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Chinese President Xi Jinping visits a section of the Yellow River to learn about ecological conservation measures in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on September 11. Photo: Xinhua

Climate change

Opinion | How China can set the tone for global climate action

Despite growing scrutiny of its international climate finance contributions, Beijing’s domestic policies could help set standards in the Global South.

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China manufacturing

China warns overheated solar industry to cool the competition, curb backlash

21 Nov 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

United States

US charges India’s Gautam Adani, one of world’s richest people, with bribery

22 Nov 2024 - 12:52AM

Climate change

Opinion | US must be consistent to reclaim climate leadership role from China

As China emerges as a climate leader, the US can still be a reliable partner by staying in global agreements and making progress at home.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

The sun sets on a windmill farm in McCook, Texas, on July 20, 2022. Photo: AP

Business of climate change

Why Chinese solar producers are not worried about Trump tariffs

Chinese firms to prepare for worst-case scenario of Trump slapping tariffs on shipments from their bases in Southeast Asia.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:56AMvideocam

Business of climate change

Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP

For the first nine months of 2024, electricity sales at CLP Power Hong Kong grew 2.5 per cent from a year earlier.

6 Nov 2024 - 11:31AMvideocam

Climate change

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

An employee works on solar photovoltaic modules for export at a factory in Sihong, in Jiangsu province, on September 3. Strong state support and huge private investment have made China’s solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds including punitive tariffs and a brutal price war at home. Photo: AFP

Business of climate change

China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs

The sector is expected to keep on generating job growth, but perhaps not enough to cure the country’s unemployment woes.

1 Nov 2024 - 6:07PM

Business of climate change

China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

China’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion in 2035, group says.

1 Nov 2024 - 2:53PM

US-China relations

As Harris and Trump tout solar, is a flare-up with China on the horizon?

As US and China battle to secure their energy futures, some predict technology breakthroughs will help level the playing field.

31 Oct 2024 - 9:21AMvideocam

Business of climate change

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

Climate change

Opinion | How Hong Kong is slowly but surely greening its transport system

With plans for sustainably designed MTR stations and zero-emission buses, the city is moving foward on its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

26 Oct 2024 - 10:59AMvideocam

Business of climate change

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

Business of climate change

China Resources Power shares dive 5.8% after US$927 million placement

Meanwhile, rival China Longyuan Power gains after deal to buy wind-farm assets from controlling stakeholder.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:14PM

Workers walk in a power plant in the Shanghaimiao economic development zone in Otogqian Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua

Business of climate change

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

Workers install a blade of a 16-megawatt wind turbine at the Zhangpu wind farm in southeast China’s Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua

Business of climate change

Carbon footprints: Hong Kong luxury carpet maker takes sustainability steps

Tai Ping, which makes carpets costing up to US$5,000 per square metre, responds to demand for eco-friendly materials, practices.

20 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM

Business of climate change

InnoTech Forum: Hong Kong officials must do more to nurture hydrogen energy

The government should streamline approvals for more projects and offer more financial support, speakers at InvestHK’s forum said.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

China economy

Opinion | China has built up an enviable gas supply. Now it faces a dilemma

Beijing shouldn’t squander its gas market advantage that can help wean the nation off coal on the way to net zero.

6 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM

A welder works on an LNG tank container at a company producing shipping equipment in Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, on March 15, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s Vitasoy sees young talent as key ingredient in sustainability push

“We are at the beginning of the journey and we need help,” CEO Roberto Guidetti says as company works on climate-transition goals.

3 Oct 2024 - 7:41AMvideocam

Business of climate change

IEA: China leads world in green hydrogen equipment making

IEA: China accounts for 40 per cent of all new low-emission hydrogen production projects that got the financial green light in the past year.

2 Oct 2024 - 1:07PM

Business of climate change

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

A worker sorts coal near a mine in Datong, a city in northern Shanxi province. Photo: AFP

Climate change

Opinion | Why China’s clean tech glut is a net global positive

China’s massive expansion of green technology can help the world decarbonise and decrease prices at a speed and scale required by the climate crisis.

22 Sep 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Workers install solar panels at an energy base in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hu autonomous region, on May 9. Photo: AFP

Climate change

The View | How China is becoming the Saudi Arabia of renewables

China’s declining demand for fossil fuels and increased clean-energy capacity could usher in a new shift in global wealth distribution.

19 Sep 2024 - 5:46AMvideocam

Business of climate change

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 economy

Opinion | Why ‘peak China’ talk obscures dire reality about its economy

China is far from collapse but its gamble to anchor growth in hi-tech innovation won’t pay off unless it shores up its traditional economy.

6 Sep 2024 - 7:57AMvideocam

Australia

US$13.5 billion Australia-Singapore undersea solar power project gets go-ahead

Sun Cable, the company behind the initiative, said electricity supply is expected to begin in the early 2030s.

21 Aug 2024 - 9:42AMvideocam

A solar farm in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock

Business of climate change

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

Business of climate change

For Hong Kong to become green-fuel transport hub, here’s what it needs to do

The city has to introduce favourable policies and make strategic investments in green hydrogen projects to secure future supplies and create an ecosystem, expert says.

12 Aug 2024 - 6:50PM

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Solar energy

Solar energy is the one of the most-produced renewable energy. Generating electricity from solar radiation requires solar panels, whose manufacturing costs have fallen over 90 per cent in the past decade, allowing it to become the fastest-growing clean energy. Proliferation of solar energy production is a key solution for the world to cut energy-related emissions and fight climate change.

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9 September, 2024