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2016-2025 Articles

As U.S. Retreats on Climate, China and Europe Pledge to Go Green Together 0725.rtfChina ‘Will Cap’ Carbon Market Emissions by 2030 - 0625.rtfXi Commits China to Tougher Climate Targets, as US Retreats 0425.rtfChina Confirms Climate Commitment 0525.rtfChina to Boost Funding to Reduce Emissions at Coal Power Plants 0724.rtfTop Polluter China’s Shrinking Emissions Put Carbon Peak in Play 0724.rtfChina Is Close to Peak Emissions, but It Doesn’t Want to Talk about It 1223 2.rtfChina Climate Envoy Says Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Is Unrealistic 1123.rtfPhasing Out Fossil Fuels Is ‘Unrealistic,’ China Climate Envoy Says 0923.rtfAs the World Sizzles, China Says It Will Deal with Climate Its Own Way 0723.rtfChina Sets Out Proposals to Underpin Its Massive Renewables Push 0623.rtfClick for more

China Strengthens Role of Courts in Meeting Carbon Targets 0323.rtfWhy China’s New Carbon Market Is No Quick Climate Fix 0121.rtfCarbon Trading in China Isn't Helping Tackle Climate Change 1222.rtfChina Has Plan to Curb Methane Emissions, in Sign of Progress 1122.rtfChina Plans Cloud Seeding to Protect Grain Crop from Drought 0822.rtfChina to Double Wind, Solar Energy Capacity by 2025 - 0622.rtfChina Delays Carbon Market Expansion on Data Problems 0522.rtfChina Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322.rtfChina to Freeze HFC-23 Production, but Lacks a System to Monitor Emissions 0122.rtfChina Starts Round 2 of Massive Desert Renewable Energy Build 1221.rtfChina Issues Guidelines to Fight Pollution, Cut Emissions 1121.rtfChina’s New Renewable Project Rivals All Wind and Solar in India 1021.rtfClimate Report from China 1021.rtf - Coal and electricity shortages erode support for climate action.China Just Entered Major HFC Climate Pact. Now Comes the Hard Part. 0921.rtfChina's Xi Jinping Promises to Halt New Coal Projects Abroad 0921.rtfChina Ties Climate to Better U.S. Relations in Kerry Talks 0921.rtfChina to Quickly Expand Top Carbon Market to Add More Polluters 0721.rtfChina Puts Most Powerful Agency in Charge of Climate Policies 0721.rtfChina’s Leader Xi Jinping Promises to Strictly Limit Coal 0421.rtf - “strictly limit increasing coal consumption” in the next 5 years and phase it down in the following 5 yearsChina in Climate Denial? US Railroads Reverse Course on Warming. 0321.rtfDespite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree 0321.rtfWill China Take a 'Great Leap' to a Greener Economy? 0321.rtfCan China Meet Its Ambitious Decarbonization Goals? 