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China & climate reporter @bloomberg.com

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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friday scoop: Chinese officials are evaluating a proposal to host the annual UN climate summit in 2028 after India withdrew its offer earlier this year. This would be China's first time hosting the summit. w/ Alf Cang www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Said to Weigh Potential Bid to Host 2028 UN Climate Summit
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.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Understand this place to understand China's energy transition Our dispatch from Inner Mongolia, China's top wind power generator, where the coal industry is evolving -- not disappearing. Read below in @bloomberg.com
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🔖A few months into the Iran War, @akshatrathi.bsky.social @sstapczynski.bsky.social and co tie together threads from Europe and Asia here, showing the significant accelerations in the energy transition that are underway, featuring loads of cool data, history &📊 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Iran Shock Jolts Asia and Europe to Speed Up Energy Transition
From the Yom Kippur war to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, history shows that major events in the oil and gas markets can drive enduring changes to the global energy mix.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Wasted wind and solar power helped drive China's CO2 emissions +2% in the first quarter of the year, while still below 2024 highs -- via new analysis from @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China’s Emissions Rise as More Clean Electricity Goes to Waste
China’s carbon dioxide emissions increased in the first three months of the year as a rising volume of electricity generated by renewables was left unused, according a new report.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
How are Chinese greentech companies pivoting to catch new demand from the global fuel crunch? My latest with insights from Nigeria to Vietnam: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Green Tech Firms Target New Consumers Hit by Iran War Energy Shock
Suppliers of batteries, solar panels and electric cars are pushing to capitalize on rising demand.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"Canadian government officials are debating how to divide up the new low-tariff quota for Chinese-made electric vehicles, including whether to cap how much space each company can use." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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BYD, Tesla May Face Import Caps as Canada Works Out China EV Quota
Canadian government officials are debating how to divide up the new low-tariff quota for Chinese-made electric vehicles, including whether to cap how much space each company can use.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
At the Beijing auto show last week, one EV stood out among the frenzy -- a massive silver all electric heavy duty truck. Read on for more on e-trucks and their breakout moment in China as passenger EVs are mired in 内卷: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chinese Truck Drivers Are Going Electric as Gas Prices Soar
As electric car sales soften in China after years of breakneck growth, electric trucks are taking off, with the emerging industry expected to get a boost from the Iran war.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Chinese export data released this weekend and statements from Chinese firms suggest that the closure of Hormuz is leading to new interest in Chinese cleantech, as we've heard in cities across Asia. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Chinese oil companies are joining the push, too. Sinopec Group, the biggest refiner, has revived a long-stalled coal-to-olefins project at a cost of over $3 billion.
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China’s Coal Giants Bet on Chemicals as War Curbs Oil Supplies
Chinese coal companies are turning to chemicals manufacturing for growth, as war in the Persian Gulf constrains supply of the liquid fossil fuels more commonly used by the industry.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
China is upping its national air quality standards starting in March for the first time since 2012. The PM 2.5 targets remain far looser than the WHO's but its another step toward cleaner skies: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China to Tighten Air Quality Rules That Have Helped Slash Smog
China is planning its first major tightening of national air quality standards since 2012, as it seeks to extend a largely successful anti-pollution campaign that’s reshaped parts of its economy.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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US Details New China Limits for Clean Energy Tax Credits
The Trump administration issued new guidance on the use of foreign materials and components in US clean energy projects, in a move that would further limit access to lucrative tax credits.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"The issue stems from a lack of clarity from the Trump administration over tax rules that restrict ties to China, according to people familiar with the matter." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Clean Energy Deals Face Financing Risk as Big Banks Hold Back
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley are among leading investment banks hesitating to provide a critical source of financing for US renewables projects.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Has China peaked emissions? We may not know for years to come, but new analysis from @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social shows CO2 emissions fell by 0.3% last year — the first time China has recorded a decline while energy demand growth remained strong. Free link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China’s Emissions Fell Last Year in First Decline Since 2022
China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell 0.3% in 2025, the first annual decline since Covid-era restrictions in 2022 — and more importantly, a reduction that’s happened even as energy demand growth remai...
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From late last night: The EPA plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking Trump’s most consequential retreat from the fight against climate change. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s EPA to Scrap Landmark Emissions Policy in Major Rollback
The US Environmental Protection Agency plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking President Donald Trump’s m...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"Ford lost out to BYD in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Ford Falls Behind China’s BYD in Global Sales For the First Time
Ford Motor Co. lost out to BYD Co. in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Some US utilities are telling data centers it will take years for them to connect to power. In contrast, connecting to the grid is “a non-issue in China” David Fishman @ Lantau Group told us. w/ Emily Forgash www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Ramps Up Energy Boom Flagged by Musk as Key to AI Race
New data on China’s relentless energy installations underscore warnings from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang that the nation’s world-beating power network will deliver a major advantage over the US in the ...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A wonky but important development: Batteries are now eligible, along with coal plants, to receive payments to stabilize China's grid. That could put coal under more competitive pressure in the future: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China to Boost Batteries Sector with New Grid Backup Policy
The Chinese government will help underpin the nationwide boom in large-scale batteries by expanding its subsidies for energy storage.
