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Over the past year, China’s president Xi Jinping has made three key commitments to tackle climate change. In September 2020, he told the United Nations general assembly: “We aim to […]
Chinese turbine manufacturer Shanghai Electric has unveiled a new 11MW direct-drive offshore wind turbine. The manufacturer has the full intellectual property rights for its SEW 11.0-208 turbine, it stated. It […]
A single phrase in a recorded address to the United Nations General Assembly sent waves through the international climate policy community this week as President Xi Jinping pledged China […]
The offshore wind power market is one of the most untapped, high-potential markets. Much of the world could be powered by offshore wind turbines, and I expect we’ll see massive […]
With the aim to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy to mitigate climate change, the Chinese government has extended its cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The agreement […]
Image credit: Stock China has committed to a CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. Its 14th 5-year plan will be released in March, followed by sector-oriented plans. For […]
Sharing Carbon Brief’s excellent roundup of climate and energy stories from China Snapshot China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) has missed its target to start trading “by the end of […]
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past seven days. This is an online version […]
MingYang has assembled the 5.5MW turbine for China’s first floating offshore wind demonstration project. Its MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant floating wind turbine will have a 158-metre rotor diameter and will be installed […]
The COVID-19 lockdown has given a glimpse of a clean air future for many people – also in Asia. In cities 100 km away from the Himalayas, the towering mountains […]
The post-pandemic surge means China’s emissions reached a new record high of nearly 12bn tonnes (GtCO2) in the year ending March 2021. This is some 600m tonnes (5 per cent) […]
