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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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What’s happening is that Iran-backed Houthis have declared a blockade on the Bab al-Mandeb strait, near Yemen, in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza – it’s a tiny chokehold to the Red Sea and a control point of all shipping between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. Get started here.

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China installed a record capacity of solar and wind in 2024 – in numbers

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Photo: CGTN China saw monumental solar and wind growth in 2024, according to data released today by its National Energy Administration (NEA). Solar saw the biggest leap, with a record-breaking 45.2% In 2020, President Xi Jinping set a goal of at least 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030. Hydropower rose 3.2%

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