Figures for China’s electricity consumption and the energy mix behind it differ across various relevant monitors. The International Energy Agency...

China’s CO2 Emissions Have Been Constantly Increasing Over the Past Two Decades With a Steep Increase of 3.4% From 2018-2019
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 9,528.21 Megatons in 2018 Compared to 2088.85 Megatons in 1990 (IEA) 9,825.8 Megatons in...

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...

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...

China Leads Green Jobs in Renewable Energy Sector
Green jobs have been on China’s agenda since 2006, when it became one of the first member countries to collaborate...

Climate Justice in China
China is home to 55 ethnic minorities. While many live in rural areas affected by poverty and lack of employment...

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...

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...

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...

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...