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Chinese Premier Li Qiang and provincial leaders in Sichuan province, China.

Q&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy?

China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social development blueprints for 2026-203... Read More

China Policy | Jun 18. 2026.
A photovoltaic power generation facility in Chuzhou, China.

Chart: Why China's solar boom is slowing down

Solar power has been a major element of China’s renewables buildout since the mid-2010s.  The country installed 315 gigawatts (GW) of new c... Read More

China Policy | Jun 5. 2026.
A hydrogen liquefier at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

Q&A: Can China turn hydrogen into its next clean-energy industry?

China has said that hydrogen is a key “future industry”, important to both its energy transition and its industrial policy. Hydrogen frequentl... Read More

China Policy | May 27. 2026.
Chemical plant storage pods, Ordos City, China.

Analysis: China’s new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions

A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissio... Read More

China Policy | May 26. 2026.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a State Council group study session on energy development on 20 April 2026.

Q&A: China’s leadership calls for ‘strict control’ of fossil fuels

Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling for stricter controls on fossil-fuel consumption and gre... Read More

China Policy | Apr 24. 2026.
Seniors spending their Sunday at the gardens in the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing, China.

Analysis: How Chinese media is covering the Iran energy crisis

As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz wreaks havoc on fossil-fuel supplies across the world, a prominent narrative in western media has been that lo... Read More

Media analysis | Apr 7. 2026.
Workers check coal quality at the Buertai coal mine in Inner Mongolia, China.

Guest post: How changes to coal mining have affected China’s methane emissions

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is responsible for about 30% of the global temperature increase observed since the industrial revolution. China ... Read More

Guest posts | Mar 19. 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving at the start of the National People's Congress.

Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?

China has published its 15th five-year plan, setting the strategic direction for the nation out to 2030, including support for clean energy and energ... Read More

China Policy | Mar 6. 2026.
Ma Jun, founder and director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs. Credit: Carbon Brief

Ma Jun: ‘No business interest’ in Chinese coal power due to cheaper renewables 

Open and transparent data can accelerate the decarbonisation of China’s industries and boost public interest in climate change, says Ma Jun. Ma ... Read More

Interviews | Feb 19. 2026.
Workers install solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of a factory in Haian, Jiangsu province on 11 April 2024.

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole. ... Read More

China energy | Feb 12. 2026.
An employee operates at an assembly line of new energy light trucks in Guizhou, China.

Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025

Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025 –&... Read More

China energy | Feb 5. 2026.
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