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

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

Beijing issues a red alert warning on pollution.

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

Enforcement remains a major problem.

China's energy use will have enormous consequences for the world. Here's what we know about its latest plans.

Mark L. Clifford on China, renewable energy, and economic growth.

China’s energy sector is lumbering under the weight of a coal power glut, prompting the central government to step in.

China is tightening trade restrictions on North Korea after the latest round of UN sanctions.

A projected decline in global emissions is largely due to China's reduced coal use, a new study concludes.

China will fulfill its environmental pledges "under any circumstances," says Beijing's climate change representative.

"Environmental pollution is the great challenge that China must face during its next stage of development."

Between Hollande's visit to China and new coal statistics, what should we make of China's climate change efforts?

Beijing needs to confront its coal problem.

For the first time since 2001, China's total carbon emissions dropped last year.

A shift to natural gas -- and away from coal -- is both achievable and necessary, experts argue.