China
China climate policy hits oil demand growth forecast
NEWS: The International Energy Agency predicts a slowdown in oil consumption as emerging economies start to green their growth
China roars past EU as solar’s largest market
NEWS: China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power, says new report
China and India adopt UK tool to map green futures
NEWS: UK-led modelling tools are helping governments around the world develop contributions to a global climate deal
“I’m pretty optimistic” – lead US climate lawyer on Paris talks
INTERVIEW: Susan Biniaz talks to RTCC about six words that made the US-China climate pact and working towards a Paris deal
China and Kazakhstan compete for carbon neutral Olympics
NEWS: Rivals set out visions for a green Winter Olympics in 2022 as sustainable development rises up agenda
China’s efforts to ease water stress failing, say researchers
NEWS: Efforts to solve China’s water crisis − exacerbated by economic growth, climate change and a rising population – are having opposite effect
South Korea launches Asia’s first national carbon market
NEWS: Allowances traded at US$7-8 a tonne, a similar price to Europe’s emissions trading system
China and US drove renewable investment growth in 2014
NEWS: A slumping oil price did not dampen enthusiasm for clean energy in 2014, as data shows global investment grew 16%
Chinese coal demand fell in 2014
NEWS: New figures from Beijing government shows China’s hunger for coal is waning
China carbon trading to almost double in 2015
NEWS: More Chinese companies must manage their greenhouse gas emissions as Beijing plans national carbon market
Beijing reveals bottom-up approach to national carbon market
NEWS: Chinese central government will set regional caps on emissions and leave distribution of permits to provincial authorities
US-China chat broke impasse at Lima climate talks
NEWS: Warming relationship between superpowers key as countries work towards global emissions deal in 2015
Chinese cities targeting emissions peak next year
NEWS: Low carbon urban development is key to meeting national 2030 peak emissions goal, China’s climate change minister said in Lima
Taiwan calls for support to take part in climate talks
NEWS: As negotiators in Lima work towards a global climate deal, Taiwan is relegated to the fringes by mainland China
China outlines vision for 2015 UN climate change deal
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei calls for raised ambition from developed countries on pre-2020 emissions cuts and climate finance
China: climate laggards must join in pre-2020 efforts
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei says developed countries must ramp up action on emissions this decade
Call for UN climate deal to support carbon market links
NEWS: Experts say cross-border links can make emissions cuts cheaper, but socialist states want to block market mechanisms
Todd Stern on China, India and the UN climate deal
NEWS: US special envoy for climate change spells out what his country hopes to achieve in the UN’s climate change deal
China moves on carbon market as part of emissions plan
NEWS: Beijing plans to launch national carbon market in 2016 to be mature by 2020, says official
China’s renewables could quadruple by 2030 – IRENA
NEWS: Policy action needed by Beijing government for China to reach renewables potential next decade, says new report