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China Opens Door Wider to Plant-Based Food With Starbucks Push

Natasha D'Souza — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Starbucks is the first global food and beverage chain to launch an extensive plant-based menu in China, catering to growing Chinese interest in plant-based alternatives. Asia is home to 60% of the world’s population, a massive and largely untapped market for the growing alternative protein industry. China faces periodic outbreaks of infectious disease in its […]

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China’s Economy Slides Due to COVID-19 But Quick India Benefit Unlikely

Bruce Rule — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000

China was hurt by pandemic but India is unlikely to benefit. India’s poor response to the pandemic provides little incentive for investors India’s economy is expected to outpace China’s larger one this year but slip behind again in 2021. China paid a large economic price because of the lockdown forced by the deadly coronavirus, but […]

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China, Japan Adding Coal Plants While Rest of the World Moves On

Mark Shenk — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:08 +0000

Global coal capacity grew last year grew for the first time since 2015 At the same time, coal plants retired at an accelerating pace in the U.S. and Europe, coal use dropped overall and capacity utilization fell. Coal burning will have to be slashed 80% by 2030 in order to meet the goal of keeping […]

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As Coronavirus Forces Workplace Changes, Environment May Be Catching Its Breath

Holly Rosenkrantz — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 05:09:28 +0000

COVID-19’s impact on the workplace and other behaviors may lead to long-term environmental benefits. Changing priorities in the workplace may choose a new set of winners and losers in the global economy. Workplaces and industries are being tested in ways not seen in previous crises, possibly resulting in new norms. Workplaces shifting to home from […]

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Renewables at Inflection? Wind, Solar Generating More Electricity Than Ever While Fossil Fuels Drop

Mark Shenk — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:25:32 +0000

Surge in wind and solar energy output raising possibility renewables may be able to meet the world’s growing demand for electricity The use of fossil fuels for generating power dropped in 2019 for the first time in a decade while overall electricity production climbed. Consumption of fossil fuels such as coal and oil for electricity […]

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Coronavirus Denting Supplies of Solar and Wind Parts, Crimping Spread of Green Energy

Mark Shenk — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:47:23 +0000

The coronavirus outbreak is slowing the transition to renewable energy as aggressive measures taken by China to slow the spread of the virus is leading to shortages of everything from solar panels to wind turbines. Quarantines, closed factories and supply chain disruptions are preventing business as usual and reducing the availability of everything from iPhones […]

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Moore’s Law for Medicine? Chinese Firm Offers $100 Gene Sequencing

Bruce Rule — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:08:45 +0000

A new method of sequencing a person’s genome costs only $100, which might lead to a vast increase in personalized medicine and screening for diseases. China’s BGI Group says its new system — using a robotic arm and a roomful of chemical baths and imaging machines — is so cheap and fast that it is […]

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China’s Surveillance State Meets Coronavirus: App Lets Users Track Proximity to Infected

Margot Habiby — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:31:50 +0000

A Chinese app that lets users check their proximity to people infected with coronavirus may be poised to backfire because it’s unreliable and may stigmatize patients, a report says. The app launched last week with a goal of cutting transmission of the disease, which has killed 1,383 people around the world and sickened more than […]

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Trump Wants Billions for AI Research as U.S. Seeks to Keep Edge Over China

Bruce Rule — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:29:58 +0000

President Trump is seeking to bring his “America First” posture to artificial intelligence, as the White House seeks billions in federal money to defend the country’s No. 1 position in the field from global competitors including China. The president’s proposed budget for the coming year includes $1.03 billion in non-defense spending for AI research and […]

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China’s Spreading Coronavirus May Ripple, Disrupting Global Supply Chains of Medicines and Ingredients

Bruce Rule — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 05:35:32 +0000

The novel coronavirus that is spreading in China may harm the health of more than those who catch the respiratory illness — the killer infection may disrupt production of the world’s pharmaceuticals. China is a giant supplier of ingredients for medicines worldwide, home to 13% of all facilities that make ingredients for drugs sold in […]

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