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China and climate change

China and climate change
The latest news, analysis and opinion on China and climate change. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Serra Verde is Brazil’s only operating rare earth mine. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

Why Brazil’s rare earths will not break China’s magnet grip at least until 2032

Despite vast reserves, Brazil lacks the processing capacity and commercial plants needed to turn its own raw materials into magnets.

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Science

Why climate extremes will not stop expansion of China’s nuclear power industry

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Banking & finance

Asia’s super-rich are ‘going all in’ on sustainability as impact investing grows

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

China unveils smog-busting plan to clear Shenzhen’s skies for Apec summit

Tech hub to curb industrial output, conduct drills and use AI to pinpoint pollution sources, creating ‘crisp air’ as world leaders roll in.

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With themed bulletin boards, outdoor posts, decorations and installations, Shenzhen marked the 100-day countdown to the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders’ meeting. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Opinion | China’s view of Trump’s America has changed from alarm to a shrug

Erratic and transactional, the US leader’s approach exposes domestic governance flaws and the limits of Washington’s containment strategy.

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China energy security

In Focus | China, the US and EU are taking separate climate paths – but are any dead ends?

As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way.

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South China Sea

Opinion | How China can turn its ‘blue cradle’ into a bridge with Southeast Asia

A jointly governed, tiered South China Sea ocean data framework would transform knowledge of a contested sea into stewardship of a shared one.

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ESG investing

Delayed shocks: a third of AIIB sovereign borrowers risk downgrades over climate

Delayed physical impacts to hit economies by 2050 without stronger climate policies, says Beijing-based multilateral lender.

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China’s private sector

South China tech hub’s wet summer puts damper on small business profits

Shenzhen’s wettest July in more than three decades saw foot traffic plummet and also caused severe disruption to airline schedules.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are turning into heat traps. But what’s the fix?

Welfare advocates call on authorities to take action as tenants grapple with steeper energy bills to ward off the heatwave.

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Yang Fangxin is among residents stuck sweltering in subdivided flats. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong to review warning system after record heat triggers lowest alert

Pledge follows calls to adopt international measurement that places greater weight on direct sunlight and to increase monitoring stations.

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Construction workers at To Kwa Wan try to cool off in the extreme heat. Photo: Sam Tsang
China energy security

China’s five-year road map for the power sector

Beijing has set a target of generating 50 per cent of electricity using non-fossil fuels by 2030 in its latest push for energy security.

China exports

Beyond compliance: zero-carbon estates give China’s battery makers a global edge

With the EU’s binding carbon cap taking effect as early as 2028, the route to compliance for Chinese firms could offer a long-term advantage.

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China energy security

China wasting more clean energy than its power demand growth this year: report

All new electricity needs in China could have been met if the clean energy had been absorbed by the grid, non-profit organisations say.

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A coal-fired power plant in eastern China's Zhejiang province on July 15. Photo: AFP
Science

China’s ambitious plan to conquer desertification has unlikely ally – the sun

Desert regions are being transformed into clean energy hubs that also halt deserts and create habitats for wildlife.

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China’s goal is for large-scale clean energy projects in its arid regions to reach an installed capacity of 455GW by 2030. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

China’s nuclear roll-out gets a jolt with new 5-year plan for reactors

Beijing targets installed capacity of 110 gigawatts by 2030, aiming to surpass US capacity and achieve a 50 per cent non-fossil power mix.

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Trending in China

Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM

Trend includes controversial methods like ‘crying therapy,’ promoted as an emotional ‘fire extinguisher’ to clear dampness linked to ‘heart fire’.

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Climate change

Macroscope | Who pays when overheated roads melt and rails buckle?

Costs are mounting from the damage caused by extreme weather on roads, railways, bridges and other basic infrastructure.

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Melting asphalt, like this seen in India in the 2015 heatwave, is now increasingly common. Photo: EPA
China energy security

China’s 15th five-year plan for renewable energy development

Beijing unveils renewable energy targets for the next five years, aiming to increase green energy consumption by more than 50 per cent.

China energy security

China’s power grid no longer keeping up with green energy capacity: study

Bottlenecks in wind and solar power may drag out the country’s reliance on coal.

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Banking & finance

What are ‘climate black swan’ events, and why are global investors so worried?

As the threat of a super El Nino disrupts Asia’s food market, global banks warn investors to prepare for sudden, unexpected climate shifts.

A farmer harvests rice crop in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. Experts warn El Nino may disrupt the global rice market. Photo: AP/File photo
China-EU relations

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

Harvesters at work in a rice field in Hangzhou, eastern China. China and the EU are reported to have signed joint research funding agreements to support scientific cooperation in areas such as food, agriculture and biosolutions, as well as climate change and biodiversity. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

China sets sights on carbon-guzzling transport sector with new green initiative

China wants at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by 2030, as it pushes to decarbonise its vast road freight sector.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

No U-turn: Hainan solidifies 2030 deadline to purge petrol-vehicle sales

New road map for the tropical free-trade hub highlights advancements in fleet electrification, creating a potential template for other provinces to follow.

China's economic recovery

As Typhoon Bavi looms, has China’s investment in flood defences paid off?

Chinese authorities have ramped up spending on disaster prevention in recent years, but some worry local debt levels could hinder the campaign.

Railway workers inspect a bridge in Ningbo City, eastern China’s Zhejiang province, ahead of Typhoon Bavi making landfall on the Chinese mainland. Photo: Xinhua
China’s carbon neutral goal

Beijing’s evolving carbon road map balances climate targets and energy security

State Council’s new plan prioritises nuclear and renewable growth to balance surging AI power demand, with climate pledges and aims to overhaul industrial sectors.

China has plans to sustain a massive buildout of clean-energy bases, including wind and solar hubs in the northwest. Photo: Getty Images
Climate change

Opinion | Trump’s rants over China’s green energy transition are just hot air

It’s not Chinese turbines or European rules that look outdated but Trump’s belief that China’s energy transition is not world-leading.

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China energy security

China’s latest nuclear reactor connects to grid, set to supply power to 1m

New reactor at Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant launches as Guangdong sees a growing number of reactors built across the province.

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