In brief | 22 November '24

Bloomberg: VW union calls for December walkouts in dispute over cuts

Labour leaders and management are struggling to agree on how to cope with a drop in demand for electric vehicles, higher operation costs and increasing competition from China.

FT: Battery start-up Northvolt files for bankruptcy protection in U.S.

Europe’s big hope for homegrown manufacturing has struggled with production at its factory in northern Sweden. Chief has resigned.

Reuters: Data-centre reliance on fossil fuels may delay clean-energy transition

A spike in electricity demand from the world's big data providers is raising a worrying possibility for the world's climate: a near-term surge in fossil-fuel use.

The Economist: King coal is dirty, dangerous—and far from dead

Rumours of its rapid demise have been greatly exaggerated, writes the Economist.

Politico: Last year, the world pledged to move away from fossil fuels. This year, not so much.

Even getting countries to restate the 2023 deal has been a struggle at COP29.