Wanyuan Song
@wanyuansong.bsky.social
China section editor @Carbonbrief, former researcher, reporter, and analyst @BBC
The top stories on the front page of the Chinese central government website also did not mention it (see below). It is, however, the top story on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The top stories on the front page of the Chinese central government website also did not mention it (see below). It is, however, the top story on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
#China #ChinaNDC #Climatechange
🇨🇳 China's state news agency Xinhua published the highlights of Xi's new NDC commitment:
⭐ By 2035, China's economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7%-10% from their peak, with the goal of achieving even higher levels.
www.news.cn/world/202509...
🇨🇳 China's state news agency Xinhua published the highlights of Xi's new NDC commitment:
⭐ By 2035, China's economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7%-10% from their peak, with the goal of achieving even higher levels.
www.news.cn/world/202509...
September 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#China #ChinaNDC #Climatechange
🇨🇳 China's state news agency Xinhua published the highlights of Xi's new NDC commitment:
⭐ By 2035, China's economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7%-10% from their peak, with the goal of achieving even higher levels.
www.news.cn/world/202509...
🇨🇳 China's state news agency Xinhua published the highlights of Xi's new NDC commitment:
⭐ By 2035, China's economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 7%-10% from their peak, with the goal of achieving even higher levels.
www.news.cn/world/202509...
State media Xinhua published a one-line notification: "On September 24, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech at the United Nations Climate Change Summit."
September 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
State media Xinhua published a one-line notification: "On September 24, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech at the United Nations Climate Change Summit."
Xi just announced China’s new NDC, from my live listen, he said:
- China will by 2035 reduce economy wise GHG by 7%-10% from peak levels, “striving to do better” (I heard GHG but may just be emissions)
- Will increase "non-fossil fuels" to over 30%
- China will by 2035 reduce economy wise GHG by 7%-10% from peak levels, “striving to do better” (I heard GHG but may just be emissions)
- Will increase "non-fossil fuels" to over 30%
September 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Xi just announced China’s new NDC, from my live listen, he said:
- China will by 2035 reduce economy wise GHG by 7%-10% from peak levels, “striving to do better” (I heard GHG but may just be emissions)
- Will increase "non-fossil fuels" to over 30%
- China will by 2035 reduce economy wise GHG by 7%-10% from peak levels, “striving to do better” (I heard GHG but may just be emissions)
- Will increase "non-fossil fuels" to over 30%
Xi is making a speech at the UN Climate Summit 2025 now
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Xi is making a speech at the UN Climate Summit 2025 now
Following my post about no 🇬🇧 official announcement on the first 🇬🇧🇨🇳 climate dialogue, I received the 🇬🇧 official "press release" at request. Please see the highlights below, from today's China Briefing.
I also post here the information that wasn't included in today's newsletter, due to word limits🧵
I also post here the information that wasn't included in today's newsletter, due to word limits🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Following my post about no 🇬🇧 official announcement on the first 🇬🇧🇨🇳 climate dialogue, I received the 🇬🇧 official "press release" at request. Please see the highlights below, from today's China Briefing.
I also post here the information that wasn't included in today's newsletter, due to word limits🧵
I also post here the information that wasn't included in today's newsletter, due to word limits🧵
Had great fun at the 2025 Bath Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition.
Report on it coming out tomorrow!
Report on it coming out tomorrow!
June 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Had great fun at the 2025 Bath Conference on China and Global Sustainability Transition.
Report on it coming out tomorrow!
Report on it coming out tomorrow!
Watched the amazing Kyoto play with @carbonbrief.org colleagues!
It's a brilliant writing and stage design, bringing audience to the conferende halls of COP1-3 and "forcing" you to think about #climatechange and what we can do for the 🌍.
Highly recommend it to anyone interested in climate change.
It's a brilliant writing and stage design, bringing audience to the conferende halls of COP1-3 and "forcing" you to think about #climatechange and what we can do for the 🌍.
Highly recommend it to anyone interested in climate change.
April 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Watched the amazing Kyoto play with @carbonbrief.org colleagues!
It's a brilliant writing and stage design, bringing audience to the conferende halls of COP1-3 and "forcing" you to think about #climatechange and what we can do for the 🌍.
Highly recommend it to anyone interested in climate change.
It's a brilliant writing and stage design, bringing audience to the conferende halls of COP1-3 and "forcing" you to think about #climatechange and what we can do for the 🌍.
Highly recommend it to anyone interested in climate change.
Here is also a graphic showing the power structure in China.
March 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here is also a graphic showing the power structure in China.
in both scenarios, primary energy consumption peaks before 2035 and declines thereafter, despite the assumption that China’s economy will grow between 3.3 to 3.6 times its 2020 level in the period until 2060.
But reduce fossil fuels in the end-use and increase solar and wind is necessary.
But reduce fossil fuels in the end-use and increase solar and wind is necessary.
March 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
in both scenarios, primary energy consumption peaks before 2035 and declines thereafter, despite the assumption that China’s economy will grow between 3.3 to 3.6 times its 2020 level in the period until 2060.
