Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Netherlands raises its coal-burning quota to prevent electricity shortages

The Netherlands raises its coal-burning quota to prevent electricity shortages. The Groningen gasfield produced 54 billion cubic meters of gas in 2013 but just 4.5 bcms in 2021. The Dutch government has stated that it will only open the tap at Groningen as a “last resort”. Netherlands: In order to reduce carbon emissions, Dutch energy … Read more

China’s slowdown raises questions for global economy

WASHINGTON’: The Chinese economy, weighed down by electricity shortages and a vast real estate crisis, has lost its lustre recently, to the point where economists are starting to question its impact on the global growth it has helped drive for more than 20 years. The difficulties of the real estate sector in China triggered by the … Read more