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EU companies lose optimism

The China euphoria of earlier years has given way to great skepticism. Among European companies, there is now a sense of China fatigue in the face of never-ending Zero-Covid measures, which sparked a whole series of economic problems. A new position paper of the EU Chamber in China makes this obvious.

By Christiane Kuehl

Kohle-Kraftwerk in Patuakhali
Feature

China continues to finance coal abroad

When China's President Xi Jinping announced a halt to the construction of new coal projects abroad at the UN General Assembly in September 2021, the global community breathed a sigh of relief. A year later, loopholes begin to show: even today, new coal-fired power plants are built with Chinese help. Nevertheless, the announcement remains a positive signal for climate policy.

By Nico Beckert

Jiang Lin Michael O´Boyle
Opinion

A big payoff from US-China climate cooperation

Although the United States and China have both begun to make significant strides toward carbon-free electricity generation, they could move even faster if they worked together. New research shows that both could decarbonize their grids by 80% between now and 2035.

By Experts Table.Briefings