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Clearing the gap: transition finance for China’s steel industry to kickstart green transition
High-emission industries that don’t meet green finance requirements need help transitioning, too.
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Why 2025 is such a critical year for China’s energy transition
Our Beijing office starting publishing our coal tracker ten years ago. Today, the end of coal is in sight.
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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
Beijing — New research from Greenpeace East Asia shows that China approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity in the first quarter of 2025, after 2024 saw a…
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China approved 10.34 GW of new coal in the first half of 2024, a -79.5%year-on-year decrease: Greenpeace
At least 10.34 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power was approved across China in the first six months of 2024, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows, marking…
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An Open Letter Regarding Foxconn’s Climate Impact
We are asking for your help to persuade Foxconn, one of the planet’s biggest electronics manufacturers, to take action on climate change.
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Greenpeace East Asia comment on IEA report Coal 2023
"After COP 28, China should actively work with European Union countries to promote more ambitious decarbonization targets and reduce coal consumption in the power sector as soon as possible."
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Greenpeace East Asia comment on CREA survey responses on 2030 coal peaking
“China must create a more flexible power system with a more effective market and policy mechanism to fully unleash the potential of renewable energy. Only then can renewable energy truly become the backbone of China’s energy system and trigger an early peak as coal goes out of use."
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China’s 2023 coal approvals grow to 50.4 GW, as coal constricts space for energy storage, climate solutions
Beijing – At least 50.4 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power was approved across China in the first six months of 2023, new research from Greenpeace East Asia shows, raising…
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China’s rich provinces kick off “green race” to cash in on climate solutions, but most remain stuck on fossil fuels: Greenpeace
An analysis of project planning by top regional economies in China found that investment in energy storage and electric vehicles is growing among Jiangsu and…
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China has already approved more new coal in 2023 than it did in all of 2021 — Greenpeace
Redoubled coal investment comes at the expense of desperately-needed improvements to China’s electric grid and energy storage capacity that would make it easier for existing capacity to meet periods of high energy demand.
