China renewable energy

China’s renewable energy sector will now be beholden to market prices. Can that bring China’s decarbonization efforts into a new era?

It’s no coincidence that China’s new push in the island nation focuses on energy and digital development.

These targets are one of the most direct tools for mandating increases in renewable energy consumption.

New rules for GECs will make the marketplace more robust as China works to increase renewable energy consumption nationwide.

As the share of renewables grows, China is shifting from controlling energy consumption to controlling carbon emissions specifically.

The latest probe is just the beginning of EU efforts to adjust to a “new world” focused on economic security. 

Under Xi, China has embraced green diplomacy as part of its global ambitions.

Apple likes to brand itself as a climate hero, but one of its largest suppliers is a laggard on renewable energy – despite the many green options in China.

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

China's unrelenting commitment to offshore wind energy has sent ripples across the global energy landscape and the European Union’s efforts to build up their own offshore wind sector.

The proposed pipeline has astonishingly poor project economics. It might be built regardless. 

China is the world’s largest producer of both renewable energy and coal power, the dirtiest fossil fuel. 

As climate change emerges as a key focus in some of China’s recent diplomatic initiatives, there are opportunities for the U.S. to enhance its own climate diplomacy efforts. 

China’s steel industry is a crucial part of its decarbonization efforts – and thus the fate of the global fight against climate change. 

Renewables make up 3/4 of Chinese energy investments at home, but only 1/4 abroad. One reason is the Chinese financial system’s preference for SOEs, which these days are looking for markets to unload excess capacity.

To become a global leader in standard-setting, China first needs to focus on domestic standards.

As China stops building overseas coal power plants, it will take more than wishful thinking to transition to renewable energy.

Over-enthusiasm for Xi’s coal pledge will let China get away with lower overall climate ambitions.

As extreme weather intensifies, companies like Samsung, Toshiba, and Alibaba must commit to renewable energy.

The huge success of Three Gorges Renewables helps demonstrate the potential for investing in sustainable energy.

China's decarbonization plans must begin with its steel sector, which contributes 15 percent of its total carbon emissions.

China’s embrace of electric vehicles and the hydrogen economy is also about reducing its reliance on foreign energy sources.

The Belt and Road is accused of exporting China’s coal addiction. But it could also be a platform for spreading green energy around the world.

President Xi’s announcement yesterday at the U.N. General Assembly will have economic as well as geopolitical ramifications.