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Green debt in China: $6.8 trillion Green debt in EU: $2 trillion Expect the gap to widen. Story by @lilipike.bsky.social. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Wild chart: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Many Western countries consider critical equipment made in China or by Chinese firms as a national security risk. But Brazil “is unlikely to see Chinese companies with this kind of fear,” said Nunes of BNEF. via @akshatrathi.bsky.social & Fabiano www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Brazil Is Set for a Battery Boom. China Is Poised to Benefit
Multiple Chinese companies, including Huawei, are expected to bid in an upcoming Brazilian energy-storage auction.
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Joshua Keating @joshuakeating.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Can't say things turned out QUITE as we predicted, but for a primer on why the Arctic is suddenly an area of geopolitical interest, @davelevitan.bsky.social, @lilipike.bsky.social and I took a swing at that for Grid a couple years ago authory.com/app/content/...
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Is an Arctic ‘Cold War’ coming? How climate change and the war in Ukraine are driving tensions.
What are 360s? Grid’s answer to stories that deserve a fuller view. On medieval European maps, the Arctic was often simply labeled Oceanus innavigabilis — unnavigable ocean — and regarded by scholars ...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
"Henan’s disaster triggered responses from residents in other parts of China, Shen’s research found. Between 17 July and 4 October, 67 adaptation-related petitions were submitted outside Henan, 13 of which referenced the province." dialogue.earth/en/climate/h...
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How is the Chinese public engaging in climate adaptation?
While government message boards and NGOs are growing in importance, community self-organising remains crucial
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Exclusive | Ford, China’s BYD in Talks for Hybrid-Vehicle Batteries After EV Market Flames Out
A deal, if completed, would likely involve Ford buying the Chinese carmaker’s batteries for its factories outside the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Those talks stalled after the Chinese company withdrew from the proposed partnership amid Beijing’s curbs on overseas technology transfers in key sectors, the people said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reliance Halts Cell-Making Plans After Failed Bid for China Tech
Reliance Industries Ltd. has paused plans to make lithium-ion battery cells in India after failing to secure Chinese technology, said people familiar with the matter, reflecting how even the country’s...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Those talks stalled after the Chinese company withdrew from the proposed partnership amid Beijing’s curbs on overseas technology transfers in key sectors, the people said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reliance Halts Cell-Making Plans After Failed Bid for China Tech
Reliance Industries Ltd. has paused plans to make lithium-ion battery cells in India after failing to secure Chinese technology, said people familiar with the matter, reflecting how even the country’s...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The 2017 煤改气 story returns with a new wrinkle... As Beijing skies continue to get bluer, costs are felt outside the capital, resurfacing environmental justice and policy questions www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chinese Villagers Shiver in Winter as Gas Subsidies Phased Out
Villagers near China’s capital are facing a bitter winter, with many unable to afford gas heating after the phaseout of local subsidies intended to relieve the cost of Beijing’s campaign for cleaner a...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“The US has traditionally contributed expertise, leadership in assessment chapters, and critical Earth‑system monitoring data. I am unsure how the IPCC can continue without the US,” said Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment at CityUHK. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Expands US Climate Retreat With Exits From UN Bodies
President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United Nations and scie...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy new year all! Here's what the Bloomberg Green reporters are worried about/excited about as we enter the back half of this critical climate decade. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
From a split in the global electric vehicle market to how China will factor climate into its five-year plan, these are the themes Bloomberg News reporters are watching.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Ford is doubling down on its partnership with Chinese battery giant CATL to make grid-scale batteries. Could it be the industrial policy solution the US needs to cut reliance on Chinese imports? 🎁 link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Why Ford Is Expanding Its Partnership With Top Chinese Battery Maker
An existing deal with CATL will allow the US automaker to tap into the growing demand for utility-grade batteries.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
"China’s solar sector is struggling with overcapacity, which has squeezed profit margins and fueled price wars. In response, the polysilicon producers have been planning a $7 billion fund to buy and shut down more than 1 million tons of capacity." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China’s Polysilicon Giants Join Forces to Tackle Overcapacity
Several major Chinese polysilicon producers have set up a joint venture to help ease overcapacity in the raw material used in the solar supply chain, according to company registration data.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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Trump’s National-Security Strategy Softens Language on China
The White House document maintains some tough talk on Taiwan but drops references to Beijing as America’s main challenger.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
From Trump's new National Security Strategy: "We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries." www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
By 2040, "plastic-related greenhouse gas emissions are expected to surge by 58%, to 4.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year — enough that, if plastic production were a country, it would be the current third-largest emitter." - @leslieatlarge.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds
A new analysis finds that global plastic production will increase by 52% in a business-as-usual scenario.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
China’s former vice minister of industry estimated China "had built capacity for 20 million EVs and plug-in hybrids annually but remained saddled with enough factories for 30 million gasoline vehicles – far more than its domestic market needs." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home
While Western nations focus on the competitive threat of Chinese EVs, a different challenge is reshaping the auto industry. Beijing's legacy automakers are saturating emerging and second-tier markets ...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