But reduce fossil fuels in the end-use and increase solar and wind is necessary.
But reduce fossil fuels in the end-use and increase solar and wind is necessary.
In the past few years, electricity demand has grown rapidly.
The challenge today is related to transformation’s speed – how China can vigorously accelerate renewable energy deployment to cover growing energy demand and substitute coal power.
The report sets two scenarios, BCNS and ICNS, below.
The challenge today is related to transformation’s speed – how China can vigorously accelerate renewable energy deployment to cover growing energy demand and substitute coal power.
The report sets two scenarios, BCNS and ICNS, below.
March 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In the past few years, electricity demand has grown rapidly.
The challenge today is related to transformation’s speed – how China can vigorously accelerate renewable energy deployment to cover growing energy demand and substitute coal power.
The report sets two scenarios, BCNS and ICNS, below.
The challenge today is related to transformation’s speed – how China can vigorously accelerate renewable energy deployment to cover growing energy demand and substitute coal power.
The report sets two scenarios, BCNS and ICNS, below.
🇨🇳2025 "two sessions" ended. The graphic below shows top priorities written in the most important "gov work report" over the past 5️⃣ years (14th "five-year plan") 🧵:
💸 "Expanding domestic demand" is back at the top, indicating the urgency for the government to tackle the slowing economic growth;
💸 "Expanding domestic demand" is back at the top, indicating the urgency for the government to tackle the slowing economic growth;
March 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🇨🇳2025 "two sessions" ended. The graphic below shows top priorities written in the most important "gov work report" over the past 5️⃣ years (14th "five-year plan") 🧵:
💸 "Expanding domestic demand" is back at the top, indicating the urgency for the government to tackle the slowing economic growth;
💸 "Expanding domestic demand" is back at the top, indicating the urgency for the government to tackle the slowing economic growth;
🇨🇳appointed Li Gao to be the vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, replacing Zhao Yingmin, who was the head of 🇨🇳 delegation at COP29.
Li Gao has a strong academic background on climate and environment, according to his official CV. 👇
www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxg...
Li Gao has a strong academic background on climate and environment, according to his official CV. 👇
www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxg...
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🇨🇳appointed Li Gao to be the vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, replacing Zhao Yingmin, who was the head of 🇨🇳 delegation at COP29.
Li Gao has a strong academic background on climate and environment, according to his official CV. 👇
www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxg...
Li Gao has a strong academic background on climate and environment, according to his official CV. 👇
www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxg...
Countering 🇺🇸 10% tariffs on Chinese products, 🇨🇳announced to impose a 10-15% tariff on US products from 10 Feb, with an additional export control on several rare metals – some used for low-carbon techs like wind turbines.
The official statement explained 🇨🇳's motive:
www.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi...
The official statement explained 🇨🇳's motive:
www.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi...
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Countering 🇺🇸 10% tariffs on Chinese products, 🇨🇳announced to impose a 10-15% tariff on US products from 10 Feb, with an additional export control on several rare metals – some used for low-carbon techs like wind turbines.
The official statement explained 🇨🇳's motive:
www.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi...
The official statement explained 🇨🇳's motive:
www.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi...
灵蛇迎春至，祥福伴年来。感谢各位读者在过去一年对@carbonbrief 的关注与支持，预祝大家新年快乐，蛇年大吉！
Happy year of the snake! 🐍
Happy year of the snake! 🐍
January 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
灵蛇迎春至，祥福伴年来。感谢各位读者在过去一年对@carbonbrief 的关注与支持，预祝大家新年快乐，蛇年大吉！
Happy year of the snake! 🐍
Happy year of the snake! 🐍
Regulations on the national energy market is rather short.
One important information is "establishing & improving the oil and gas market institutional system that adapts to the united market, promote fair and open infrastructure, and optimise oil and gas resource allocation".
One important information is "establishing & improving the oil and gas market institutional system that adapts to the united market, promote fair and open infrastructure, and optimise oil and gas resource allocation".
January 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Regulations on the national energy market is rather short.
One important information is "establishing & improving the oil and gas market institutional system that adapts to the united market, promote fair and open infrastructure, and optimise oil and gas resource allocation".
One important information is "establishing & improving the oil and gas market institutional system that adapts to the united market, promote fair and open infrastructure, and optimise oil and gas resource allocation".
The details on national energy market is rather short.
January 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The details on national energy market is rather short.
Latest from🇨🇳 pavilion at #COP29
Chen Zhihua, deputy director of the National Centre for Climate Strategy and International Cooperation, shared with @carbonbrief.org about his opinion of multilateralism and Trump.
Carbon Brief: “What do you think about multilateralism in climate change?”
Chen Zhihua, deputy director of the National Centre for Climate Strategy and International Cooperation, shared with @carbonbrief.org about his opinion of multilateralism and Trump.
Carbon Brief: “What do you think about multilateralism in climate change?”
November 16, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Latest from🇨🇳 pavilion at #COP29
Chen Zhihua, deputy director of the National Centre for Climate Strategy and International Cooperation, shared with @carbonbrief.org about his opinion of multilateralism and Trump.
