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David Fickling

ARTICLES BY DAVID FICKLING

Korea and France are betting on an idea whose time may never come. (istockphoto)

Why France and Korea's solar parking lots aren’t a useful path to green energy

4 min read . 08 Jun 2026

Autarkic clean-energy transitions resemble what preceded World War II. (AFP)

Oil conflicts: Why a clean-energy transition is not a path to peace

4 min read . 14 Apr 2026

‘Chinamaxxing’ is an online trend where people emulate Chinese habits. (istockphoto)

‘Chinamaxxing’: How it could help Asia’s megacities beat the oil shock

3 min read . 08 Apr 2026

China’s fertilizer industry may see itself reborn as a geopolitical bargaining chip. (AFP)

Global fertilizer crisis: Why it’s a win for China—and makes India vulnerable

4 min read . 20 Mar 2026

Shipping accounts for about 3% of global emissions. (PTI)

Cargo ships are riding on electric currents at last

3 min read . 22 Feb 2026

China is reserving slots but can’t launch so many without reusable rockets. (Pixabay)

Space race: Can China’s ‘paper satellites’ challenge SpaceX’s orbital dominance?

3 min read . 17 Feb 2026

Silver may be headed for a glut even as its use in cleantech endures. (REUTERS)

Silver bullet: What this metal’s surge says about the future of solar energy

4 min read . 15 Feb 2026

Thermal power output in both China and India dropped last year. (istockphoto)

Energy mix: India’s coal power build-up may fail to hit its target—that’s good

3 min read . 26 Jan 2026

Cement remains a hard-to-abate industry as far as carbon emissions go. (istockphoto)

Cement has hit a wall and could spell good news on carbon emissions

3 min read . 22 Jan 2026

Japan has had a headstart in reducing its reliance on Chinese supplies. (Reuters)

China is flexing its rare-earth muscle but Japan could fend off the threat

3 min read . 11 Jan 2026

Opec opened oil spigots and pushed output from the cartel to its highest level since the start of 2023. (AP)

How hot metals poured cold water on a fossil-fuel fantasy in 2025

3 min read . 31 Dec 2025

Global warming is increasing atmospheric moisture and rainfall volumes. (AFP)

Climate change: The world’s fastest growing cities are among the most vulnerable

3 min read . 03 Dec 2025

Can we count on clean hydrogen adoption by the petrochem industry? (MINT_PRINT)

Shein to the rescue? The future of green hydrogen may hinge on fast fashion

3 min read . 30 Nov 2025

McNuggetization is about cheap food with low greenhouse gas emissions. (istockphoto)

Why Chinese diners are trading down—and what it means for the planet

3 min read . 26 Nov 2025

Major world powers need to be on board for effective climate action. (Bloomberg)

Beyond COP30: Don’t blame the conference for failures of leadership

3 min read . 25 Nov 2025

Bad-faith nihilism encourages us to lower our climate ambitions. (istockphoto)

Climate cynics say it’s game over but three decades' evidence show they’re wrong

3 min read . 17 Nov 2025

Silver has become the single biggest cost element of a solar panel. (istockphoto)

Silver soared on clean-tech demand—but how far can that take it?

3 min read . 26 Oct 2025

The age of oil on the high seas could go the way of 19th century sail shipments. (AFP)

Trump's pro-oil policy won’t stop ships from switching to cleaner fuels

3 min read . 23 Oct 2025

Bangladesh’s secret has been the dramatic rise in the role played by women. (AFP)

David Fickling: What flood-hit Pakistan could learn from Bangladesh

3 min read . 09 Sept 2025

Indian steelmakers were seen as the great BHP hope for a long time. (Bloomberg)

Last embers: India isn’t going to rescue BHP’s coke business

4 min read . 31 Aug 2025