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Energy storage system near a solar farm in Gansu province, China.

Q&A: How China became the world's leading market for energy storage

China’s energy storage sector is rapidly expanding. As a solution to balancing the country’s growing energy needs and mass renewable energy produ... Read More

China energy | Jan 23. 2025.
Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, speaks at the China pavilion during COP29. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: 2YJGEXB.

Experts: What to expect from China on energy and climate action in 2025?

Last year was significant for energy and climate developments in China. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions growth hovered close to 2023 levels throughout... Read More

China Policy | Jan 9. 2025.
Arial view of a solar farm in the Tengger Desert, China.

Explainer: How China’s renewables rollout boosts its ‘war on sand’ 

China’s effort to build large solar power “bases” in and around the desert is a major part of its current renewable plan. What is less known... Read More

China energy | Dec 12. 2024.
Collage of Prof Lyu Wenbin and Prof Bai Quan by Kerry Cleaver.

The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Lyu Wenbin and Prof Bai Quan

The Academy of Macroeconomic Research (AMR) is a research institution under the direct supervision of China’s National Development and Reform Commi... Read More

China energy | Nov 28. 2024.
High-density residential apartments in Shanghai.

Analysis: No growth for China’s emissions in Q3 2024 despite coal-power rebound

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions stayed at, or just below, last year’s levels in the third quarter of 2024, after a fall in the second quar... Read More

China energy | Oct 29. 2024.
Construction workers inspect power transmission tower.

Analysis: China’s CO2 falls 1% in Q2 2024 in first quarterly drop since Covid-19

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2024 in the first quarterly fall since the country re-opened from its �... Read More

China energy | Aug 8. 2024.
Cars move along a highway in China's coal-producing Shanxi province.

‘Critical turning point’ for coal poses risks for China’s state power firms, says report

China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are investing in low-carbon sources and helping push the country’s energy transition towards a “critical... Read More

China energy | Aug 5. 2024.
Excavators build a heap of coal in Jiangsu Province, China.

分析:中国清洁能源发展使五月燃煤发电份额降至53%的历史低点

2024年5月,尽管用电需求持续增长,清洁能源发电量占到中国全国总发电量的44%,创下历史新高;燃煤发电量占比... Read More

China energy | Jul 24. 2024.
Excavators build a heap of coal in Jiangsu Province, China.

Analysis: China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53% share of power in May 2024

Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued ... Read More

China energy | Jul 11. 2024.
Rooftop solar panels in east China.

Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge that began when the economy reopened after the nation’s ... Read More

China energy | May 28. 2024.
Wind turbines at Qushandao Wind Farm in Zhejiang province, China.

Interview: China’s renewables ‘pave the way to rapidly reduce coal reliance’

China installed a record 293 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar in 2023 – pushing its total capacity to 1,050GW, according to a new report. The re... Read More

China energy | May 16. 2024.
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