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1 month ago | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel
China BriefingChina Briefing 15 May 2025: CO2 emissions fall; Drought affects food production; Climate diplomacy at CELAC Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here.
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1 month ago | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel
Shanxi province in northern China is the country’s largest coal producer, leaving its coal-reliant economy and workers particularly exposed to the nation’s pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. A new survey of Shanxi residents, exploring attitudes to climate change and the “just transition”, offers a rare insight into the views of Chinese people on the frontline of this policy drive.
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1 month ago | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel
China BriefingChina Briefing 1 May 2025: Xi steadfast on climate; Solar and wind surpassed thermal power; Controlling short-term GHGs Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here.
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2 months ago | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel |Simon Evans
China BriefingChina Briefing 3 April 2025: Solar exports; Carbon market expansion; Leaders’ climate commitments Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel
DeBriefedDeBriefed 21 March 2025: Germany’s climate win; Conservatives’ net-zero row-back; Key messages from major UK climate conference Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
eco-business.com | Anika Patel
The “two sessions”, which takes place every spring, is a major political event held in Beijing that gives an indication of China’s broad policy direction for the year. It covers every area of governance, including energy and climate policy.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Anika Patel
10 hours agoUK: Tesla Robot Drowned in Orange Fury by Just Stop Oil MobLondon, United Kingdom - March 12, 2025 Two Just Stop Oil supporters drenched an Optimus robot with orange liquid latex at the Westfield Tesla store today. The dramatic protest unfolded at 10:15am when the pair climbed onto a podium, poured the latex over the humanoid robot, and unfurled a Just Stop Oil banner. They’re demanding the UK government ditch fossil fuels by 2030 and didn’t hold back with their fiery words.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel
China’s climate ambition at this year’s “two sessions” (两会), which ended on 11 March, was relatively subdued, with analysts expecting economic concerns to trump climate action in the year ahead. The “two sessions”, which takes place every spring, is a major political event held in Beijing that gives an indication of China’s broad policy direction for the year. It covers every area of governance, including energy and climate policy.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
carbonbrief.org | Anika Patel |Wanyuan Song |Simon Evans
China BriefingChina Briefing 6 March 2025: ‘Two sessions’ climate news; New vice-minister; Targets missed Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. INTENSITY SLIP: China’s carbon intensity – its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit of economic output – only fell by 3.4% in 2024, “below its goal of 3.9%”, Reuters reported.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
eco-business.com | Anika Patel
The policy asks local governments to shift new wind and solar projects to a more market-based pricing system by the end of 2025. Said local governments will determine the details of the proposed “sustainable new-energy pricing mechanism”. In broad terms, however, the idea is that new wind and solar schemes would be paid a fixed price determined at auction in a system that resembles the UK’s “contract for difference” mechanism.
