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) […]
US exports of ethanol accelerated in March to 133.0 million gallons (mg) – the second-largest volume in a year and up 31% from February’s dip. Exports to China spiked from […]
The “Auto Shanghai 2021” auto show season is here from the 19th to the 28th of April, which means brands are showing off new EVs for the Chinese market. Volkswagen […]
Siemens Energy has been selected by one of the five largest state-owned power generation enterprises in China, China Huadian Corporation, to provide distribution transformers for an offshore wind project […]