"Taiwan may restart one of its atomic power plants in 2028 if safety reviews proceed smoothly, a government minister said, in another sign the island may reverse its anti-nuclear policy." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Taiwan May Restart Nuclear Power Plant in 2028, Minister Says
Taiwan may restart one of its atomic power plants in 2028 if safety reviews proceed smoothly, a government minister said, in another sign the island may reverse its anti-nuclear policy.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
normal planet [🎁] www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
At least 90 people have died in flooding and landslides in Vietnam, which has been hit by 14 typhoons this year. A few decades ago, five was the average annual number of such storms.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
"The move would enable CSI to remain compliant with US restrictions including direct tariffs on Chinese solar panels and batteries, as well as prohibitions on tax incentives for Chinese companies investing in the manufacturing of renewable power equipment in the US" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Canadian Solar Transfers Assets to Avoid US Scrutiny on China
Canadian Solar Inc. rose more than 10% after the solar giant said it will take direct oversight over its U.S. operations and work to move manufacturing to North America as Washington steps up scrutiny...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
"The two agencies, which usually release the data on the last day of every month, were told by China’s housing bureau to suspend making such figures publicly available until further notice, the people familiar said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication
Two of China’s private data agencies withheld monthly home sales figures at the government’s behest, people familiar with the matter said, stoking transparency concerns in a critical sector of the wor...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
"Nearly 200 nations agreed Saturday to new efforts meant to help guide their transitions away from the fossil fuels driving global warming, even while dodging an explicit mention of them." Read @jendlouhy.bsky.social on COP30's final deal: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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COP30 Summit Ends With Nations Agreeing to Strengthen Climate Plans
Nearly 200 nations agreed Saturday to new efforts meant to help guide their transitions away from the fossil fuels driving global warming, even while dodging an explicit mention of them.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🆕 As COP enters its final(ish) hours, China's has rightfully gotten a lot of good press for the emissions cuts linked to its massive greentech exports, but as one source told me, in climate negotiations its position lags years behind that green economic dominance. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Why China Isn’t Filling Leadership Void After US Climate Retreat
The world’s top emitter is focusing on issues that benefit Beijing while helping steer a global green agenda.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"Liu argued that as the world aims to collectively reach net-zero in 2050, the EU and other developed countries should achieve this milestone “before 2040” in order to give developing nations more time to industrialize." www.politico.eu/article/chin...
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China’s top envoy blasts EU climate goals and Trump’s ‘bad example’
Liu Zhenmin also defended Beijing’s own climate efforts as “very ambitious.”
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
“You can’t insist that China has to lower its emissions” and then, later, “complain that China is putting cheap E.V.s all over the world,” Mr. Corrêa do Lago said. “If you are worried about climate, this is good news.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
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A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
With the US retreating from global climate efforts, China and Brazil are expected to step up. But the kind of climate leadership the two countries are offering is far from a climate purist's dream. The latest for @bloomberg.com from @lilipike.bsky.social and myself www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China, Brazil Aim to Be Climate Leaders and Keep Polluting Too
The host of COP30 and the world's top emitter seek to be green champions, while also drilling for more oil.
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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China’s September Emissions Drop Keeps Annual Decline in Play
A drop in Chinese carbon emissions in September suggests this year could still see an annual decline, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, in what would be a global climate tu...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
"Chinese officials maintained that developed nations should bear primary responsibility for funding global efforts, two of the people said. Brazil and Indonesia, two developing countries, were the earliest backers of the TFFF." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
69% of experts surveyed by CREA, mostly based in China, say that Beijing will exceed its new climate targets. That backs up our initial reporting from Sept on the headline target (7-10% GHG cut by 2035), with experts widely saying it was conservative. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Climate Experts See Top Polluter Beating Emissions Goal
A majority of experts on China’s climate and energy policies expect the world’s top polluter to outperform fresh emissions-reduction targets that have been criticized as too timid, according to a new ...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
COP30 Leaders' Summit in Belem this am Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang: "China is a country that honors its commitments." Pointed to the ahead of schedule achievement of its renewables and forest targets. No mention, though, of falling behind on carbon intensity target webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14...
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Belém Climate Summit: Opening of the General Plenary of Leaders
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres addresses world leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, for a Climate Summit hosted by the Government of Brazil ahead of the annual two-week UN climate conference...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
China submitted its official NDC to the UN today, reiterating the targets that Xi announced in September. It confirms that China will reduce emissions 7-10% by 2035 from an unknown starting point—whenever it reaches peak GHG emissions: “以温室气体净排放量达峰年为基准年,以 2035 年为目标年” unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
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Lili Pike @lilipike.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Story update: @cocojournalist.bsky.social & I covered the significant threat of China's new battery export restrictions to US clean energy development a few weeks ago. With the new US-China trade deal, it appears the restrictions have been paused for a year (alongside REE curbs). bloom.bg/4q0nDIV
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China’s New Weapon in US Trade Talks: Batteries
The US is heavily reliant on Chinese batteries as it seeks to stabilize the grid and support explosive data center demand for power.
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