The IPCC’s alarming report has Chinese environmentalists wondering how to push a government that brooks no criticism into taking more action.
In the wake of the IPCC’s alarming warning last week…
China continues to announce new steel mills and coal-fired power plants even as the country maps out a path to zeroing out heat-trapping emissions.
State-owned firms proposed 43 new coal-fired…
Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains.
Days of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan province, bursting the banks of…
China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third
China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for…
As finance shifts from coal, China is looking isolated as the last enabler of coal-fired power overseas.
A review of coal power proposals in countries with large remaining project pipelines…
Heavy flooding has hit central China following unusually heavy rains, with the subway system in the city of Zhengzhou inundated with rushing water.
Just to the north, the famed Shaolin Temple known…
State media often frame climate change as a global problem that China can lead in solving, not as a crisis that affects its citizens’ daily lives.
As unprecedented heatwaves sweep across large parts…
Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped in underground trains in the capital Zhengzhou
Days of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan…
China’s biggest bank is stepping away from a plan to invest US$3 billion in the 2,800-megawatt Sengwa coal project in northern Zimbabwe, according to an email the bank sent to climate campaign groups…
Heavy rain in China, an expanse of warm water stretching across the North Pacific, and kinks in the jet stream are combining to drive an unusual heat wave that will set records in the Pacific…
New MoU between IRENA and China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment promotes carbon neutrality through renewables.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 23 June 2021 – The International Renewable…
China makes up two-thirds of the heavily polluting power stations approved globally in 2020.
China is driving a global increase in heavily polluting coal-fired power plants in an attempt to reboot…
Bond proceeds going to coal-dominated state-owned enterprises – ESG investors beware
China’s carbon neutral bonds fail to restrict the use of funds to green projects and are adding to the working…
As nations gear up for a critical year for climate negotiations, it’s become increasingly clear that success may hinge on one question: How soon will China end its reliance on coal and its financing…
Controversial deal with China would be ‘disastrous’ for fishing and protected rainforest, say opponents.
A $55m (£39m) deal struck by the government of Sierra Leone with China to build an industrial…
It's a massive country with massive emissions.
It’s a powerhouse for renewable energy, but it still heavily relies on coal plants. It has committed to being carbon neutral by 2060 but presented no…
Investigation finds up to 40% of UK solar farms were built using panels from leading Chinese companies.
Solar projects commissioned by the Ministry of Defence, the government’s Coal Authority,…
The world’s two biggest polluters have agreed to ramp up their ‘respective actions’ to combat the climate crisis.
The United States and China have agreed to work with other countries to address the …
The number of coal-fired power plants that still have project finance debt is greatly diminished today, whereas 15 years or so back they were all financed with non-recourse debt. Those that do have…