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China announces plans for major renewable projects to tackle climate change

6 Mar 25 - China said on Wednesday it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.

China plays key role on climate change, may be looked to for additional leadership, COP30 president says

5 Mar 25 - China has a very important role to play in tackling climate change and others may look to the Asian country for additional leadership in the field, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on Thursday.

China missed key climate target last year

4 Mar 25 - China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday.

China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year

28 Feb 25 - China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the "battle for blue skies."

China's clean energy investments nearing scale of global fossil investments

20 Feb 25 - China's clean energy investments in 2024 amounted to 6.8tn yuan ($940bn), nearing the scale of $1.12tn global investment in fossil fuels, according to a new analysis by UK-based Carbon Brief.

China's 2024 coal projects counter climate goals: report

14 Feb 25 - China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday.

China imposes 15% tariffs on coal, LNG in response to Trump's tariffs

5 Feb 25 - China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.

China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space

27 Jan 25 - Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth".

Top emitter China tells World Court that UN treaties cover states' climate obligations

6 Dec 24 - China told the top U.N. court on Tuesday that existing U.N. treaties should provide the basis for its advisory opinion on states' legal obligations to fight global warming and address the...

China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey

28 Nov 24 - Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate action.

China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, official says

5 Nov 24 - China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next week, a senior government official...

China's Q3 economic losses from natural calamities surge

25 Oct 24 - China's third-quarter economic losses due to natural disasters, from super typhoons to floods, more than doubled from the first six months of 2024, reaching $32.3 billion.

Four lessons from 30 years of US-China climate cooperation

24 Oct 24 - A look back reveals four crucial lessons for future engagement and global progress.

How the US lost the solar power race to China

3 Oct 24 - It all starts with a crystal.

China’s accelerating green transition

27 Sep 24 - Two-thirds of all new solar and wind power projects are based in the country. But to wean industry off coal, Beijing needs to set up a real energy market.

How to convince Beijing of the case for stronger climate targets

12 Sep 24 - An ambitious NDC would boost China’s economy, win it recognition as a responsible global power – and keep its people safer from climate disasters.

China coal plant approvals plunge as green power grows: Study

28 Aug 24 - China approved the building of nine gigawatts of coal power generation in the first half of 2024, down by more than 80 per cent compared with a year earlier as the nation adds renewable energy...

China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts

22 Aug 24 - Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half of this year, after a flurry of permits in the previous two years raised concern about the government’s commitment...

China reports record high flood incidents with frequent, heavy rainfall across north and south

21 Aug 24 - Since the start of this year's flood season, China's major rivers have experienced 25 significant flood events, the highest number recorded since data collection began in 1998.