Wanyuan Song

4 weeks ago | carbonbrief.org | Wanyuan Song

DeBriefedDeBriefed 9 May 2025: Australia elects climate action; Spain ‘committed’ to renewables; Taiwan’s nuclear phaseout Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. CLIMATE PROMISE: Australia’s Labor party has secured a second term in power following a landslide election victory, reported CNN.

1 month ago | carbonbrief.org | Wanyuan Song |Simon Evans

China BriefingChina Briefing 17 April 2025: US-China tariff war; AI and data centres; Coal construction ‘till 2027’ 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. ESCALATED RATES: The US-China trade war deepened, with, as of today, US tariffs on China standing at 145% (with some products facing up to 245% tariffs) and China responding with 125% tariffs.

2 months ago | interactive.carbonbrief.org | Wanyuan Song |Xiaoying You |Kerry Cleaver |Tom Pearson

“Dual-carbon” goals, or the “2030/2060 goals”, refer to China’s two climate goals announced by President Xi Jinping at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2020. Xi announced that China would reach its carbon emissions peak “before 2030” and then achieve “carbon neutrality by 2060”.

2 months ago | eco-business.com | Wanyuan Song |Lynn Song

China’s central government listed “boosting consumption…and stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the recently closed “two sessions”. As part of this focus – and amid slowing economic growth – the State Council made specific mention of China’s “two new” policy. The policy was first announced in 2023, but was heavily promoted last year.

2 months ago | carbonbrief.org | Wanyuan Song |Lynn Song |Simon Evans

China BriefingChina Briefing 20 March 2025: Miliband in China; ‘Two new’ promoted; ‘Two sessions’ ended 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. CLIMATE TRIP: Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net-zero, made a three-day visit to Beijing over 15-17 March, reported the Times.