Anika Patel
@anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org
China Analyst at Carbon Brief
It's absolutely packed at the China Pavilion this afternoon at COP30 as China hosts an event on south-south climate cooperation
Speakers include Huang Runqiu, Liu Zhenmin and Ana Toni, with several Chinese environment officials (current and former) in the front row
Speakers include Huang Runqiu, Liu Zhenmin and Ana Toni, with several Chinese environment officials (current and former) in the front row
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It's absolutely packed at the China Pavilion this afternoon at COP30 as China hosts an event on south-south climate cooperation
Speakers include Huang Runqiu, Liu Zhenmin and Ana Toni, with several Chinese environment officials (current and former) in the front row
Speakers include Huang Runqiu, Liu Zhenmin and Ana Toni, with several Chinese environment officials (current and former) in the front row
I'm in Belém for week 1 of COP30, covering China's role at the negotiations. If you're around and have time for a coffee, let me know!
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm in Belém for week 1 of COP30, covering China's role at the negotiations. If you're around and have time for a coffee, let me know!
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#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight")
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight")
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
Proposed late additions to agenda:
* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting
Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)
This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵
1/
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🇨🇳☎️🇬🇧 China’s Wang Yi & UK’s Yvette Cooper discuss bilateral ties amid global turbulence.
Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.”
#ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics
Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.”
#ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇨🇳☎️🇬🇧 China’s Wang Yi & UK’s Yvette Cooper discuss bilateral ties amid global turbulence.
Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.”
#ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics
Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.”
#ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics
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It’s that time of the year. @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and I trawled through hundreds of govt submissions to bring you the COP30 edition of @carbonbrief.org’s Who Wants What.
NEW – Interactive: Who wants what at the COP30 climate change summit | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
Read here ⬇️
Read here ⬇️
Interactive: Who wants what at the COP30 climate change summit - Carbon Brief
In order to track parties’ positions on negotiating points at COP30, Carbon Brief has analysed nearly 100 submissions to the UN and captured them in a table
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November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It’s that time of the year. @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and I trawled through hundreds of govt submissions to bring you the COP30 edition of @carbonbrief.org’s Who Wants What.
UPDATED: Yesterday, China released its full 2035 climate pledge, building on Xi's UN speech. Our updated @carbonbrief.org analysis dives into the details, inc:
🌎 What the NDC says about the US
🗞️ Reactions to the targets
⚡ China's 2035 plans for coal
Find out more ⬇️
🌎 What the NDC says about the US
🗞️ Reactions to the targets
⚡ China's 2035 plans for coal
Find out more ⬇️
Q&A: What does China’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? - Carbon Brief
President Xi Jinping has pledged to cut China’s greenhouse gas emissions to 7-10% below peak levels by 2035, while “striving to do better”.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
UPDATED: Yesterday, China released its full 2035 climate pledge, building on Xi's UN speech. Our updated @carbonbrief.org analysis dives into the details, inc:
🌎 What the NDC says about the US
🗞️ Reactions to the targets
⚡ China's 2035 plans for coal
Find out more ⬇️
🌎 What the NDC says about the US
🗞️ Reactions to the targets
⚡ China's 2035 plans for coal
Find out more ⬇️
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China Briefing | 15th ‘five-year plan’ priorities; 2035 wind goal; ‘Vehicle-to-grid’ tech
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October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
China Briefing | 15th ‘five-year plan’ priorities; 2035 wind goal; ‘Vehicle-to-grid’ tech
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Carbon Brief is introducing the COP30 Insider Pass for those who need more than headlines from Belem.
What the pass gives you access to:
📲 An invite-only WhatsApp group
📩 A daily email newsletter
🗣️ 3 exclusive 'Ask Us Anything' webinars
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📲 An invite-only WhatsApp group
📩 A daily email newsletter
🗣️ 3 exclusive 'Ask Us Anything' webinars
Sign up ⬇️
COP30 Insider Pass
A two-week, all-access package designed for those who need more than headlines.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Carbon Brief is introducing the COP30 Insider Pass for those who need more than headlines from Belem.
