China Pledges to be Carbon Neutral by 2060
China surprised the world in September with a pledge to take further action in combating climate change and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The first pledge was... Read more.
Chinese Academy of Sciences and Others Lead Climate Research in China
In China, climate change and environmental pollution mitigation research has been playing an increasingly important role, especially since 2012 when President Xi... Read more.
China Leads Green Jobs in Renewable Energy Sector / 国在可再生能源领域引领绿色就业潮流
Green jobs have been on China’s agenda since 2006, when it became one of the first member countries to collaborate with the International Labor Organization (ILO)... Read more.
Climate Justice in China
China is home to 55 ethnic minorities. While many live in rural areas affected by poverty and lack of employment opportunity, environmental or climate (in)justices... Read more.
Energy Reforms Are Needed to Support Increased Use of New Electric Vehicles in China
In post-COVID-19 pandemic efforts to revive the economy, China’s government has so far – unlike other countries – resisted issuing a large stimulus package.... Read more.
China Imposes Temporary Ban on All Wildlife Trade and Consumption after COVID-19 / 后疫情时代，中国实行临时禁令：禁止任何形式的野生动物交易及消费
In 2020, China was to host the 15th UN Conference on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, capital of the southern Yunnan Province. China is considered to be one... Read more.
Climate Mitigation and Environmental Protection Policies Continue Unabated in China Despite COVID-19 / 新冠疫情下，应对气候变化和环境保护政策不停摆
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim victims across the globe, China is gradually reducing the drastic measures that shut down much of the economy and... Read more.
Mixed Results from China’s Energy Reform Efforts
Several policy documents laying out plans for an energy sector reform have been issued since 2014. Among them are China’s National Climate Plan, China’s Nationally... Read more.
China Seeking to Set Carbon Price Through its Emissions Trading System (ETS)
China is seeking to set a carbon price through its Emissions Trading System (ETS). A specific carbon tax for industry is currently not considered in order to ease... Read more.
China Makes Serious Efforts To Re-Green Its Deserts
With forests and grasslands burning across the planet, the importance of forests as carbon sinks has come back into the world’s focus. China has become the recognized... Read more.