Investments under China’s Belt and Road Initiative can pose environmental risks to small island nations already vulnerable to harm from climate change, an expert told VOA in late November. ...
China’s coal output hit a record high in March, and a few months later, it ramped up coal supply to cope with the most severe heatwaves in decades. ...
Methane emissions from abandoned mines are expected to grow more quickly than those from established mines, according to a 2021 study. ...
Experts said at COP27 that it will be "very challenging" for China to achieve its green ambitions, despite a lauded power decarbonisation effort. What’s standing in its way? ...
At COP27, various stakeholders deliberated on ways to accelerate the decarbonisation of the carbon-heavy steel industry. As the world’s largest steelmaker, will China be able to lead a net-zero transition of the industry? ...
Women are more involved in China's climate action now, but do they have more decision making power? ...
Beijing would support such a mechanism, but would not pay cash into the loss and damage fund. ...
Developing countries like China and India in recent decades have moved to become among the biggest polluters in the world, however their historic emissions are much lower than developed western nations. ...
Climate action has become one of the nation’s top priorities, yet its crucial climate alliance with the US has suffered a major setback. ...
“What will happen? Who is going to speak?”. Confusion dominated the Blue Zone at the COP26 venue on Wednesday evening – with even the most informed journalists asking one another what the next event was all about. Xie Zhenhua, China’s ...