Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

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China is considering a proposal to host the annual United Nations climate summit in 2028, a move that would signal the country’s intent to show greater global leadership on the issue.

In this issue, Carbon Brief examines China’s five-year plan for coal.

China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the country’s energy transition.

China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change.  The 15th five-year plan for a national response to…

China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change for 2026-2030.

China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030.

China Briefing is a free newsletter, which rounds up the need-to-know information about climate and energy in China from the past fortnight.

In an interview with Carbon Brief, Sun discusses the key findings of the new “China’s Global Environmental Leadership” (CGEL) database.

EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič meets China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao as the EU prepares new trade defenses and pushes Beijing to rein in industry overcapacity.

China will conduct an “intensive campaign for energy conservation and carbon reduction upgrades” across heavy industry between 2026 and 2028.

China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social...

Record cooling demand in southern China a month earlier than expected and Chinese solar manufacturer fined for exporting rare earths.

Solar power has been a major element of China’s renewables buildout since the mid-2010s. But the picture in 2026 to date is very different.

A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the past five years.

This article examines China’s approach to developing hydrogen and how its evolving industrial policy could make the fuel viable.

This article examines China’s approach to developing hydrogen and how its evolving industrial policy could make the fuel viable.

The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.