Kai_Greenpeace
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Deputy Program Director at Greenpeace East Asia. Focus on China's coal to clean transition and its overseas energy investment.
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NEW #China's power sector emissions peak within reach as new #coal power approvals decline to 41.77 GW in Q1-Q3 2025:
“China's power-sector emissions peak is within reach as early as 2025. Yet, maintaining momentum to curb #coal approvals remains critical."
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“China's power-sector emissions peak is within reach as early as 2025. Yet, maintaining momentum to curb #coal approvals remains critical."
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China’s power sector emissions peak within reach as new coal power approvals decline to 41.77 GW in Q1-Q3 2025: Greenpeace report - Greenpeace East Asia
Beijing — New research from Greenpeace East Asia shows that China approved 41.77 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity nationwide in the first three quarters of 2025, and if…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
NEW #China's power sector emissions peak within reach as new #coal power approvals decline to 41.77 GW in Q1-Q3 2025:
“China's power-sector emissions peak is within reach as early as 2025. Yet, maintaining momentum to curb #coal approvals remains critical."
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“China's power-sector emissions peak is within reach as early as 2025. Yet, maintaining momentum to curb #coal approvals remains critical."
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This is a series of photography capturing China's renewable energy development. Seeing it firsthand provides a much more tangible and impactful perspective than just looking at installation figures.
Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition - Greenpeace International
This year’s exhibition marks a new chapter: a nation in the midst of the world's largest clean energy transition.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is a series of photography capturing China's renewable energy development. Seeing it firsthand provides a much more tangible and impactful perspective than just looking at installation figures.
Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
We’re eager to see these renewable energy projects in Central and South Asia come to fruition quickly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization platform. This presents an opportunity to explore a effective way to promote China's overseas clean energy investment.
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China Promised 20 GW of Overseas Wind and Solar in 5 Years. Can It Deliver?
Chinese investors have been interested in overseas renewable energy for years now. But barriers remain.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We’re eager to see these renewable energy projects in Central and South Asia come to fruition quickly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization platform. This presents an opportunity to explore a effective way to promote China's overseas clean energy investment.
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thediplomat.com/2025/09/chin...
China's energy policy makers highlight prioritizing new energy storage over coal power for grid balancing. As a result, coal-fired power plants will gradually be displaced from the market as rapidly growing energy storage solutions take center stage.
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China Aims to More Than Double Energy Storage Capacity by 2027
China plans to more than double its energy storage capacity in the next two years to further accelerate the deployment of renewables.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
China's energy policy makers highlight prioritizing new energy storage over coal power for grid balancing. As a result, coal-fired power plants will gradually be displaced from the market as rapidly growing energy storage solutions take center stage.
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Between 2026 and 2030, China's coal power generation must continue to decrease, with no further expansion in coal-fired power capacity.
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China can peak coal power generation and power sector emissions in 2025: Greenpeace report - Greenpeace East Asia
Beijing — According to a new report by Greenpeace East Asia, China is able to peak its power emissions in 2025 at 5.2 billion tonnes, with coal power generation peaking at 5.55 trillion kWh, and peaki...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Between 2026 and 2030, China's coal power generation must continue to decrease, with no further expansion in coal-fired power capacity.
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This report, produced in conjunction with the World Bank, outlines a $1.7 trillion clean industrial investment opportunity in East Asia and a comprehensive roadmap on how to achieve the transition to clean industry focused on China, Indonesia, and Viet Nam.
September 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This report, produced in conjunction with the World Bank, outlines a $1.7 trillion clean industrial investment opportunity in East Asia and a comprehensive roadmap on how to achieve the transition to clean industry focused on China, Indonesia, and Viet Nam.
As long as renewable energy capacity continues to expand rapidly, China's CO2 emissions are expected to peak in 2025 and then decline thereafter.
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Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025 - Carbon Brief
Clean-energy growth helped China’s CO2 emissions fall by 1% in first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
As long as renewable energy capacity continues to expand rapidly, China's CO2 emissions are expected to peak in 2025 and then decline thereafter.
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China's renewable energy investments have surged since 2021, driven by the energy transition signals from the "dual carbon" goals set in 2020. Both state-owned enterprises and the private sector have significantly increased their investments in renewable energy.
September 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
China's renewable energy investments have surged since 2021, driven by the energy transition signals from the "dual carbon" goals set in 2020. Both state-owned enterprises and the private sector have significantly increased their investments in renewable energy.
China’s coal power expansion is driven by two key factors. First, the staggering pace of electricity demand growth, fueled by manufacturing, continues to surge. Second, extreme heatwaves this summer have pushed power loads to unprecedented levels.
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Guest post: China and India account for 87% of new coal-power capacity so far in 2025 - Carbon Brief
China and India accounted for 87% of the new coal-power capacity put into operation in...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
China’s coal power expansion is driven by two key factors. First, the staggering pace of electricity demand growth, fueled by manufacturing, continues to surge. Second, extreme heatwaves this summer have pushed power loads to unprecedented levels.
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I’m very pleased to see China’s first state-owned coal plant convert into a renewable energy project with wind, solar, and energy storage. While this transformation from coal to renewable energy in western China marks a significant 'zero to one' breakthrough.
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Old fossil-fuel plants are becoming green-energy hubs
The dirtiest parts of the energy system could help build the cleanest
economist.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I’m very pleased to see China’s first state-owned coal plant convert into a renewable energy project with wind, solar, and energy storage. While this transformation from coal to renewable energy in western China marks a significant 'zero to one' breakthrough.
economist.com/science-and-...
economist.com/science-and-...
