Climate protection

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Liu Hongqiao – deciphering the climate issue
Climate sinner or model student? The question is not that easy to answer, says Liu Hongqiao. “China is turning its head – that is a positive trend,” explains the political advisor on climate issues. The important thing for her is the significance of this transformation: “China going net-zero by 2060 could prevent a further 0.2-0.3C […] continue reading →
Weak economy could cause earlier CO2 peak
China’s weak economic data for 2022 substantiate the suspicion that the country could soon reach the peak of its CO2 emissions. The Chinese economy grew by just three percent last year, and there was even a decline in economic output in particularly emissions-intensive industries, according to official data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Originally, […] continue reading →
Hebei: steel production with hydrogen
Steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel (Hisco) commissioned the first phase of its hydrogen-powered steelmaking demonstration project. The new plant in Xuangang, located north of Beijing, is capable of producing 1.2 million metric tons, according to local reports. It is powered by a hydrogen-enriched synthesis gas – known as coke oven gases. The plant is designed […] continue reading →
COP15: Xi promotes solidarity with Global South
The UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 in Montreal entered the decisive phase of the negotiations. In a video address, China’s President Xi Jinping welcomed the approximately 130 environment ministers attending the conference. Xi emphasized the importance of functioning ecosystems for the prosperity of society. In this context, solidarity and international cooperation would be the only effective […] continue reading →
Tough negotiations in split biodiversity COP
In Montreal, Canada, the signatories to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are negotiating an agreement on species conservation – under Chinese presidency. Beijing may sound committed, but to make COP15 a big success, a lot still needs to happen. continue reading →
China’s inglorious role at COP27
China knows that it must do more to protect the climate. But it continues to struggle to make international commitments. The COP negotiators will have to work on this until the next COP in Dubai. continue reading →
Beijing: Industrialized countries to blame for COP disaster
The COP27 world climate conference concluded with disappointing results, but China already pinpointed the culprits, saying traditional industrialized nations were responsible for the unsatisfactory results in Sharm el-Sheikh. “Global climate governance has a long way to go,” the foreign office spokeswoman said Monday in Beijing. “Developed countries have still not fulfilled their commitment to providing […] continue reading →
China refuses contribution to aid fund at COP27
The EU wants China, a wealthy climate polluter, to pay into the climate fund for developing countries. At COP27, Beijing was initially unwilling to do so, arguing that it is still an emerging economy. But the financial basis of the instrument must be broadened quickly. continue reading →
China’s complicated climate balance
China is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions too slowly. Despite massive expansion of renewable energies in the country, the People’s Republic is falling short of its climate protection targets to be able to make its contribution to limiting global warming by 1.5 degrees, according to the Climate Protection Index 2023, which was presented on Monday […] continue reading →
China is willing to compensate poor countries for climate damage
China would be willing to contribute financially to a compensation mechanism for poorer countries for losses and damages caused by climate change. Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Wednesday. “It is not the obligation of China but we are willing to make our […] continue reading →
Xie Zhenhua – China’s climate czar
Xie Zhenhua was actually already in political retirement. But then the climate expert’s career really took off again. When it came to defining the long-term climate targets of the largest CO2 emitter, Xie played an important role. With his decades of experience, it’s hard to imagine Chinese climate policy without him. Now he is taking […] continue reading →