China’s Emissions at a Standstill During 1st Half of 2023, but Promising New Policies Have Been Introduced
China Progress Report: Midway 2023 Rating: CChina’s decarbonization efforts stagnate as the country must balance between economic recovery, energy security, and... Read more.
NGO ClientEarth Supports Improved Climate Jurisprudence Work of China’s Supreme People’s Court
China’s legal institutions have increasingly had to deal with cases related to environmental issues over the past decade. In 2020 alone, Chinese prosecutors had... Read more.
China may be able to come close to a 50% 2030 reduction goal if the implementation of policy groundwork is intensified
The latest installment of the IPCC’s Assessment Report AR6 stipulates that countries will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% over 1990 temperatures... Read more.
With 2.2 trillion USD in 2020 – China leads global fossil fuel subsidies but has embarked on a path to reduction
According to an IMF working paper on fossil fuel subsidies, East Asia and the Pacific region account for 48% of global energy subsidies. By country, China has been... Read more.
Agriculture Practices of Indigenous People in China Have Been Greatly Affected by Climate Change
The People’s Republic of China does not recognize the term “indigenous people” for its 55 ethnic minorities (incl. groups in Taiwan), even though in 1990 the... Read more.
Decreasing Importance of the Agricultural Sector in China’s Development is Reflected in Decreasing CO2 and NOX Emissions from Agriculture
For millennia, China has been a rural, agriculture-based country. While 56.1% or 5.29 mio km2 (2020) of China’s landmass is still considered agricultural land,... Read more.
China’s Power Grid Systems
The State Grid Corporation and the China Southern Power Grid Corporation China today operates on two wide area synchronous grids: the State Grid in the North... Read more.
China’s Changing Mix of Electricity-Generating Sources Drives a Steady Decrease in Carbon Intensity
Electrification of China’s transport system, industry, heating, and other sectors is the backbone of the country’s drive to decarbonize its development. Therefore,... Read more.
China’s New Energy Vehicle Strategy Supported by the World’s Largest Vehicle Charging Station Network
China has been the world’s largest and most important car market now for a number of years, with an estimated 302 million passenger cars on the road. More cars... Read more.
Climate Change Effects in China Exceed the Global Average, Leading to an Annual Average of US $40 Billion in Overall Economic Loss and Damages
China, like many countries, has been feeling the effects of climate change over the past decades in the form of an increase in extreme weather events. Some estimates... Read more.