Lin Zi

Nov 20, 2024 | eco-business.com | Lin Zi

Climate finance is high on the agenda at COP29, which is currently taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. The escalating climate crisis has led the UN to estimate that developing countries need approximately  to enact their climate change action plans by 2030. The talks in Baku are centred around the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG), which will be a critical measure of the conference’s success.

Sep 3, 2024 | reporteasia.com | Lin Zi

Los signatarios del Acuerdo de París deben presentar estos planes de acción, conocidos como Contribuciones Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés), cada cinco años. El objetivo es aumentar la ambición hacia mantener el calentamiento global dentro de los 2°C respecto a los niveles preindustriales y esforzarse por limitarlo a 1.5°C. Aunque las NDC son compromisos nacionales, reflejan la ambición global en la gobernanza climática.

Sep 3, 2024 | eco-business.com | Lin Zi

A shift to the 1.5°C target would likely mean the addition of a target for a reduction in carbon emissions, expressed as a percentage of their peak. Since 2015, China’s plan has been to peak its carbon emissions before 2030. Research institutes in China and overseas dispute whether the subsequent fall should be gradual but with increasing speed (a curved line on a graph), or steep and rapid (an acute straight line).

Mar 18, 2024 | eco-business.com | Lin Zi |Cui Qiwen

In February of this year, the NDRC, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the National Energy Administration jointly issued a document clarifying that non-fossil energy will not be included in the regulation of total energy consumption and intensity.

Mar 14, 2024 | chinadialogue.net | Lin Zi |Cui Qiwen |Huang Lushan

“The foundation for China’s sustained economic recovery and growth is not solid enough,” stated Premier Li Qiang in the government’s work report published on 5 March. The report is the central part of China’s “Two Sessions” meetings. Delivered by the premier, it outlines government achievements from the past year and sets goals and directions for the coming year. It is also usually when the country’s GDP growth target for the year is announced. What are the Two Sessions?