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China’s carbon neutral goal

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.

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

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

3 Sep 2024 - 7:47PMvideocam

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

2 Sep 2024 - 4:22PM

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

China seeks ways to capitalise on the rapid growth and biodegradability of bamboo and its potential as a substitute for petroleum-based products. Photo: Shutterstock Images

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

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

The Wujing Power Station in Shanghai in January 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

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

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

Saudi Aramco’s biggest customer is China, supplying 90 millions tons of oil a day. Photo: Reuters

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

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

A street in Dandong, China, is flooded on Sunday. Photo: Kyodo

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

Wind and solar to surpass 40% of China’s power capacity by year-end

China is making progress in cleaning up its act on cutting down the use of coal in its power generation mix, as the share of the dirty fuel falls below renewables for the first time.

28 Jul 2024 - 12:54PMvideocam

Climate change: green steel adoption in buildings and cars is a low cost switch

The construction and automotive industry which consume 62 per cent of the global steel production can make the switch to green steel at a relatively lower cost

25 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM

Aerial photo taken on October 29, 2023 shows workers working at the construction site of the electric furnace green energy saving and quality improvement technical transformation project of Jiangsu Shagang Group Huigang Special Steel in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu Province, China. Photo: Getty Images

PetroChina joins world’s top producers in industry vow to reach net zero by 2050

China’s largest oil and gas producer has joined the Oil & Gas Decarbonisation Charter, a pledge signed by more than 50 firms to reach net zero by 2050.

23 Jul 2024 - 7:08PM

Climate change: German plastics firm in alliance to recycle parts in China

German plastic materials maker Covestro is stepping up efforts to collaborate with vehicle makers and recycling partners to reuse plastic car parts in China to reduce the carbon and resource footprint of its products.

23 Jul 2024 - 1:53PMvideocam

China’s extreme weather raises alarm about its disaster insurance gaps

China’s insurers need more financial tools to mitigate risks from the economic damage wreaked by the growing number of droughts, floods and landslides across the country.

22 Jul 2024 - 12:26PM

Water gushes out from the Three Gorges Dam through nine of its flood discharge gates to spare more capacity for incoming floods from upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in central China’s Hubei Province, July 15, 2024. Extreme weather triggered is setting off alarm bells in China’s insurance sector, the world’s second largest, which urgently needs more financial tools to mitigate risks from the economic damage wreaked by the growing incidents of droughts, floods and landslides across the country. Photo: Xinhua

China’s carbon market trading volumes seen growing as scheme covers more sectors

The cost of emitting carbon dioxide in China has nearly doubled over the past three years, as the world’s largest polluter drives to peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.

17 Jul 2024 - 4:41PM

The Wujing Power Station in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

How China’s industrial supply chain may help give rise to the ‘artificial sun’

Could a recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion be the start of a new global race to dominate the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy?

17 Jul 2024 - 12:04AMvideocam

US energy management firm eyes data centres as China property dip hits profit

Johnson Controls International, which provides energy management products and services for buildings, said it will continue to invest in manufacturing facilities in China to meet demand from high-growth sectors like data centres.

16 Jul 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

China uses its low cost edge to extend global domination of lithium-ion batteries

China’s dominance of the global production of lithium-ion batteries will remain, as manufacturers will bypass higher tariffs by shifting their bases to other countries, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:30AM

This photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows an employee working at a factory that produces lithium battery for export in Huaibei, in eastern China’s Anhui province. Photo: AFP

China tech giants trail on renewable energy, and AI will set them back further

Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu took the top three spots in Greenpeace’s renewable energy scorecard for China’s cloud providers.

11 Jul 2024 - 3:23PMvideocam

China’s tech sector is expected to consume 782 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity by 2035, or about 5 to 7 per cent of national power consumption, according to Greenpeace. Photo: Xinhua

China limits approvals for coal-based iron and steel plants

All the steel projects approved by China in the first half of the year are based on electric arc furnaces, which are one-third as carbon-intensive as traditional coal-based facilities.

17 Jul 2024 - 1:19PM

China solicits views on tighter rules seeking to curb solar sector overcapacity

China proposed new capital ratio rules for the solar sector as Beijing aims to rein in excess capacity after a production glut triggered a collapse in global prices.

10 Jul 2024 - 4:30PM

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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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24 August, 2024