International Energy Agency (IEA) 's Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 states that due to the rapid development of renewable energy, China's coal-fired power generation will decline by 1.9% year-on-year in 2025, and coal power generation is not expected to rebound in 2026.
September 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
International Energy Agency (IEA) 's Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 states that due to the rapid development of renewable energy, China's coal-fired power generation will decline by 1.9% year-on-year in 2025, and coal power generation is not expected to rebound in 2026.
China's energy transition is increasingly focused on expanding renewables and electrification, rather than just new coal plants. While some coal projects are still being built, the rapid growth of clean energy is fundamentally reshaping China's energy landscape.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/21/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/21/c...
China’s Decarbonization Is So Fast Even New Coal Plants Aren’t Stopping It
Advances in clean energy are compensating for new construction.
foreignpolicy.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
China's energy transition is increasingly focused on expanding renewables and electrification, rather than just new coal plants. While some coal projects are still being built, the rapid growth of clean energy is fundamentally reshaping China's energy landscape.
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/21/c...
Coal use in the power industry fell by 3.4% compared with the same period a year earlier, while gas use increased by 6%, resulting in a 3.2% drop in emissions for the sector overall.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
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Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025 - Carbon Brief
Clean-energy growth helped China’s CO2 emissions fall by 1% in first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.
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August 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Coal use in the power industry fell by 3.4% compared with the same period a year earlier, while gas use increased by 6%, resulting in a 3.2% drop in emissions for the sector overall.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...
As grid energy storage advances rapidly, coal-fired power should gradually relinquish its role as the "ballast" of China's electricity supply security.
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Guest post: Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop - Carbon Brief
Four common talking points surrounding China’s ongoing coal-power expansion and how and why the current wave of new projects might end.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
As grid energy storage advances rapidly, coal-fired power should gradually relinquish its role as the "ballast" of China's electricity supply security.
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In the first half of 2025, while coal-fired generation declined year-on-year in China and India, it increased in the United States and the European Union.
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis - IEA www.iea.org/reports/elec...
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis - IEA www.iea.org/reports/elec...
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis - IEA
Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
July 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In the first half of 2025, while coal-fired generation declined year-on-year in China and India, it increased in the United States and the European Union.
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis - IEA www.iea.org/reports/elec...
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 – Analysis - IEA www.iea.org/reports/elec...
According to data from Global Energy Monitoring and Greenpeace, China approved an additional 92.11 GW of coal power projects in the second quarter of 2025.
#China #CoalPower #EnergyMonitoring
#China #CoalPower #EnergyMonitoring
July 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
According to data from Global Energy Monitoring and Greenpeace, China approved an additional 92.11 GW of coal power projects in the second quarter of 2025.
#China #CoalPower #EnergyMonitoring
#China #CoalPower #EnergyMonitoring
China's National Energy Administration reports that by June 2025, solar power installations surpassed 1,100 GW and wind power reached 5,726 GW, with year-on-year growth of 54.2% and 22.7%, respectively.
Thermal power installations rose by 4.7% year-on-year.
Thermal power installations rose by 4.7% year-on-year.
July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
China's National Energy Administration reports that by June 2025, solar power installations surpassed 1,100 GW and wind power reached 5,726 GW, with year-on-year growth of 54.2% and 22.7%, respectively.
Thermal power installations rose by 4.7% year-on-year.
Thermal power installations rose by 4.7% year-on-year.
In the race for green industries, let’s draw on Mohist wisdom: China can embrace “universal love” by sharing green tech globally, while Europe can practice “non-aggression” by reducing tariffs and confrontations. 🌍 #MohistWisdom #GreenFuture
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Greenpeace calls for EU-China Summit to strengthen climate multilateralism - Greenpeace East Asia
Beijing/Brussels – As President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen travel to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
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July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In the race for green industries, let’s draw on Mohist wisdom: China can embrace “universal love” by sharing green tech globally, while Europe can practice “non-aggression” by reducing tariffs and confrontations. 🌍 #MohistWisdom #GreenFuture
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China’s climate action is now being driven by its thriving clean energy industry. This shift is not only happening within China’s borders but also represents a remarkable transformation that could fundamentally change the global climate change response.
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Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% - Carbon Brief
China’s clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are helping to cut emissions in other countries.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
China’s climate action is now being driven by its thriving clean energy industry. This shift is not only happening within China’s borders but also represents a remarkable transformation that could fundamentally change the global climate change response.
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In 2024, China’s coal power plants earned $13B from capacity fees, helping them shift to "supply guarantee and system regulation."
July 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In 2024, China’s coal power plants earned $13B from capacity fees, helping them shift to "supply guarantee and system regulation."
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Greenpeace joins protests against gala Bezos wedding in Venice
Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice on Monday to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez.
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June 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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This week China released a new action plan to promote “high-quality development of the new-type energy storage manufacturing industry.”
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Greenpeace East Asia’s comment on China’s energy storage manufacturing action plan - Greenpeace East Asia
Beijing – China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seven other government departments announced this week a new action plan to promote “high-quality development of the new-typ...
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February 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This week China released a new action plan to promote “high-quality development of the new-type energy storage manufacturing industry.”
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Clearing the gap: transition finance for China’s steel industry to kickstart green transition
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Clearing the gap: transition finance for China’s steel industry to kickstart green transition - Greenpeace East Asia
High-emission industries that don’t meet green finance requirements need help transitioning, too.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Clearing the gap: transition finance for China’s steel industry to kickstart green transition
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China approved 11.29 GW of coal power in Q1 2025 after pipeline shrank in 2024 for first time since 2021: Greenpeace report
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June 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
China approved 11.29 GW of coal power in Q1 2025 after pipeline shrank in 2024 for first time since 2021: Greenpeace report
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