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Wanyuan Song

Section editor for China

Wanyuan holds a MA in East Asia politics (Japanese studies) from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, and BA in media and sociology from University of Leicester. She worked as China specialist for BBC News, covering China and East Asia for the past five years. Wanyuan left Carbon Brief in 2025.

Latest by Wanyuan Song

China Briefing 30 October 2025: 15th ‘five-year plan’ priorities; 2035 wind goal; ‘Vehicle-to-grid’ tech 

30.10.2025

China Briefing 2 October 2025: China’s new pledge; electricity demand slows; steel overcapacity

02.10.2025

China Briefing 4 September 2025: Shanghai cooperation summit; ETS ‘absolute emissions cap’; China’s heatwave adaptation

04.09.2025

Q&A: How China is adapting to ‘more frequent and intense’ heat extremes

04.09.2025
China policy

China Briefing 12 June 2025: Critical mineral exports; Electricity price; Coal ‘capacity payment’

12.06.2025

China Briefing 29 May 2025: The ‘Shenzen model’; Record solar growth; NDRC rejected industrial ‘rat race’

29.05.2025

DeBriefed 9 May 2025: Australia elects climate action; Spain ‘committed’ to renewables; Taiwan’s nuclear phaseout

09.05.2025

China Briefing 17 April 2025: US-China tariff war; AI and data centres; Coal construction ‘till 2027’

17.04.2025

Glossary: Decoding how China talks about energy and climate change

27.03.2025
China policy

China Briefing 20 March 2025: Miliband in China; ‘Two new’ promoted; ‘Two sessions’ ended

20.03.2025

Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions

20.03.2025
China policy

Carbon Brief 采访清华大学王灿教授

11.03.2025

China Briefing 6 February 2025: Emissions halt; ‘Green’ Asian Winter Games; US-China tariff war

06.02.2025

The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Wang Can

05.02.2025
China policy

China Briefing 23 January 2025: China’s climate ‘concern’ over Trump; Peak oil debate; China’s energy storage lead

23.01.2025