 1.071 billion metric tons of carbon dioxid…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Research Shows How Japan’s PV Market Suffered From High Feed-in Tariffs

An international research team has identified a connection between higher feed-in tariffs (FITs) in Japan and increased capital expenditure (Capex) in solar pro…

United Kingdom

Research Shows Strong Support for Genetic Editing in UK Farming

A recent survey by British Sugar reveals strong public support in the UK for gene editing to enhance the sustainability and resilience of British farming, with …

Morocco

Morocco’s Grain Production Could Grow by 41%

Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts a grain harvest of 4.4 million tonnes in 2025, a 41% increase from the 3.1 million tonnes collected last year, ac…

United States

McCarthy and Flad Complete MBARI’s New Research Facility in US

McCarthy, in collaboration with Flad Architects, has completed a new robotic technology laboratory for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in M…

United States

ADM Closes Soybean Processing Plant in the US

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) will permanently close its soybean crushing facility in Kershaw, South Carolina, this spring, the company confirmed on Monday. The …

Ukraine

Ukrainian Rapeseed Is Becoming a Scarce Crop for Exporters

Ukraine’s new crop rapeseed market is experiencing a shortage, with traders and processors increasing purchases due to limited supply and consistent deman…

Battery

Home Batteries Have Same Probability of Catching Fire as Other Appliances

A recent study from Germany reveals that the likelihood of a fire occurring in a home storage system (HSS) is significantly lower than other common fire risks. …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia’s Rosatom to Continue With Myanmar Nuclear Power Plant Project

Russian nuclear company Rosatom is proceeding with plans to build a nuclear power plant in Myanmar, despite a recent earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian …

Metal

China’s Alumina Exports Hit Near-Record Levels

In March 2025, China’s alumina exports reached their second-highest level ever, with 300,000 tonnes of the aluminium raw material shipped overseas, more than d…