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China environment
![BRICS Face $51 Billion Annual Shortfall for Clean Energy BRICS Face $51 Billion Annual Shortfall for Clean Energy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-13_14-46-41.jpg)
BRICS Face $51 Billion Annual Shortfall for Clean Energy
By Lydia McMullen-Laird
BRICS countries need to increase investment in low-carbon energy to meet climate targets, according to a recent report.
![China's Tangled Environmental History China's Tangled Environmental History](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_18-00-16.jpg)
China's Tangled Environmental History
By Jonathan Schlesinger
Qing Dynasty conquests led to an unprecedented rush for resources, but also laid the roots for modern conservation.
![The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-09_21-33-31.jpg)
The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution
By Chris Zhang
Enforcement remains a major problem.
![China's Quest for Clean Tech China's Quest for Clean Tech](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_10-17-09.jpg)
China's Quest for Clean Tech
By Young China Watchers
Mark L. Clifford on China, renewable energy, and economic growth.
![China Puts an Emergency Stop on Coal Power Construction China Puts an Emergency Stop on Coal Power Construction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-24_18-41-03.jpg)
China Puts an Emergency Stop on Coal Power Construction
By Feng Hao
China’s energy sector is lumbering under the weight of a coal power glut, prompting the central government to step in.
![4 Takeaways from China's Economic Blueprint 4 Takeaways from China's Economic Blueprint](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/Li_Keqiang_2012.jpg)
4 Takeaways from China's Economic Blueprint
By Shannon Tiezzi
What's different -- and what's not -- about China's economic planning for the next five years.
![China Paves Way for Slowing Global Emissions China Paves Way for Slowing Global Emissions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_10-17-09.jpg)
China Paves Way for Slowing Global Emissions
By chinadialogue
A projected decline in global emissions is largely due to China's reduced coal use, a new study concludes.
![NGOs Win China's First Public Interest Environmental Lawsuit NGOs Win China's First Public Interest Environmental Lawsuit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-13_16-56-49.jpg)
NGOs Win China's First Public Interest Environmental Lawsuit
By Zhang Chun
The case shows it's possible for environmental NGOs to win victories in court -- if they can get their cases heard.
![China’s Climate Change Efforts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly China’s Climate Change Efforts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_10-17-09.jpg)
China’s Climate Change Efforts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Shannon Tiezzi
Between Hollande's visit to China and new coal statistics, what should we make of China's climate change efforts?
![China's Fifth Plenum: What You Need to Know China's Fifth Plenum: What You Need to Know](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sizes/thumbnail/18th_National_Congress_of_the_Communist_Party_of_China.jpg)
China's Fifth Plenum: What You Need to Know
By Shannon Tiezzi
The CCP's fifth plenum laid out the plan for China's development over the next five years.
![The Return of China's Environmental Avenger The Return of China's Environmental Avenger](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-11_19-35-08.jpg)
The Return of China's Environmental Avenger
By Elizabeth Economy
Pan Yue, China’s most outspoken, innovative, and articulate environmental official, is back in action.
![What You Need to Know About China's Cap-and-Trade Announcement What You Need to Know About China's Cap-and-Trade Announcement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-25_13-25-57.jpg)
What You Need to Know About China's Cap-and-Trade Announcement
By Shannon Tiezzi
Putting China's national emissions trading system (and the challenges it will face) in context.