0221.rtfEU Hopes for a Climate Partnership with China 0221.rtfChina Battles the World’s Biggest Coal Exporter, and Coal Is Losing 1220.rtfChina Promises to Reduce Its Carbon Intensity 65% by 2030 - 1220.rtfChina Must Ban New Coal Power Plants to Meet 2060 Goal 1120.rtfChina to Delay National Carbon Market Debut to 2021 - 1120.rtfChina Hits Out at US Climate Record, in Pointed Message Ahead of Election 1020.rtfChina's Carbon-Neutral Plan Uses Carbon Sinks to Wipe Out 1:3 of Emissions 1020.rtfChina’s Top Climate Scientists Map Out Path to 2060 Net Zero Goal 0920.rtfCoal’s Last Refuge Crumbles with China’s Renewables Plan 0920.rtfChina Boosts Renewable Power Subsidies 7.5% to $13 Billion 0620.rtfChina Power Giants Prepare for World’s Biggest Carbon Market 0620.rtfWhy China’s Renewable Energy Transition Is Losing Momentum 0919.rtf - See discussion at Renewables:Renewables: ChinaChina No Longer Participating in Start of Aviation Emissions Deal 0718.rtfChina’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump's Panel Tariffs 0618.rtfWater-Stressed Beijing Exhausts Its Options 0318.rtfChina to Fight Emissions, Pollution to Protect 'Blue Skies, Green Land' 0318.rtfGuide to the World’s Largest Carbon Market that Just Launched in China 1217.rtfChina's Top Climate Official Rules Out Carbon Futures, Tax 1117.rtfChina Aims to Stop Renewable Energy Being Wasted by 2020 - 1117.rtfChina Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future 1017.rtfChina Will Meet 2020 Carbon Reduction Target, Xie Zhenhua Says 1017.rtfChina Strengthens Climate Pledge, as White House Creates Confusion 0917.rtfChina Studying When to Ban Sales of Traditional Fuel Cars 0917.rtfBeijing Aims to Curb City's Use of Coal by 2020 - 0717.rtfXi Jinping Is Set for a Big Gamble With China’s Carbon Trading Market 0617.rtfChina Calls US ‘Selfish' after Trump Seeks to Bring Back Coal 0317.rtf‘Irrational’ Coal Plants May Hamper China’s Climate Change Efforts 0217.rtfCity of Beijing Vows 30% Cut in Coal Use in 2017, to Fight Smog 0217.rtfChina to Plow $361 Billion into Renewable Fuel by 2020 - 0117.rtfChina Unveils Green Vehicle Subsidy Caps, Increases Technical Requirements 1216.rtfChina Fines 605 Power Plants $47 Million for Environmental Breaches 1216.rtfObama, China Ratify Paris Climate Agreement 0916.rtfChina Turns to Free Markets to Tame Fossil-Fuel Pollution 0816.rtfChina May Be Entering “Post-Coal Growth.” But Don’t Get Too Excited. 0816.rtfChina Pledged to Curb Coal Plants, but It’s Still Adding Them. 0716.rtfSweltering China Tries to Dole Out Subsidies for Working in High Heat 0716.rtfChina Decarbonizes for Greener Growth 0616.rtf - from 2005, 37% less CO2 / GDP, vs 40-45% target for 2020Wind at China’s Back to Amp Up Its Renewables 0616.rtf - Move wind turbines from hinterlands to near the cities.China's Plan to Cut Meat Consumption by 50% Cheered by Climate Campaigners 0616.rtfBeijing to Adopt China's Tightest Fuel Standards by January 0516.rtfWhy China Is Having So Many Problems Ramping Up Wind Power 0516.rtfChina Curbs Plans for More Coal-Fired Power Plants 0416.rtfChina Pushes for Mandatory Integration of Renewable Power 0316.rtfChina Says Slowing Economy Won’t Stop Anti-Pollution Efforts 0316.rtfChina Sets Cap for Energy Consumption for 1st Time 0316.rtfChina Aims to Boost Renewable Energy with 'Green Certificates' 0316.rtfFalse Emissions Reporting Undermines China’s Pollution Fight 0116.rtf

