From Iran to Uganda, internet shutdowns batter economies

Published on January 27, 2026

The economic toll of digital blackouts hit US$20 billion last year. Citizens are adapting with new tech to skirt government controls.

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Indonesia’s massive captive coal plans are putting climate targets and economy at risk: study

January 27, 2026
Operational and planned industrial coal capacity to fuel the nickel boom has tripled since 2023, surpassed Australia’s entire coal fleet and is nearing Germany’s total, raising concerns over emissions and long-term competitiveness.

North Carolina may use batteries to give new life to old solar farms

January 27, 2026
A decade ago, North Carolina boasted more solar power than any other state in the country but California — a distinction owed to scores of large projects built under a suite of clean energy–friendly policies that the Tar Heel State has since repealed or amended. Now, many of those solar farms are staring down the…