China to Spend Over $360 Billion on Renewable Energy
With China looking to see what options might open up in global climate leadership ahead of the...
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LatestCoal, Nuclear Capacity to Rise as Solar, Wind Goals Fall
In response to mounting public anger over China’s infamous urban air pollution, authorities...
Does the New Climate Deal Let China “Do Nothing”?
The new climate goals that Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced from Beijing last week met with...
China, Carbon, Coal, and Climate Change
Ahead of the the 2014 UN Climate Summit set to take place on Tuesday, Global Carbon Project...
China’s Fracking Boom and the Fate of the Planet
Two in-depth reports in U.S. magazines this week look at the environmental consequences of...
Li Keqiang Visits Berlin Amid Trade Tensions
On his first foreign tour as Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang is in Berlin today, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany, China’s largest European trading partner, will be the premier’s only stop in an...
China Ties U.S. in Green Energy Investments
Globally in 2011, private and public sector funding for renewable energy increased 17% to $257 billion. China and the U.S. are tied for spending in the green energy sector, according to a new report from the United Nations...
China Says U.S. Subsidies Violate Trade Rules
In the latest missive in an ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China over renewable energy issues, China has filed a complaint with the WTO over U.S. subsidies to clean energy projects. From Bloomberg: The ministry...
Time for a China Carbon Tax?
For The Diplomat, World Bank Group consultant Lin Shi writes that the time has come for China to implement a carbon tax and strengthen subsidies for renewable energy sources to make them more competitive with fossil fuels: Why...
U.S. Trade Panel to Continue Solar Probe
In a widely anticipated ruling, the International Trade Commission voted unanimously on Friday to continue investigating government subsidies in the Chinese solar industry in response to an anti-dumping petition filed by seven...
US Envoy: China Promises Clean Energy Access
Earlier this year, the WTO ruled in favor of the U.S. on a complaint over Chinese government subsidies to its wind power industry for using domestically-produced components. In recent trade talks between the two countries, China...
Chinese Solar Makers Hit Back, Accuse U.S. Firms of Dumping
While the U.S. government investigates the possibility of illegal government subsidies in the Chinese solar industry after seven American solar companies filed an anti-dumping petition last month, Chinese manufacturers will...
China Accused of 'Dumping' Solar Panels in U.S.
The New York Times reports the announcement of a Chinese supercomputer built with domestically designed and manufactured chips. Although it runs at only 40% of the speed of the Intel- and Nvidia-based Tianhe-1A unveiled last...
China May Cut Spending on Strategic Industries
Reuters reports planned cuts to state investment in strategic industries including high-speed rail and wind power, as well as other forms of green energy and information technology. Beijing originally planned to invest up to...
Wind Direction Unchanged by US Trade Victory Over China
Last week, Beijing acquiesced to US demands and ended subsidies to wind turbine manufacturers using Chinese-made parts rather than imports. The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts, however, argues that Chinese wind firms will retain...
China Agrees to Curtail Domestic Wind Power Subsidies
In a major victory for U.S. manufacturers, China has agreed to end subsidies to wind power companies that use domestically-sourced components: The action is significant because of intense competition between U.S. and Chinese...
China Rebuilds Its Power Grid as Part of Its Clean Technologies Push
In China’s bid to become a world leader in clean energy, it is finding that its power grid can’t handle the new technologies. The New York Times reports: State Grid Corp. of China, the country’s top electricity...
China Tops Global Clean Energy Table
A new report found that China had the highest investment in clean energy technologies. From BBC: The table, published by the US Pew Environment Group, showed that the Chinese invested $54.4bn (£34.1bn) in 2010, up from $39.1bn...
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