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China is witnessing an exponential growth in carbon reduction effort and interest in ESG and sustainable investments. Caixin will bring you a timely update with insights on what is happening in the world’s second-largest economy on climate change, impact investing, green finance and more.
Key Questions Facing China’s Carbon Ambitions
Meeting the nation’s 2030/2060 goals for reducing carbon emissions will require a solid foundation of data, measurement and analysis so that there is a clear, quantifiable target, former central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan says.
In Depth: How China’s Revamped Voluntary Carbon Scheme Could Help Achieve Green Goals
Stricter guidelines and more policy support could buoy relaunched scheme, which was shelved in 2017 due to poor performance
In Depth: China’s Push to Expand Its Carbon Market
Price of pollution permits surges as policymakers beef up fines for non-compliance and look to end ‘quota hoarding’
In Depth: EU Tariff Roadblock Has Chinese EV-Makers Preparing to Swerve
Higher levies will be an obstacle to exporters in short run, but longer term they will push more carmakers to add manufacturing in Europe, analysts say
Energy Insider: Beijing to Limit ‘Low-End’ Solar Manufacturing; Beijing Says EU’s EV Probe Breaks Rules
Report says China becomes the world’s first major ‘electro-state,’ scientists make hydrogen with wind power and seawater, CATL doubles down on Europe
Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.76% on Wednesday
Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.55%
Commentary: The Building Sector Is Key to the Fight Against Climate Change
Building sector value chain is responsible for 37% of carbon emissions globally and involves industries for which it’s harder to slash emissions such as steel and cement, making its decarbonization all the more challenging
Weekend Long Read: How the New Tariffs on Chinese EVs Will Slow Green Transition
The U.S. and EU measures will hurt local consumers and delay the global shift to a low-carbon lifestyle
Commentary: How China Can Leverage Renewables to Meet Peak Summer Electricity Demand
By embracing the flexibility and diversity of energy sources like solar and wind, the country can manage peak demand pressures without compromising its climate commitments
China’s Surge in Solar and Hydro Points to Early Carbon Peak
Thermal power, which accounts for the bulk of the country’s carbon footprint, fell 4.3% in May as heavy rains fed a recovery in the world’s most powerful dams
Energy Insider: China Could Double Wind and Solar Capacity Goal By 2030, Solar Panel Manufacturers Warn of ‘Interim Overcapacity’
China’s ballooning renewables capacity challenges grid, country could have over a million hydrogen-fueled vehicles on the road by 2035, ‘gutter oil’ biofuel takes flight
Energy Insider: China On Track to Hit Renewables Goal Early, City Waives Highway Tolls for Hydrogen Vehicles
Beijing said to set up solid-state battery fund, battery-makers concerned over draft EU carbon footprint rules, major pumped-storage power station begins operation
Energy Insider: Beijing Steps Up Efforts to Hit Energy and Emissions Targets, Battery Exports Eclipse Solar Panels
Energy regulator pushes for ‘intelligent’ coal mines, expert proposes rebranding overcapacity, construction of Tesla’s Shanghai battery factory begins
Asia Should Lead Global Decarbonization, Ex-PBOC Chief Says
Zhou Xiaochuan calls on countries to ‘establish before breaking’ as they restructure their economies
China Tops World in Green Bond Issuance for Second Straight Year
The country’s $131 billion in 2023 nearly doubles the No. 2 nation, Germany
Energy Insider: Major Sodium Energy Storage Station Enters Operation, Battery Giant CATL Taps Into Shipping
Beijing aims to make EV charging ‘green’, China generated over one-third of wind and solar power in 2023 as capacity soars, coal hub Shanxi province faces $14 billion hurdle to achieving ‘just’ green transition, study finds
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- Launched by Caixin, China ESG30 Forum is a high-level committee that brings together 30 experts annually to discuss ESG-related theory, policy and practical issues in China.
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