2015 Articles and earlier

China’s Latest Climate Change Assessment Depicts Somber Scenarios 1115.rtfChina's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtf - 5-Year Plan may ban new coal plants. Coal GWh down 9% for 1st 7 months. Lack of transmission limits solar & wind.China Raises Solar Installation Target for 2015 - 1015.rtfChina to Launch National Cap-and-Trade Plan in 2017 - 0915.rtfClean Tech on Minds, as China's Xi Visits 0915.rtfChinese Cities Pledge Early Carbon Emissions Peak under Deal with U.S. 0915.rtfAssuming ’Wrong Type of Coal' Way Overestimated China's CO2 Emissions 0815.rtfChina’s Anti-Pollution Drive Starts to Bite on Sales of Coal 0715.rtfChina's Guangdong to Allocate 408 Million CO2 Permits This Year 0715.rtfHow China, the World's Biggest Polluter, Is Dealing with Climate Change 0715.rtfChina Climate Change Plan Unveiled 0615.rtfChina Puts $6 Trillion Price Tag on Its Climate Plan 0615.rtfChina ‘Deserves More Credit’ for Renewable Energy Effort - IEA 0615.rtfChina Prepares to Launch National Carbon Market to Fight Climate Change 0515.rtfChina's CO2 Emissions Have Been Plummeting Lately. What's Going On? 0515.rtfTaiwan Committed to Promoting Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency 0515.rtfChina and India Call on Rich Countries to Step Up Climate Change Efforts 0515.rtfChina to Expand Coal Ban to Suburbs 0515.rtfWhy China Should Make Cutting Coal Power Its #1 Goal 0415.rtfChina Sees Through Its Coal-Fired Haze What Alabama Cannot 0315.rtfChina Official Warns of Huge Impact from Climate Change 0315.rtfChina Eyes Fundamental Shift in Energy Policy 0315.rtfChina's Coal Usage Targeted in New Energy Plan 0315.rtfChina's ‘War' on Air Pollution May Release More CO2, with Scrubbers 0315.rtfAs China Readies National Carbon Trading Program Launch, Questions Multiply 0215.rtfChina Vows to Cut Fossil Fuel in Painstaking Energy Revolution 0115.rtfChina to Slow Down New Coal-to-Gas Projects a Lot, to Cut CO2 Emissions 1214.rtfChina’s National Assessment Spells Out “Grim" Climate Change Risks 0112.rtfChina Will Cap Its Coal Consumption by 2020 - 1114.rtf - China’s coal use may or may not increase after 2020.Transforming China's Grid - Sustaining the Renewable Energy Push 0913.rtf - This article details feed-in tariffs and other policies that China has used to encourage the growth of solar and wind power in China.How Does China’s 2010-2015 Plan Address Energy and the Environment? 0311.rtfChina, U.S. Agree to Limit Greenhouse Gases 1114.rtfChina Follows Through on its Climate Pledges 1114.rtfPower Politics Behind China's Climate Pledge 1114.rtfUS and China Reach Historic Deal to Cut CO2 Emissions 1114.rtfUS and China Shake Up Global Climate Talks With Major Pollution Pledges 1114.rtfChina Power Plants Exempt from Low-Quality Coal Ban 0914.rtfChina Suggests Coal Use Cap and Import Curbs in Draft Air Pollution Law 0914.rtfChina May Be Ready to Kick Coal Habit 0914.rtfObama Presses Chinese on Global Warming 0914.rtfChina Pledges Emissions Cuts, Coal Use to Peak ASAP 0914.rtfChina Seeks Pollution Cut With National Carbon Market 0914.rtfChina's Coal Use Drops for 1st Time in a Century 0814.rtfObama’s Green Dilemma- Punish China, Imperil U.S. Solar 0814.rtfChina's Carbon Plans- Secrecy, Oversupply Darken Outlook 0814.rtfWhat Beijing Abandoning Coal Means for the Rest of the World 0814.rtfSmoggy Beijing to Ban Coal Use 0814.rtfAfter US Pledges Cuts, China Announces Plans to Cap Carbon Emissions in 2016 - 0614.rtfChina's Experts Divided Over Carbon Emissions Peak 0614.rtfU.S. and China Find Convergence on Climate Issue 1113.rtfChina Looks for Blue-Sky Solutions, as Smog Worsens 0214.rtfSilver Lining in China’s Smog - It Puts Focus on Emissions 0813.rtfChina Moves to Cap Emissions in 2016, Peak by 2025 - 0513.rtfThe East is Grey 0813.rtfChina Says It Will Spend $275 Billion to Control Pollution 0713.rtfObama Plan Gives US Leverage in Climate Talks with China 0713.rtfUS, China Agree on Climate Steps to Curb Emissions 0713.rtfUS-China Clean Energy Partnership 1109.rtfChina Nears Launch of Large Emissions Trading Pilot Programs 0513.rtf - 7 pilot cities & provinces are shown at left.China Pushes for Own National Carbon Cap & Trade 0413.rtfHow Effective Will China’s Carbon Tax Be? 0213.rtfChina to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution 0213.rtfChina May Increase CO2 Emissions to 2030 - 1112.rtfChina Won't Reach US per Capita CO2 Emissions 1011.rtfChinese Official Says Carbon Caps Are Real Possibility 0811.rtfChina May Launch Carbon Market by 2014 - 0510.rtfChina Could Levy Carbon Tax in 2012 - 0510.rtfChina to Cut CO2:$ 40-45% by 2020 1109.rtfChina Unveils Emissions Targets 1109.rtfChina, Japan, US, Europe Leaders on Climate Action 0909.rtf

China Follows Through on its Climate Pledges 1114.rtf

According to its draft 2015-2020 Plan, coal will fall from 67% of energy in 2013 to 62% in 2020 - even as coal use rises from 3.75 to 4.2 billion tons a year, or 2% a year. 12 of China’s 34 provinces, with 44% of its coal use, have already implemented coal control measures. 10 of the 12 require a reduction in coal use - see map below.

Meanwhile the share of no-carbon “fuels" will rise from 9.8% in 2013 to 15% in 2020, aiming for the pledged 20% by 2030. From "Transforming China’s Grid… 0913,” below, China targets 260 GW of hydro, 104 of wind and 35 of solar, just by 2015. By 2020, China plans 500 GW (a 100 GW addition) of renewable electricity. That's almost half of the 1,060 GW in US total electric capacity. By 2030, China plans to add (from 2013) 800 to 1,000 GW of nuclear, wind, solar and other no-carbon generating capacity.

Wind and solar targets were revised significantly upward during the current (2010-2015) Plan.

China's Coal Boom Is Slowing — That's a Big Deal for Climate Change 0414.rtf