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In the era-defining US fossil fuels v China clean tech export race there's only one winner, reports @Bloomberg

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Opinion | China Is the Adult in the Room on Climate Now

"While the West is distracted and divided, China is focused and surging ahead."

In a new op-ed for the @nytimes.com ASPI's Director of the China Climate Hub @lishuoclimate.bsky.social breaks down Beijing's latest climate targets and what they mean. Read now⬇️

"China has aligned decarbonization with its economic growth strategy. In practice that means systematically building infrastructure, sophisticated supply chains and a predictable domestic market for clean energy."
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'Beijing disappoints on ambition and misses a chance at leadership' - team at @AsiaSociety rates China's 2035 #climate target as 'careful balancing of ... domestic and international factors'

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Unpacking China's New Headline Climate Targets Li Shuo and Kate Logan explore China’s new headline climate targets, concluding that Beijing has disappointed on ambition, missed a chance at global leadership, but could deliver more emissions cuts b...

If you want to understand the new #climate target of #China more deeply read this piece by @katelogan.bsky.social and @lishuoclimate.bsky.social unpacking #Chinas new #climate target - aka #NDC

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Left: The share of fossil fuels and low-carbon sources in the total installed electricity generating capacity of each of the BRICS countries, as of 2024, compared to the global average. Right: The year by which BRICS countries have pledged to reach net-zero. Source: Global Energy Monitor, Climate Action Tracker.

NEW – Q&A: Will China and the BRICS fill the ‘leadership gap’ on climate change? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @yixiansun.bsky.social Jennifer Allan @jamesnorman.bsky.social Beatriz Mattos @katelogan.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/WVyH1Y0

YouTube video by BBC News South Korean detained in US Hyundai factory raid speaks to BBC | BBC News

BBC interview with one of the Korea workers who was shackled and imprisoned. This was nothing but an American own goal. Attempting to blow up the largest economic development project in Georgia history. Billions in investment, thousands of jobs for Americans. youtu.be/fcwJtWU4fn4?...

NEW | Decoding #China’s upcoming climate targets

🌿🇨🇳 🇧🇷 President Xi Jinping pledged to announce China’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP30 in Belém in November. Here's what to pay attention to: ⤵️

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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️

x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia

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One part that stood out is the inclusion of methane as an area for enhanced cooperation, which was also part of a recent UK-China MoU on climate. China is clearly aiming to demonstrate progress on methane in light of US climate retreat. But how it includes methane in its NDC will be a litmus test.

The EU-China #climate statement is somewhat milquetoast, but it’s still significant. That the two economies have“broad space for cooperation in the field of green transition” is noteworthy given it is also the root of their trade tensions — as is their commitment to “drive a global just transition.”

Lots of commentary on the #ICJ advisory opinion on obligations of States in respect of #climate change.

One thing I haven't seen discussed yet, which could have major implications for climate negotiations where developed or developing country status is key to so many obligations, is para 226:

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.

Big news! New Security Beat has a new home at the Stimson Center. Since ‘07, we’ve amplified 1K+ experts on climate-conflict, health-security & resource diplomacy.

To our incredible community of readers and contributors: Thank you. Risks grow—we scale. 🌍🔗

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The Senate Bill’s Anti-China Clean Energy Killer A new “foreign entities of concern” proposal might be just as unworkable as the House version.

We continue our coverage of IRA repeal via the "One Big Beautiful Bill" with my latest dive into the Senate's new anti-China sourcing proposal. (aka FEOC rules.)
As in the House version, this could effectively kill clean energy tax credits that aren't outright canceled. heatmap.news/politics/sen...

YouTube video by Asia Society China’s Climate Path Amid Trade Tensions and Global Expectations

📺WATCH: ASPI's China Climate Hub hosts a discussion exploring China's #climate path amid trade tensions and global expectations. Featuring @katelogan.bsky.social, @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social, and Anders Hove, with @lishuoclimate.bsky.social moderating the discussion.

'in 2024, Chinese companies exported approximately $177 billion of clean energy technologies and committed at least $58 billion to build new factories abroad for these products'

Striking stat via @katelogan.bsky.social at the DC-based @asiasociety.org

China Claims It Slashed Emissions of a Major Super Pollutant. The Data Says Otherwise. As of 2023, China continued to emit HFC-23 at high levels in violation of an international agreement.

In 2021, China joined the Kigali Agreement, and pledged to stop emitting HFC-23, a climate super pollutant 14,700x stronger than CO2.

The latest atmospheric readings show China is way off track,
@mckennapr.bsky.social & I report in our deep dive:

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Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.

New piece by @kyleichan.bsky.social, illustrating the world’s economic reality: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

🌍 🚨 NEW | US embassy AQ data halt: On 4 Mar, the AirNow website reporting data from #AirQuality monitors at US embassies worldwide halted data sharing

🏛️ CREA calls on reliant countries to ramp up local monitoring to fill the gap👇

ASPI's Director of China Climate Hub and Climate Diplomacy @katelogan.bsky.social testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to discuss China's domestic energy challenges and its growing influence over international energy markets.

China’s Domestic Energy Challenges and Its Growing Influence over International Energy Markets April 24, 2025

Read and watch her full testimony here: www.uscc.gov/hearings/chi...

Major good news!

Xi Jinping of China 🇨🇳 confirms in closed door virtual meeting that #China will put forward a new #climate target covering all economic sectors and all greenhouse gases this year.

This was confirmed by #Guterres after the meeting.

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Tariffs Can’t Stop China’s Clean Energy From Winning the Future Washington needs to recognize Chinese strengths, not rail against them.

Trump's China tariffs won't make America more competitive —they'll just make us pay more. My piece with @jeremywallace.bsky.social on why understanding our competitor's real strengths, not just complaining about unfair subsidies, is the path to competitiveness.

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The obsession with trade deficits, manufacturing jobs...Trump clearly has China envy.

So we had @neilthomas123.bsky.social and @katelogan.bsky.social, two top China industrial strategy experts, on the pod. They played our riskgame and told us what we got right, wrong, and everything in-between

“If Chinese leaders want to prove they’re serious about meeting their climate obligations — admittedly, a big if — they would set a hard cap on overall greenhouse-gas emissions and a goal of reducing them by at least 30% from 2023 levels by 2035.” - @opinion.bloomberg.com

The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I’m visiting Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband I will be the first UK energy secretary since 2017 to visit. It is negligence towards today’s and future generations not to engage China on this critical topic

The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I’m visiting Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband

Why America Struggles to Build How economic policy can remove the real barriers to progress.

By failing to properly invest in infrastructure over the past decades, the United States has ceded technological ground to China and other adversaries at a time of intensifying global competition over new technologies, writes @briancdeese.bsky.social.

20 House Republicans sign letter urging the party not to repeal "sector-wide energy tax credits" and "avoid undoing... private sector investments which will continue to increase domestic manufacturing, promote
energy innovation & keep utility costs down" subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=000001... 🔌💡