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Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy

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Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping 22 gigawatts worth of solar panels in a single year. That’s not a typo or a spreadsheet rounding … [continued]

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Americans Pay More For Clean Tech, Fossil Fuel Firms Catch Tariff Shrapnel

8 min read

Imagine slapping a 30% surcharge on your prescription medication—not because it suddenly got more expensive to make, not because there’s a shortage, but because you want to make a point to a pharmacy halfway across the world. That’s the economic logic—or lack thereof—behind Donald Trump’s newest volley of tariffs. On … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In 2025, BEV Sales Jumping 49% (Excluding Tesla)

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Another great month for Volkswagen Group. Some 240,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in February, rising 17% year over year (YoY), which is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market was down 3% in February, to fewer than one million units. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones … [continued]

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