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Happy Monday! Another piece of good news in the emissions front: carbon emissions in China are projected to peak by 2026, with a 30% reduction by 2040. Lots of positive progress in the country detailed here - https://lnkd.in/dKywD5NG Forbes #china #climate #emissions 

Africa and China deepen Industrialization Cooperation China continues to lead the way in global green development through its ambitious clean energy transition. Discover how the country’s innovative strategies are driving sustainability and contributing to the fight against climate change. #CleanEnergy #GreenDevelopment #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #China #ClimateAction #GlobalGreenTransition Read more: https://lnkd.in/dSppYSRP

Europe has a big challenge to carry the flag of the green deal. Rapid population and economic growth in Asian countries, accelerating infrastructure development and industrialisation in India, and hundreds of new coal-fired power plants being built in China are generating tens of times more CO2 than Europe. US climate change policy is highly dependent on who becomes a new president every four years. Thus, purely mathematically calculating Europe cannot expect to make a significant contribution to global CO2 reduction in its own backyard, but it can just serve as an example and inspiration to other nations on how to preserve the planet Earth for future generations. #greendeal #climatechange #climatepolicy #EU

ICYMI: Great article on FT Chinese on China's emission trajectory and upcoming climate targets, building on my research. If China follows the policymakers' current plan of peaking emissions just before 2030 and then reducing them very gradually, postponing steep emission cuts beyond 2035, China alone would use up 90% of the global carbon budget for 1.5 degrees. This means that China is in the unique position of being able to single-handedly derail the global climate goals set in the Paris agreement. That's why it's so important that China's emissions peak without further delay and that the country achieves substantial emission reductions of at least 30% over the next ten years, by 2035. By JIANG Yifan. https://lnkd.in/gU9iDEfw

The #Chinese government attaches great importance to addressing #climate change and has positioned climate action as a key lever for enhancing #ecological #conservation and pursuing high-quality #development. #China continues to implement an active national strategy in response to climate change, adopting a series of policies and measures to strive for carbon #emissions peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060 (hereinafter the “dual carbon” goals). Among these measures, the carbon market serves as an essential policy tool for China to promote cost-effective carbon emissions #reduction across sectors and to achieve the “dual carbon” goals. It also plays a #fundamental role in China’s carbon pricing mechanism. ⏬⏬⏬ Follow Integrated Africa Power (IAP) for more updates #Sustainability #CarbonMarket #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy #ChineseGovernment

While #China currently leads in emissions, the full story behind climate justice is more complex. Most greenhouse gases have accumulated over a century, driven by industrialisation in wealthy countries. China’s industrialisation is relatively recent, and when you consider per capita emissions, its responsibility is smaller compared to the #US and other developed nations. Additionally, much of China’s #emissions stem from producing goods consumed in wealthier countries, making global consumption a key factor. ➡ Understanding this context is crucial in addressing the broader picture of climate justice. Thanks Teresa Anderson for your valuable insights. #ClimateJustice #GlobalEmissions #ClimateAction #FundourFuture

I'm predictably getting replies to this post about China's emissions targets suggesting that the targets don't really matter because China will always under-promise and over-deliver. This is a persistent myth. China tends to smash wind and solar capacity targets, but has at times struggled to meet other targets. The energy intensity target for 2010 was missed. The carbon intensity target and several other targets for 2025 will almost certainly be missed. This is notwithstanding the fact that the targets allowed emissions to grow and lacked ambition. As I keep repeating, people who touted the "early achievement" of the 2030 target for wind and solar capacity are not to be taken seriously, as this target was never a serious planning target but rather a bit of PR. It was always clear that China needs far more wind and solar to meet the carbon intensity and non-fossil energy targets for 2030, and these targets matter far more for emissions than the capacity target. Here's a detailed look at the 2025 targets: https://lnkd.in/dDwqcx-r

I had a wonderful conversation with TRT on #COP29Baku. Please check out my interview below. I am very keen to hear your thoughts on wether China should be considered a developed country? This essentially meaning them contributing significantly towards climate finance. My take is no! But they have an obligation to foster south to south cooperation with a responsibility to reduce its emissions. #ClimateFinance #NCQG #UN #ClimateTalks

In climate world, something that once seemed almost unthinkable may now be happening. Preliminary data shows that while global carbon emissions are continuing to rise, China’s emissions may already be peaking — the longtime climate villain turning the corner on carbon before the planet as a whole does. Forecasts like these are not perfectly reliable, but already China has completely rewritten the global green transition story. https://lnkd.in/gcUcrM_F #china #solarenergy #climatechange #carbonemission #emissionsreductions #global #greentransition #environment

China's response to the climate crisis is marked by extensive initiatives, reflected in its dual role as the largest CO2 emitter globally and the top investor in green energy. China has adopted the so-called "30-60" targets, which means it aims for carbon peak by 2030 and thereafter reach carbon neutrality by 2060. These efforts are generally regarded as achievable by experts in the field.   While China’s top-down strategies aims to reduce costs and implement policies fast and efficiently, concerns persist regarding labor conditions in its green industries, such as evidence of forced labor. In our newest brief, Lisa Zhang / 张莉莎 provides an overview of the Chinese strategy to reach its climate goals.   https://lnkd.in/d8eYFATZ