US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (left) meets China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua in Shanghai. (File photo: Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

China's recent commitment to curb coal consumption and coal-fired power projects has sent a strong signal that the country will unswervingly reduce its reliance on coal as a dominant source of energy, experts said.

China strives to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. How can China achieve these goals? What do they mean to China and the world?

While global attention centers on China's economic targets as top officials meet in Beijing to map out blueprints for the country's development over the next five years and beyond, policies on environmental protection, specifically reducing carbon emissions, are expected to be highlighted in the new 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), Chinese experts said.

On November 22, 2022, Zou Ji, CEO and President of Energy Foundation China, and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation between the two organizations, during Zou’s visit to the agency’s headquarters in Paris.

Energy Foundation China (EF China) hosted a two-day pavilion on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

On August 23, 2022, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the World Economic Forum jointly convened the Policy Dialogue With Enterprises by Walking Davos

The Coal Transition Quarterly is a serial newsletter of the Coal Transition Task Force (TF) at Energy Foundation China (EFC). It provides an overview of major developments on coal phase-out and environmental, social, and economic issues in China and beyond.

The Coal Transition Quarterly is a serial newsletter of the Coal Transition Task Force (TF) at Energy Foundation China (EFC). It provides an overview of major developments on coal phase-out and environmental, social, and economic issues in China and beyond.

China’s overall “1+N” climate action framework is taking shape to drive peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 (the “30/60” goals).

On August 26, 2022, with the support of Energy Foundation China, the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ICCSD) at Tsinghua University held its interim evaluation meeting in Beijing of the flagship research project on China’s 2035 and longer-term development strategies in the context of the country’s carbon neutrality goal.

In September 2022, China Green Industry Co., Ltd. published this report presenting a co-control strategy for carbon and air pollutants in Yanqing, a mountainous district in northwestern Beijing. The report was supported by Energy Foundation China, coordinated by China Green Enterprise Co., Ltd., and written by China Quality Certification Center.

In August 2022, with the support of Energy Foundation China, Tsinghua University completed this research report on how to phase out residential scattered coal use in the rural areas of Qinghai, a landlocked province in northwestern China.

In November 2022, Energy Foundation China released this new report, which revolves around electrification in China’s carbon neutrality pathways.

In September 2022, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released this report resenting a strategy for developing bicycle systems for different street types in different areas of central Guangzhou districts.