China Briefing 23 January 2025: China’s climate ‘concern’ over Trump; Peak oil debate; China’s energy storage lead
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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments China reaffirmed climate stance TRUMP WITHDRAWS: A government spokesperson said China’s “resolve and actions to actively respond to climate change will remain unchanged” at a press […]
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How to Train and Use Hunyuan Video LoRA Models
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This article will show you how to install and use Windows-based software that can train Hunyuan video LoRA models, allowing the user to generate custom personalities in the Hunyuan Video foundation model: https://www.unite.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/loras-hunyuan-AE2.mp4 Click to play. Examples from the recent explosion of celebrity Hunyuan LoRAs from the civit.ai community. At the moment the two most […]
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Q&A: How China became the world’s leading market for energy storage
China’s energy storage sector is rapidly expanding. As a solution to balancing the country’s growing energy needs and mass renewable energy production, the industry has attracted investments worth hundreds of billions of yuan (tens of billions of dollars). This has seen China become the world’s largest market for energy storage deployment. Its capacity of “new […]
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EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil-fuel power to lowest level in 40 years
Over the past decade, coal power use in the European Union (EU) has fallen by 61%, according to Carbon Brief analysis of new figures from energy analysts Ember. Solar power output in the EU more than tripled between 2014 and 2024, the report shows, with last year seeing coal generation overtaken for the first time. […]
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Trump Announces Private-Sector $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a private-sector investment of up to $500 billion to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across the United States. Dubbed “The Stargate Project,” this massive initiative is expected to accelerate America’s AI capabilities, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and bolster national security. According to the announcement, key backers include OpenAI, […]
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Grid connection reforms: What they mean for UK developers
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Significant changes to the UK’s grid connection process under the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (CP30) will impact project timelines and readiness criteria, posing both challenges and opportunities for developers (words: Vattenfall). The UK’s push towards clean power by 2030 is entering a transformative phase with the implementation of CP30. Recently published by the Department […]
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Action urged over climate change’s impact on hydropower and wildlife
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Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximise their output and prevent negative impacts on wildlife in the face of the challenges posed by climate change, according to a new report. The document lays out a series of recommendations to help tackle the problem of sediment buildup at dams and weirs across the country. […]
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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief Amid Trump Transition to Support EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards
Yesterday, January 21, 2025, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the “HDV Rule”) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. […]
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Bridging the AI Trust Gap: How Organizations Can Proactively Shape Customer Expectations
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The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has moved the technology from a futuristic concept to a critical business tool. However, many organizations face a fundamental challenge: while AI promises transformative benefits, customer skepticism and uncertainty often create resistance to AI-driven solutions. The key to successful AI implementation lies not just in the technology itself, […]
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Saket Saurabh, CEO and Co-Founder of Nexla – Interview Series
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Saket Saurabh, CEO and Co-Founder of Nexla, is an entrepreneur with a deep passion for data and infrastructure. He is leading the development of a next-generation, automated data engineering platform designed to bring scale and velocity to those working with data. Previously, Saurabh founded a successful mobile startup that achieved significant milestones, including acquisition, IPO, […]
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Carbon neutral status achieved by electrical and mechanical trades group
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The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has achieved CAFA (Climate Action for Associations) Certified Carbon Neutral Association status. The group said this accreditation was secured by measuring, reporting, and offsetting its carbon footprint from January 2023 to December 2023, and putting in place credible, science-aligned plans to further measure and reduce its emissions. […]
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Guest post: How ‘super pollutants’ harm human health and worsen climate change
While the primary focus of tackling climate change is on carbon dioxide (CO2), a group of other greenhouse gases and aerosols – known as “super pollutants” – is having a profound impact on both global temperature and human health. They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of […]
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A new atlas maps the water flea’s world
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Image showing the interiors of male and female water flea bodies, which appears in the Daphnia Histology Reference Atlas. A new online tool will help researchers to study the impact of pollution on Daphnia or water fleas – tiny freshwater crustaceans that are used as sentinels for water pollution like canaries were used in coal […]
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Ultrasonic flow measurement drives efficiency improvements at Five Fords WwTW
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Alison Miles of NIVUS. Engineers working on a project in North Wales have employed novel techniques to improve wastewater treatment efficiency, reportedly at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods, saving an estimated £3.5 million. Alison Miles from NIVUS, an instrumentation partner in the project, explains the flow measurement technology behind the reported improvements. […]
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The multifaceted challenge of powering AI
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Artificial intelligence has become vital in business and financial dealings, medical care, technology development, research, and much more. Without realizing it, consumers rely on AI when they stream a video, do online banking, or perform an online search. Behind these capabilities are more than 10,000 data centers globally, each one a huge warehouse containing thousands […]
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AI’s Honeymoon Phase Is Over, So What Comes Next?
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Countless discussions about AI’s transformative potential have taken place over the past two years since ChatGPT’s initial release generated so much excitement. Corporate leaders have been eager to use the technology to reduce operational expenses. Perhaps surprising, though, is that for many leaders, the key metric used to evaluate the success of an AI tool […]
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Grace Yee, Senior Director of Ethical Innovation (AI Ethics and Accessibility) at Adobe – Interview Series
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Grace Yee is the Senior Director of Ethical Innovation (AI Ethics and Accessibility) at Adobe, driving global, organization-wide work around ethics and developing processes, tools, trainings, and other resources to help ensure that Adobe’s industry-leading AI innovations continually evolve in line with Adobe’s core values and ethical principles. Grace advances Adobe’s commitment to building and […]
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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary
Getty Images On the evening of the second inauguration of President Trump, the White House released a flurry of executive orders on a wide range of subjects. Several of them specifically concerned energy and the environment. The general thrust of these is to encourage the rapid development of fossil fuel resources and all associated infrastructure, […]