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Solar panels, Saudi Arabia.

Guest post: Saudi Arabia's surprisingly large imports of solar panels from China

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the top importers of Chinese solar panels in 2024, with more than half heading to countries in the global south.... Read More

Guest posts | Mar 31. 2025.
Cars to be dismantled parked at a scrapped motor vehicle recycling enterprise in Qingzhou city, Shandong province, China. Credit: Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo. Image ID: 2SWEG60.

Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions

China’s central government listed “boosting consumption…and stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the recen... Read More

China Policy | Mar 20. 2025.
Offshore wind turbine in Fuzhou, China.

Analysis: Record surge of clean energy in 2024 halts China’s CO2 rise

A record surge of clean energy kept China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions below the previous year’s levels in the last 10 months of 2024. How... Read More

China energy | Jan 27. 2025.
china briefing

China Briefing 23 January 2025: China’s climate ‘concern’ over Trump; Peak oil debate; China’s energy storage lead

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over th... Read More

China Briefing | Jan 23. 2025.
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.
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