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China and Europe Can Learn From Each Other’s Energy Transitions

China and Europe Can Learn From Each Other’s Energy Transitions

By Anders Hove
When it comes to both energy security and power decarbonization, Europe and China are on different paths but face common imperatives.

Yes, China Can Quit Coal. Here’s How.

Yes, China Can Quit Coal. Here’s How.

By Seaver Wang and Lauri Myllyvirta
China must begin to challenge its coal dependence, starting by dismantling particularly inefficient policies that have encouraged new coal construction.
Xi Jinping’s Energy Policy: Contradictions and Caveats

Xi Jinping’s Energy Policy: Contradictions and Caveats

By Bonnie Girard
Xi has made big promises on China's emissions and energy mix, but his work report at the 20th Party Congress suggests neither is a top priority.

How China’s Coal Commitment Went up in Smoke

How China’s Coal Commitment Went up in Smoke

By Bonnie Girard
The flip-flop on coal policy makes it clear that China’s climate goals take a backseat to energy security and self-sufficiency.

Worried About Economic Growth, China Promotes Coal

Worried About Economic Growth, China Promotes Coal

By Joe McDonald
The re-emphasis on coal is a setback to efforts to cut emissions, as it “locks China into a more high-carbon path.”

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Can Russia and Mongolia Replace Australia’s Coal Supply to China?

Can Russia and Mongolia Replace Australia’s Coal Supply to China?

By Bolor Lkhaajav
As China grapples with an energy shortage, it is increasingly looking to source coal from its northern neighbors.

Time for China to Stop Bankrolling Coal

Time for China to Stop Bankrolling Coal

By Aiqun Yu and Christine Shearer
China is out of step with the world on coal, at home and abroad.
Asia and the Fall of Coal

Asia and the Fall of Coal

By Nithin Coca
Asia's sudden shift away from coal and toward renewable energy will have a global impact.

Can China Live Up to Its Climate Fighting Promise?

Can China Live Up to Its Climate Fighting Promise?

By Kyle Mullin
China's pursuit of renewable energy will not be easy or quick.

China's Ambitious New Clean Energy Targets

China's Ambitious New Clean Energy Targets

By Ma Tianjie
China unveiled its 13th Five Year Plan on energy development, with the most far-reaching aims yet.

Factories Shut Down, Cars Stopped as China Struggles With Smog

Factories Shut Down, Cars Stopped as China Struggles With Smog

By Cal Wong
Beijing issues a red alert warning on pollution.
Devastated Villages Pay the Price for China's Coal Addiction

Devastated Villages Pay the Price for China's Coal Addiction

By Xie Yujuan
Years of coal development in Shenmu on banks the Yellow River have left a broken landscape.

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