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I write about climate change and the energy transition in China for @business

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Fatal Floods Expose Threats to Hydropower in the Roof of the World

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By Dan Murtaugh Verified, Laura Millan Verified, Lili Pike Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
The devastating deluge that swept through the mountain valleys on the border between Nepal and Tibet in China is a potent reminder of a growing green-energy risk in one of the world’s most hazard-prone areas.Hydropower dams high in the Himalayas seem to be a ready solution for an energy-starved region. Governments see mountain rivers as an answer to rising electricity demand, fossil-fuel dependence and economic underdevelopment.
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Fatal Floods Expose Threats to Hydropower in the Roof of the World

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By Dan Murtaugh Verified, Laura Millan Verified, Azman Usmani Verified
| Bloomberg News Verified
Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The devastating deluge that swept through the mountain valleys on the border between Nepal and Tibet in China is a potent reminder of a growing green-energy risk in one of the world’s most hazard-prone areas. Hydropower dams high in the Himalayas seem to be a ready solution for an energy-starved region. Governments see mountain rivers as an answer to rising electricity demand, fossil-fuel dependence and economic underdevelopment.
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China’s Oil Majors Reveal a Nation Less Reliant on Imports

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By Rong Wei Neo, Dan Murtaugh Verified
| Bloomberg News Verified
A worker passes an oil refinery in Wuhan, China.Photographer: AFP/Getty Images August 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporters Rong Wei Neo and Dan Murtaugh explore the unexpected effects of the Middle East war on China’s biggest oil companies. China has spent years trying to curb its addiction to foreign crude. Reports from the country’s oil majors this week show the Iran war may have helped it start kicking the habit.
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