Crackdown: China closes down 400 heavy polluters

Dan Ilett

06 Sep 2007

CHINA WATCH More than 750 industrial firms have been closed down or ordered to improve their environmental standards following a two-month campaign by an environmental watchdog, aimed at cleaning up China’s rivers.

Of the 1,162 firms investigated, 400 were closed down, 249 had their operations suspended and have to improve their environmental facilities, and 102 were given a deadline to pull their socks up. Details here.

EC's $20bn AI boost, OpenAI's $12bn compute deal and the UK's fusion drive

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving investments in infrastructure globally. The European Commission plans to invest $20 billion to build four "AI gigafactories" to enhance its AI capabilities.

Nuclear & Fusion News Round-Up - February 2025

The nuclear sector is charging forward, with small modular reactors (SMRs) securing major deals, fusion energy breaking records and the UK government doubling down on nuclear expansion. Here’s a look at the biggest nuclear stories shaping the future of energy this month:

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EC's $20bn AI boost, OpenAI's $12bn compute deal and the UK's fusion drive

Nuclear & Fusion News Round-Up - February 2025

Nuclear data centres: Categorised

Google buys small modular nuclear reactors for 500MW of compute power...