World·7h ago
China’s falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed
Oil consumption plummets and EV sales soar as analysts say demand may not fully return even if crude price falls China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, thanks to a sharp reduction in oil consumption and a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles and public transport, analysis shows. China was able to increase overall transportation use, despite cutting oil imports by 32%, according to second-quarter energy data reported by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics and analysed for Carbon Brief by the Centre for Research on Energy and.
The Guardian World
World·9h ago
Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as Trump Strait amid Iran war
Trump’s suggestion on Wednesday came less than 24 hours after the US struck several targets in Iran, killing at least four people, including two children , at a wedding in the southern city of Sirik. Still, Trump has continued to claim victory and control over Hormuz, repeatedly claiming that Iran has been defeated militarily despite its ability to strike back against US interests in the region. “Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Al Jazeera
World·4h ago
Trump threatens more strikes as death toll in Iran rises to 18
Trump says US sees ‘everything’ Iran does, threatens further attacks United States President Donald Trump has threatened more attacks on Iran, warning that Washington could hit Iran “anytime we want”, as the death toll from the latest US strikes climbed to 18, with at least 108 others wounded. “But I think my party respects the fact that we’re not allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” Tariq Khan, a retired Pakistani lieutenant-general and former commander of the Pakistan Army’s Frontier Corps, said the US “now finds itself in an increasingly uncomfortable strategic position in the Iran.
Al Jazeera
