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China’s carbon neutral goal

Opinion | Asia is emerging as an unlikely champion in race to net zero

The region’s journey to carbon neutrality highlights both the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels and the great potential for progress.

3 Nov 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs

1 Nov 2024 - 6:07PM

China takes aim at energy replacement with industry-spanning plan for renewables

31 Oct 2024 - 6:31PMvideocam

How Foshan’s hydrogen fuel network can solve Hong Kong’s clean transport woes

Hong Kong can boost its hydrogen economy by leveraging Foshan’s cheaper hydrogen and refuelling infrastructure, says H2 Solution’s CEO.

27 Oct 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

H2 Solution has applied to the Hong Kong government to pilot a few hydrogen fuel-cell trucks that meet technical requirements on both sides of the border. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese solar stocks jump on rumours Beijing will stifle excess supply

Moves, if implemented, would end price war and eliminate less-capable firms that churn out low-quality equipment, analyst says.

23 Oct 2024 - 5:45PM

China fuels renewables capacity in Brics nations past 50%

Rapid investments in grid infrastructure and energy storage is needed to fully harness the potential of renewables, expert says.

22 Oct 2024 - 9:54AMvideocam

In electric buses as with EVs, it’s China versus rest of the world

As China’s market matures, exports hold the key to future profitability for Yutong, Foton and peers in rivalry with European electric-bus producers.

12 Oct 2024 - 8:47AMvideocam

Extracting lithium from seawater is attractive but challenging. Until now?

Novel lithium extraction technique harnesses solar energy, offering an efficient alternative amid rising demand for the metal.

28 Sep 2024 - 3:11PMvideocam

China needs mandate to phase out coal by 2045, push clean-energy transition: experts

Such a mandate would require structural changes to the country’s power system and economic model, according to climate expert Simon Sharpe.

23 Sep 2024 - 10:29AM

Syngenta targets expansion in China to help boost food security, sustainability

Company aims to expand service centre network to 1,000 by 2028 from around 600 currently in an effort to educate more farmers.

18 Sep 2024 - 8:00AM

A farm machine harvests spring corn in a high-yield demonstration area in Li Que Town, Guangrao County, Dongying City, Shandong province, on August 16, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Moscow fuel giant EuroTrans may equip China-Russia expressway for charging EVs

EuroTrans hopes electric vehicles - most from China - will be able to drive from Moscow to Beijing, but analyst says brutally cold winters could be an issue.

13 Sep 2024 - 6:14PMvideocam

A bridge spans the Amur river from Russia’s Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s carbon trading market to add steel, cement and aluminium sectors

By adding the three emissions-heavy industries, the trading scheme is expected to cover about 60 per cent of China’s carbon emissions.

10 Sep 2024 - 5:01PM

China’s grid storage ‘mismatch’: too much gear, too little benefit

Massive spending leads to new equipment sitting underused – or idle – even as the grid sorely needs it to make the best use of clean energy.

7 Sep 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

China-US climate talks to seek areas of ‘practical cooperation’

Climate envoys John Podesta and Liu Zhenmin are expected to discuss global emissions and climate-related funding for less wealthy nations.

3 Sep 2024 - 7:47PMvideocam

US climate envoy John Podesta (left) and his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin will discuss “practical cooperation” during Podesta’s three-day trip to China this week. Photo: Reuters/Xinhua

China’s troubled solar sector may be nearing a turning point

Goldman Sachs sees imminent factory closures rebalancing the market, while Morgan Stanley reckons equipment prices have bottomed out.

2 Sep 2024 - 4:22PM

Solar panels are seen at the Tengger Desert Solar Park in China’s northern Ningxia region on August 21, 2024. Photo: AFP

All-bamboo plastic a step closer to reality with new processing recipe: study

Chinese researchers say technique to ‘remodel’ the tall grass into a plastic substitute could soon produce eco-friendly utensils, hats, phone cases and more.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

PetroChina invests US$839 million to shift towards green energy

The acquisition of CNPC’s Electric Energy will further help leverage the synergy between its renewable energy and power segments, PetroChina’s president said.

29 Aug 2024 - 11:50AM

‘Harsh’ winter comes for China’s embattled steelmakers, upgrade plan suspended

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday suspended a steel industry upgrade programme amid slowing demand.

24 Aug 2024 - 10:00AM

Bundles of steel tubes at a trading market in the outskirts of Shangha. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s coal plant approvals plummet as renewable energy gains momentum

China slammed the brakes on approvals for coal-fired power plants in the first half as the development of renewable energy gained momentum, according to a new report.

22 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

China seeks to heat up economy with US$28 billion nuclear power investment

China approved five new nuclear power projects in Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday.

20 Aug 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

China’s solar firms eye Middle East as haven from US, EU trade barriers

The region offers a promising alternative market, but perhaps only a temporary respite from tariff and overcapacity issues, analysts say.

20 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

A worker produces solar modules for export at a new energy enterprise in Lianyungang, in east China’s Jiangsu province, on June 24, 2024. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Opinion | China’s refusal to say no to coal could nix renewable energy gains

China must resist justifying more coal power as the state grid struggles to deal with the surge in renewable energy.

19 Aug 2024 - 9:36AMvideocam

Aramco’s ties with China have evolved beyond oil: top executive

Apart from supporting China’s long-term energy security, Aramco is eyeing investment opportunities in the downstream sector, Mohammed Al Qahtani says.

16 Aug 2024 - 1:58PMvideocam

China’s new green targets show how it will power on amid West’s trade barriers

For the first time, Beijing puts a US$2 trillion price point on the proposed scale of China’s energy-conservation and environmental-protection industry by 2030.

12 Aug 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s central bank to extend lending support for decarbonisation projects

The extension of the programme to 2027 comes as part of State Council guidelines to accelerate the low-carbon transition in the world’s second-largest economy.

12 Aug 2024 - 12:30PM

A drone photo taken on August 8, 2024 shows the Xinghua Bay pilot wind farm in Fuqing City in southeast China’s Fujian Province. Photo: Xinhua

Climate change pushes bill for disasters to US$120 billion in first half

Insurance industry feels the heat as warming drives bigger losses and puts more regions at risk, says reinsurer Munich Re.

31 Jul 2024 - 8:00PM

Floods strike Yueyang City in China’s central province of Hunan on July 1, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | Prevention best amid China flood misery

Cadres have been urged to ‘always be on high alert and take the initiative’ as water levels continue to rise along with deaths.

31 Jul 2024 - 7:45AMvideocam

Opinion | China and Australia can team up to boost Asean’s energy transition

China’s EV supply-chain investments in the region come with environmental and social challenges – which sustainable miner Australia can help solve.

30 Jul 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

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China’s carbon neutral goal

China’s President Xi Jinping pulled a surprise in September 2020 when he pledged at the United Nations General Assembly for the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, becoming the second major economic entity to put a date on the goal. This topic covers all the news, analysis, commentary and explainers related to the goal.

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9 September, 2024