What the pass gives you access to:
📲 An invite-only WhatsApp group
📩 A daily email newsletter
🗣️ 3 exclusive 'Ask Us Anything' webinars
Sign up ⬇️
What the pass gives you access to:
📲 An invite-only WhatsApp group
📩 A daily email newsletter
🗣️ 3 exclusive 'Ask Us Anything' webinars
Sign up ⬇️
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Our analysis looks at the aviation emission reduction plans of the biggest players:
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Our analysis looks at the aviation emission reduction plans of the biggest players:
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
NEW - What happened in 🇨🇳's climate + energy space in the last 2 weeks:
🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls
☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas
📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030
Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇
🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls
☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas
📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030
Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇
China Briefing 16 October 2025: New export controls; IEA China projections; Provincial ‘Doc 136’ progress - Carbon Brief
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW - What happened in 🇨🇳's climate + energy space in the last 2 weeks:
🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls
☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas
📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030
Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇
🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls
☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas
📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030
Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇
NEW - Only 18 of China's provinces have finalised plans for how they are going to price wind and solar power.
The other half - which make up 40% of China's CO2 emissions - have until the end of the year to get their systems in place.
Find out more in my latest article for @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
The other half - which make up 40% of China's CO2 emissions - have until the end of the year to get their systems in place.
Find out more in my latest article for @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
Analysis: Only half of Chinese provinces finalise key ‘Document 136’ renewable rules - Carbon Brief
Only half of China’s provinces have finalised new rules for pricing wind and solar power, according to Carbon Brief analysis
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October 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW - Only 18 of China's provinces have finalised plans for how they are going to price wind and solar power.
The other half - which make up 40% of China's CO2 emissions - have until the end of the year to get their systems in place.
Find out more in my latest article for @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
The other half - which make up 40% of China's CO2 emissions - have until the end of the year to get their systems in place.
Find out more in my latest article for @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
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Since tweets like this continue to travel and I get similar responses every time I post something positive about China, it's maybe good to point out where China's progress on clean energy is and isn't world-leading and/or game-changing. 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Since tweets like this continue to travel and I get similar responses every time I post something positive about China, it's maybe good to point out where China's progress on clean energy is and isn't world-leading and/or game-changing. 🧵
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"🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇪🇺 Chinese new car volumes outpaced Korean models across Western Europe for the first time during September, according to exclusive @autoschmidt.bsky.social research"
#alwaysbecharging
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#alwaysbecharging
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October 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇪🇺 Chinese new car volumes outpaced Korean models across Western Europe for the first time during September, according to exclusive @autoschmidt.bsky.social research"
#alwaysbecharging
www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...
#alwaysbecharging
www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...
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FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense
Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act
Feat. OG authors of the Act & more
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act
Feat. OG authors of the Act & more
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense
Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act
Feat. OG authors of the Act & more
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act
Feat. OG authors of the Act & more
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Reposted by Anika Patel
Reposted by Anika Patel
Communities in Zambia have filed lawsuits seeking $80B in damages from Sino Metals after a February mining spill. Chinese social media is now openly debating the case.
October 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Communities in Zambia have filed lawsuits seeking $80B in damages from Sino Metals after a February mining spill. Chinese social media is now openly debating the case.
I was delighted to speak alongside some of the foremost experts on China's climate developments in a webinar on the country's new NDC targets.
It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!
It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!
Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on China’s new climate pledge🎙️
Thanks also to our panelists: Li Shuo @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social @rynacui.bsky.social @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here ⬇️
buff.ly/zUSLhUp
Thanks also to our panelists: Li Shuo @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social @rynacui.bsky.social @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here ⬇️
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Webinar: Experts discuss what China's new climate pledge means for the world - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief hosts webinar with China climate policy experts to discuss assessments of what the NDC means for China’s emissions pathway.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I was delighted to speak alongside some of the foremost experts on China's climate developments in a webinar on the country's new NDC targets.
It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!
It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!
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NEW – Q&A: What does China’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/WI735tD
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September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW – Q&A: What does China’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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Read here: buff.ly/WI735tD
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China Briefing | MEE on the move; AI and energy; BRICS and climate
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September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
China Briefing | MEE on the move; AI and energy; BRICS and climate
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NEW - Is BRICS the next climate leader?
