China climate change Archives

Death toll from China’s Guangdong highway collapse rises to 48 as President Xi Jinping orders maximum push to save lives

They said that in addition to the death toll, a further 30 people were injured and 23 vehicles were trapped, and they were continuing the search for bodies and injured …

China funds clean energy for belt and road partners, fuelling green transition and salving chafed feelings

by Walter Watson

Despite misfires during previous infrastructure endeavours in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, China is now making substantial green energy investments in those regions – and finding eager takers. …

China’s manufacturers, exporters urged to speed up low-carbon transition as EU wields ‘trade weapon’ with import tax

by Walter Watson

Under the new mechanism, importers would have to pay the difference between the carbon emission price in the country of origin and that of domestic production in the EU. Due …