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 30 May 2024: March emissions drop; ‘United’ G7 stance on ‘overcapacity’; Li Shuo on climate finance
China Briefing 16 May 2024: Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs; State media pushback; Xi’s Europe trip
China Briefing 2 May 2024: Energy Law draft; 3.9% carbon intensity target; Guangdong floods
China Briefing 18 April 2024: Clean-tech ‘overcapacity’; New coal construction; Interview with China Photovoltaic Industry Association
China Briefing 4 April 2024: Heat-driven impact on economy; Coal capacity ‘pushed down’; China’s WTO complaint
China Briefing 21 March 2024: New ‘trade-in’ policy; China ETS expands; ‘Two sessions’ geopolitical impact
China Briefing 7 March 2024: ‘Two sessions’ readout; BYD’s EV megaships; Power upgrade
China Briefing 22 February 2024: Interview with Chinese govt climate advisor; Missing emissions targets; The cost of excluding China
China Briefing 8 February 2024: Xi’s ‘green’ call; Renewables to top coal; No new EU solar support
China Briefing 25 January 2024: Clean energy drives growth; ‘Beautiful China’ instructions; Interview with EFC’s Prof Zou Ji