BRICS is in the news due to Trump and tariffs, but the group also has an interesting dynamic when it comes to climate
🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 have pushed fossil fuels to <50% of power + BRICS are shaping COP outcomes
Read more in my new @carbonbrief.org piece (link below)
BRICS is in the news due to Trump and tariffs, but the group also has an interesting dynamic when it comes to climate
🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 have pushed fossil fuels to <50% of power + BRICS are shaping COP outcomes
Read more in my new @carbonbrief.org piece (link below)
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NEW - Is BRICS the next climate leader?
BRICS is in the news due to Trump and tariffs, but the group also has an interesting dynamic when it comes to climate
🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 have pushed fossil fuels to <50% of power + BRICS are shaping COP outcomes
Read more in my new @carbonbrief.org piece (link below)
BRICS is in the news due to Trump and tariffs, but the group also has an interesting dynamic when it comes to climate
🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 have pushed fossil fuels to <50% of power + BRICS are shaping COP outcomes
Read more in my new @carbonbrief.org piece (link below)
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These Chinese EV Makers Will Never Be Profitable
you hear this a lot, FT today shows what's up:
profitable: BYD, GEELY, GWM, SAIC, SERES, Changan, Li Auto, LEAPMOTOR 🇨🇳
soon?
Haima, JAC, XPENG, BAIC, GAC (?), NIO (?)
⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging www.ft.com/content/5f73...
you hear this a lot, FT today shows what's up:
profitable: BYD, GEELY, GWM, SAIC, SERES, Changan, Li Auto, LEAPMOTOR 🇨🇳
soon?
Haima, JAC, XPENG, BAIC, GAC (?), NIO (?)
⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging www.ft.com/content/5f73...
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
These Chinese EV Makers Will Never Be Profitable
you hear this a lot, FT today shows what's up:
profitable: BYD, GEELY, GWM, SAIC, SERES, Changan, Li Auto, LEAPMOTOR 🇨🇳
soon?
Haima, JAC, XPENG, BAIC, GAC (?), NIO (?)
⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging www.ft.com/content/5f73...
you hear this a lot, FT today shows what's up:
profitable: BYD, GEELY, GWM, SAIC, SERES, Changan, Li Auto, LEAPMOTOR 🇨🇳
soon?
Haima, JAC, XPENG, BAIC, GAC (?), NIO (?)
⚡️⚡️⚡️
#alwaysbecharging www.ft.com/content/5f73...
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Reposted by Anika Patel
Someone should tell the economic geniuses running our trade policies about the existence of inventories! 🧵
September 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Someone should tell the economic geniuses running our trade policies about the existence of inventories! 🧵
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🚨New Article🚨
What happens after a major climate disaster in developing and authoritarian contexts?
My new study @commsearth.nature.com examines how citizens made adaptation demands to local governments in 🇨🇳 after the 2021 Henan flood.
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
🧵 1/10
What happens after a major climate disaster in developing and authoritarian contexts?
My new study @commsearth.nature.com examines how citizens made adaptation demands to local governments in 🇨🇳 after the 2021 Henan flood.
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
🧵 1/10
September 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🚨New Article🚨
What happens after a major climate disaster in developing and authoritarian contexts?
My new study @commsearth.nature.com examines how citizens made adaptation demands to local governments in 🇨🇳 after the 2021 Henan flood.
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
🧵 1/10
What happens after a major climate disaster in developing and authoritarian contexts?
My new study @commsearth.nature.com examines how citizens made adaptation demands to local governments in 🇨🇳 after the 2021 Henan flood.
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
🧵 1/10
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In a new paper, Kevin Zongzhe Li, Affiliated Researcher for the #CenterforChinaAnalysis, examines Indonesia’s evolving energy transition strategy through the lens of its deepening, but increasingly complex, relationship with China.
Indonesia’s Energy Transition: Exercising Strategic Agency in Partnership with China
Kevin Li asserts that the future of Sino-Indonesian energy cooperation lies in structured, reciprocal, and domain-specific partnerships that recognize the full value of development-compatible decarbon...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In a new paper, Kevin Zongzhe Li, Affiliated Researcher for the #CenterforChinaAnalysis, examines Indonesia’s evolving energy transition strategy through the lens of its deepening, but increasingly complex, relationship with China.