Carbon Brief: “What do you think about multilateralism in climate change?”
Chen Zhihua, deputy director of the National Centre for Climate Strategy and International Cooperation, shared with @carbonbrief.org about his opinion of multilateralism and Trump.
Carbon Brief: “What do you think about multilateralism in climate change?”
Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment 🇨🇳 appeared at #COP29. His main points:
- The world needs multilateral cooperation, and multilateralism for “world economic recovery”.
- Green trade barriers prevent better cooperation especially for developing countries.
- The world needs multilateral cooperation, and multilateralism for “world economic recovery”.
- Green trade barriers prevent better cooperation especially for developing countries.
November 15, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment 🇨🇳 appeared at #COP29. His main points:
- The world needs multilateral cooperation, and multilateralism for “world economic recovery”.
- Green trade barriers prevent better cooperation especially for developing countries.
- The world needs multilateral cooperation, and multilateralism for “world economic recovery”.
- Green trade barriers prevent better cooperation especially for developing countries.
Latest from China 🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Fatih Birol, head of IEA, gave a speech a moment ago:
- The age of electricity is starting and the future is electricity. In the past 10 years, the demand for electricity globally grew twice as fast as energy demand.
Fatih Birol, head of IEA, gave a speech a moment ago:
- The age of electricity is starting and the future is electricity. In the past 10 years, the demand for electricity globally grew twice as fast as energy demand.
November 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Latest from China 🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Fatih Birol, head of IEA, gave a speech a moment ago:
- The age of electricity is starting and the future is electricity. In the past 10 years, the demand for electricity globally grew twice as fast as energy demand.
Fatih Birol, head of IEA, gave a speech a moment ago:
- The age of electricity is starting and the future is electricity. In the past 10 years, the demand for electricity globally grew twice as fast as energy demand.
Latest from China 🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Xiong Minfeng, deputy director general of the International Cooperation Department of the NEA:
- China’s consumption of non-fossil fuels is increasing and has increased by more than seven percentage points over the past 10 years;
Xiong Minfeng, deputy director general of the International Cooperation Department of the NEA:
- China’s consumption of non-fossil fuels is increasing and has increased by more than seven percentage points over the past 10 years;
November 13, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Latest from China 🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Xiong Minfeng, deputy director general of the International Cooperation Department of the NEA:
- China’s consumption of non-fossil fuels is increasing and has increased by more than seven percentage points over the past 10 years;
Xiong Minfeng, deputy director general of the International Cooperation Department of the NEA:
- China’s consumption of non-fossil fuels is increasing and has increased by more than seven percentage points over the past 10 years;
Latest from🇨🇳Pavilion at #COP29
Hua Wen from NDRC, China's top planner, gave a speech:
- Energy transition is “fundamental”, especially the transition of the “key sectors”, and “China has achieved remarkable results in promoting energy transformation”;
Hua Wen from NDRC, China's top planner, gave a speech:
- Energy transition is “fundamental”, especially the transition of the “key sectors”, and “China has achieved remarkable results in promoting energy transformation”;
November 13, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Latest from🇨🇳Pavilion at #COP29
Hua Wen from NDRC, China's top planner, gave a speech:
- Energy transition is “fundamental”, especially the transition of the “key sectors”, and “China has achieved remarkable results in promoting energy transformation”;
Hua Wen from NDRC, China's top planner, gave a speech:
- Energy transition is “fundamental”, especially the transition of the “key sectors”, and “China has achieved remarkable results in promoting energy transformation”;
Latest from🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Liu Zhenmin gave an opening speech at the launch of the 2024 CETO report, which @carbonbrief.org will cover shortly:
- Climate change is a global challenge. China has experienced more severe extreme weather events recently, including 🌊 ,🌧️ and typhoons.
Liu Zhenmin gave an opening speech at the launch of the 2024 CETO report, which @carbonbrief.org will cover shortly:
- Climate change is a global challenge. China has experienced more severe extreme weather events recently, including 🌊 ,🌧️ and typhoons.
November 13, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Latest from🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29
Liu Zhenmin gave an opening speech at the launch of the 2024 CETO report, which @carbonbrief.org will cover shortly:
- Climate change is a global challenge. China has experienced more severe extreme weather events recently, including 🌊 ,🌧️ and typhoons.
Liu Zhenmin gave an opening speech at the launch of the 2024 CETO report, which @carbonbrief.org will cover shortly:
- Climate change is a global challenge. China has experienced more severe extreme weather events recently, including 🌊 ,🌧️ and typhoons.
- China released the Methane Emissions Control Action Plan last November.
- China has built the fundamental infrastructure step by step: invested and intensified methane research, developed methane technology, and intensified monitoring.
- China has built the fundamental infrastructure step by step: invested and intensified methane research, developed methane technology, and intensified monitoring.
November 12, 2024 at 2:13 PM
- China released the Methane Emissions Control Action Plan last November.
- China has built the fundamental infrastructure step by step: invested and intensified methane research, developed methane technology, and intensified monitoring.
- China has built the fundamental infrastructure step by step: invested and intensified methane research, developed methane technology, and intensified monitoring.