China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects The Independent UK · Sep 26
Price shocks from the Iran war power solar sales in energy-hungry Asia Panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia are turning to rooftop solar power as costs climb due to the Iran war The Independent UK · May 13
As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables The Guardian - UK · Apr 7
China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian The Guardian - UK · Mar 12
Indonesia tightens control on nickel as the US and China scramble for critical minerals Indonesia is tightening state control over its globally important nickel industry after years of betting that the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle industry The Independent UK · Feb 18
China Steps Into Spotlight At UN Climate Talks China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels. International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025
‘There is only one player’: why China is becoming a world leader in green energy As US reneges on climate breakdown pledges, China’s response to crisis will shape geopolitics and our future The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025
China races to build the world's largest solar farm to meet emissions targets New data shows china's carbon emissions fell in early 2025, raising hopes the country may have peaked ahead of its 2030 target. Euronews · Aug 22, 2025
China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emission targets China has been installing solar panels at a blistering pace, far faster than anywhere else in the world The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025
‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Trump's Climate Retreat Shines Light On Other Green Leaders The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue. International Business Times · Jan 21, 2025
‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2024
Here's what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024
As Trump Returns, China Seizes Chance For Climate Mantle With Donald Trump expected to take the United States again out of climate diplomacy, China, the world's largest emitter but green energy powerhouse, is seizing on the chance to project itself as the global leader. International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024 China faces crucial decisions on climate policy during second Trump term After rare accord with Biden White House on climate, China may now be more wary of adopting robust policy measures
International Business Times · Nov 4, 2024 Nations Gather For Crunch Climate Talks In Shadow Of US Vote World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024 China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijing’s target
International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023 In Rare Display, US-China Friendship Carries Climate Summit The scene would be unthinkable elsewhere these days -- US and Chinese envoys, smiling and embracing, hailing their friendship as leading the world together in the right direction.
WEKU · Dec 1, 2023 At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit' The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023 China releases methane plan as hopes rise for new climate agreement with US Two countries may soon break ground on a new climate agreement ahead of a presidential meeting next week and the UN’s climate conference, COP28
Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023 US calls for ‘urgent action’ on climate crisis at China talks The two biggest greenhouse gas emitters hold talks in Beijing as extreme weather grips much of the globe.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023 Is China really leading the clean energy revolution? Not exactly The country generates more solar energy than the rest of the world combined, but burns half the planet’s coal, says Li Shuo of Greenpeace East Asia
Bangkok Post · May 31, 2023 Countries tussle at 'rocky' global plastic talks PARIS - Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose" on Wednesday, after progress was slowed by two days of procedural debates that campaigners blamed on large producer countries.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 First Cop15, now the high seas treaty: there is hope for the planet’s future Many agree that strides have been made in protecting biodiversity and the oceans – but much remains to be done
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Crucial high seas treaty stuck over sharing of genetic resources Delegates deplore ‘insensitivity and privilege’ of developed nations as negotiators disagree over who should benefit from marine discoveries