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

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

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China energy security

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

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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’.

As China faces historic summer heat, youth are turning to TCM "dampness removal" remedies like hot sand burials and herbal burning. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/douyin
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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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.

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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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An offshore solar farm in Zhangzhou, in southeastern China’s Fujian province, on July 6. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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.

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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A fleet of Chinese-made electric trucks are deployed at the construction site of a new airport in Ethiopia. Photo: Xinhua
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.

A car is refuelled at a petrol station in China’s Hainan province in March as other vehicles queue. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
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.

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.

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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US President Donald Trump enjoys a light moment during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on January 9. Photo: AP
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.

The Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant in China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
China consumption

China unveils recycling push to bolster resource security, shore up green shift

The nation seeks to narrow the gap with regional peers such as Japan and South Korea by establishing a more comprehensive, granular recycling infrastructure.

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China food security

China food-security risks worsen as extreme weather becomes more common

Heavy rains and growing drought risks may make it harder to feed China’s 1 billion-plus population.

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Accidents and disasters in China

China’s Politburo orders rapid-response overhaul in the face of extreme weather

Meeting urges steps to prevent disaster and ‘always put the safety of people’s lives first’.

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China’s Politburo urges local governments to evacuate residents in a timely manner and prevent mass casualties from extreme weather. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

China to generate 50% of electricity from nuclear and non-fossil sources by 2030

Recent oil shocks have strengthened Beijing’s resolve as it tries to balance decarbonisation efforts with securing future energy demand.

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China energy security

China green-energy costs seen undercutting traditional energy as capacity soars

Energy-storage chairman eyes ‘0.1-yuan era’ for equipment as solar and wind projects gradually sideline coal in the nation’s power-generation mix.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

As China and the US race towards energy dominance, attention to climate resilience and resource security can ensure positive outcomes for all.

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Workers inspect a wind turbine on April 23, in China’s Jilin province. Photo : Xinhua
Science

Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.

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A new report says China’s “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid management that continues to position coal as a stabilising source of power and stymies a clean energy expansion. Photo: Xinhua
Environment

Video | Are we on the verge of another nuclear age?

Industry leaders predict China will become the world’s largest nuclear power producer by 2030.

China manufacturing

China told the solar industry to cut capacity. Firms built new factories anyway

Beijing has been striving to rein in severe overcapacity in the solar industry. But the sector is still plagued by illegal facilities, an insider says.

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China technology

AI gives China ‘God’s-eye view’ of green sector as data-centre demand booms

Alibaba and Peking University map nation’s extensive green-energy sites – a move that could help stabilise national grid amid surge in computing-power needs.

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Rows of solar panels are seen at a photovoltaic farm in Datong, China. Photo: AP
China economy

Opinion | Rise of China complicates ‘authoritarian’ vs ‘democratic’ binary

As China’s trajectory exposes the limitations of labels inherited from another era, understanding how governance systems work is more important.

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A large screen shows news footage of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe collecting a sample from the far side of the moon, in Beijing, China, on June 4, 2024. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China plan to be global arbitration hub fighting Western distrust: experts

China’s newly revised Arbitration Law marks the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994.

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Business of climate change

China Resources Power’s renewable energy arm cleared for Shenzhen IPO

Listing approval for Hong Kong-listed CRP’s unit highlights strong demand for clean energy, driven by China’s long-term decarbonisation targets.

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