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Lili Pike

@lilipike.bsky.social

China & climate reporter @bloomberg.com

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Lili Pike@lilipike.bsky.social · 3w ago

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...

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 · 3mo ago

🔖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...

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 · 3mo ago

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...

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 · 4mo ago

"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...

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 · 4mo ago

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...

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 · 5mo ago

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.

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 · 7mo ago

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...

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 · 7mo ago

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...

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 · 7mo ago

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...

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 · 7mo ago

"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...

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 · 7mo ago

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...

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 · 8mo ago

"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...

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 · 8mo ago

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/...

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 · 8mo ago

"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...

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 · 8mo ago

"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...

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 · 8mo ago

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...

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 · 8mo ago

“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...

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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