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China’s Solar Industry Slows Down Due to Industry Pressures

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China’s solar industry is entering a more challenging phase following years of record expansion. The sector is currently grappling with slower installation rates, shifts to market-based electricity pricing, significant manufacturing overcapacity, and a rapid transition toward higher-efficiency technologies. Some experts say that the solar industry in the country is being … [continued]

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Op-Ed: Hiroshi Okuda–The Man Who Saved Toyota by Forcing It to Change

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THE automotive world lost a visionary on August 8. Hiroshi Okuda, the former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, who passed at 93, was the first outsider to break the Toyoda family’s grip on the company. But his true epitaph is this: he was the ruthless pragmatist who dragged a reluctant, … [continued]

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China Exports 1 Million Automobiles in a Month … Twice

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I was just writing about China exporting electric vehicles, and Chery buying a Nissan factory in South Africa to produce them there. Now I’ve also seen news that China just reached a new milestone, with electric vehicles playing a big part of that. China exported more than one million electric … [continued]

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From Plastic Tops to Composting Bags — 6 Ways Italy Makes Recycling Easy

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Italy is a world leader in recycling. It went from hardly recycling anything 30 years ago (less than 10% in 1997) to recycling over 60% of waste in 2020 (with only 20% going to the landfill). The country does a couple of simple, no-brainer things that make it very easy … [continued]

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