China Briefing
All you need to know about climate and energy in China from the past two weeks.
Sent out every other Thursday, China Briefing is a round-up of all the need-to-know information about climate and energy in China from the past fortnight.
Every day, our China team trawls the media – both inside China and out – looking for the latest developments relating to climate change. We provide context behind the headlines, covering the who, what, where, how and why.
Read previous editions of Daily Briefing below.
China Briefing 11 June 2026: Tech clampdown | Extreme weather | Provinces’ energy plans
China Briefing 28 May 2026: Deadly rains | China pushes back | Examining China’s carbon intensity metric
China Briefing 30 April 2026: Fossil fuel ‘strict controls’ | El Niño approaches | Why cleantech exports have surged
China Briefing 16 April 2026: Billions for grid | Petrochemical plan | China’s high-seas bid
China Briefing 2 April 2026: EV profits rise | Ming Yang rejected | Iran war
China Briefing 19 March 2026: China joins nuclear pledge | Energy approach ‘vindicated’ | New ecological code
China Briefing 5 March 2026: New five-year climate goals revealed at ‘two sessions’ meeting
China Briefing 19 February 2026: CO2 emissions ‘flat or falling’ | First tariff lifted | Ma Jun on carbon data
China Briefing 5 February 2026: Clean energy’s share of economy | Record renewables | Thawing relations with UK
China Briefing 22 January 2026: 2026 priorities; EV agreement; How China uses gas
China Briefing 11 December 2025: Winter record looms; Joint climate statement with France; How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ help shape policy