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Philippines Hands Over Strategic Hydropower Complex to Private Consortium

Philippines Hands Over Strategic Hydropower Complex to Private Consortium
5 min read

The Philippine government has formally turned over operations of the Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) Hydroelectric Power Plant complex in Laguna to the Aboitiz-led Thunder Consortium, completing one of the country’s most consequential power sector privatizations at a time when grid flexibility is becoming just as important as sheer generation capacity. The Thunder … [continued]

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Why China’s Aluminum Industry May Have Reached Peak CO2

Why China’s Aluminum Industry May Have Reached Peak CO2
9 min read

China’s aluminum manufacturing CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2024, not because production collapsed or because a single policy suddenly bit, but because the structure of where aluminum is made and how it is made changed in ways that compound over time. Aluminum is a useful material to examine because it … [continued]

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The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models

The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
12 min read

The idea that heavy freight would be the last redoubt of diesel has been repeated for decades, often with confidence and rarely with evidence. In December 2026, that idea finally collapsed. Battery electric heavy duty trucks crossed 50% of new sales in China, a segment that had long been treated … [continued]

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