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

Thursday - 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 said on Friday.

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.

Chinese battery industry faces consolidation wave

13 Aug 24 - Companies cancel investments and smaller players leave amid slowing EV sales, fierce competition and stricter regulations.

China plans new carbon emission controls as it aims for 2030 peak

7 Aug 24 - China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030.

China records hottest month in recent history

5 Aug 24 - China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month.

Projects under construction in China have twice the capacity of the rest of the world’s renewable energy projects combined

23 Jul 24 - Renewable energy projects are rapidly expanding in China, so much so that the country has double the amount of renewable capacity under construction compared to all other countries combined.

Another year of heat and floods spurs China’s climate-change awakening

11 Jul 24 - Beijing has made adapting to extreme weather a policy priority, and weather officials issued an unusually direct warning about the intensifying heat and rainfall

China court rules in favour of climate activists in landmark case against coal plant

4 Jul 24 - A grassroots NGO’s lawsuit against polluters highlights the difficulties of pricing climate damages and the obstacles faced by the nation's climate litigation efforts.

China sets up new state body to drill deep for oil and gas reserves

3 Jul 24 - China is setting up a new entity that groups national oil producers and other state firms to search for ultra-deep oil and gas reserves, state energy group CNPC said.

China’s manufacturing pushed emissions sky high. What’s next?

23 May 24 - China is responsible for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and for 90% of the growth in CO2 emissions since 2015.

How China’s energy system can reach carbon neutrality before 2055

21 May 24 - China’s thinking around the energy transition shifted drastically in 2020 after president Xi Jinping pledged to reach carbon neutrality before 2060.

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