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 January 19, 2022, Zou Ji, President and CEO of Energy Foundation China, was invited to attend the Promotion Conference on the High Quality Industry Development of Beijing City Sub-Center in Tongzhou, the southeastern district that has hosted many of Beijing’s municipal governmental agencies since mid-2010s.

On September 30, 2021, Suzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission and Energy Foundation China (EF China) held a signing ceremony for a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Strategic Cooperation between the two parties.

The Air Quality Task Force of Energy Foundation China pursues world-class air quality and carbon neutrality for China by implementing a co-control strategy for air and climate pollutants. The task force supports cross-cutting research on air quality, climate change, health, energy, the economy, and urban-rural coordination topics.

The Air Quality Task Force of Energy Foundation China pursues world-class air quality and carbon neutrality for China by implementing a co-control strategy for air and climate pollutants. The task force supports cross-cutting research on air quality, climate change, health, energy, the economy, and urban-rural coordination topics.

The Air Quality Task Force of Energy Foundation China pursues world-class air quality and carbon neutrality for China by implementing a co-control strategy for air and climate pollutants. The task force supports cross-cutting research on air quality, climate change, health, energy, the economy, and urban-rural coordination topics.

With support from Energy Foundation China (EF China), China Sustainable Transportation Center (CSTC) released its report of Evaluating Low Carbon Transportation in Communities in collaboration with the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, CityDNA, and the Green Research Center of Southern Weekly on December 30, 2021.

In March 2022, the CECEP Environmental Consulting Group published two reports about China’s financial sector: one evaluates how climate-friendly the banks are, and the other proposes how to calculate banks’ carbon emissions. The two reports were written under one research project, with the support of Energy Foundation China.

In June 2021, Harvard Kennedy School released this paper, as part of a project exploring the status of—and prospects for—Guangdong Province’s GHG emissions trading system. The paper was written with the support of Energy Foundation China.

In November 2021, the ZKHY Energy Internet Research Institute released this summary report about how to make holistic district-level energy development planning for buildings. Support for this research came from Energy Foundation China.