NEW 🚨 The Industrial Accelerator Act is one of the most contentious pieces of legislation the EU has proposed in recent years. We think the proposal has three major flaws that should be urgently addressed if the initiative is to deliver positive results for Europe. www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

The flaws in the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act and how to fix them

IAA spending should rest on clear sector choices, WTO-safe criteria and FDI screening that welcomes value-adding investment

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Guest post: China will need 10,000GW of wind and solar by 2060 | Wang Zhongying and Kaare Sandholt #CBarchive Read here: buff.ly/6EOuCeY

Guest post: China will need 10,000GW of wind and solar by 2060 - Carbon Brief

China will need to install around 10,000 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, according to new research.

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Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions | @wanyuansong.bsky.social #CBarchive Read here: bit.ly/4bFT5Wd

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China listed “boosting consumption… stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the “two sessions” – Carbon Brief explains.

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NEW – Guest post: Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop | Qi Qin @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/0KFqDho

Guest post: Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop - Carbon Brief

Four common talking points surrounding China’s ongoing coal-power expansion and how and why the current wave of new projects might end.

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Extreme rainfall, 300GW of solar and Industrial Cthulhu 🦑 That's a snapshot of China's climate developments over the past fortnight. Plus, new research on 2035 power sector targets in China's upcoming NDC Read my new @carbonbrief.org China Briefing for more ⬇️ www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefi...

China Briefing 7 August 2025: Deadly floods; ‘Industrial Cthulhu’; Higher solar forecast  - Carbon Brief

Deadly rainfall and flooding struck across China and the government issued policies on clean-energy “price wars”.

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NEW: As 🇨🇳 faces extreme floods and drought, I unpack its new climate adaptation progress report for today's @carbonbrief.org China Briefing Plus: 🎯 Clean-power targets set for new sectors 🪭 Air-con drives record high power load ❌ Solar firms get overcapacity telling-off Read more ⬇️

China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard    - Carbon Brief

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate...

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Really good summary of the Spain blackouts report here from @jkempenergy.bsky.social – the clearest I've seen jkempenergy.com/2025/06/19/s...

Spain’s blackout blamed on poor voltage control

19 June 2025 Spain’s massive blackout was caused by overvoltage on the transmission system and the failure of the country’s generators to compensate by absorbing more reactive power, according to t…

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Subscribe to Carbon Brief’s 🇨🇳 China Briefing newsletter for: ➤Key developments in China's energy sector ➤Latest climate news ➤Context behind the headlines ➤In-depth analysis ➤Interesting new science ➤Recommended reading Sign up here for free ⬇️ bit.ly/3Q2StB4

China Briefing | Solar exports; Carbon market expansion; Leaders’ climate commitments ✍️ @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/nsqY4h9

Trump has announced tariffs on 213 countries but left out Russia "because U.S. sanctions already preclude any meaningful trade". Yet there are only 61 countries in the world that export more to the U.S. than Russia. Not really a shocker but the math isn't mathing.

Recommended listen: Kaare @sandholt.bsky.social of top Chinese thinktank the Energy Research Institute talked about the country’s energy transformation outlook – recently covered by Carbon Brief – on the Environment China podcast.

China Energy Transformation Outlook - Kaare Sandholt

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🇨🇳 emphasised the “two new” (两新) at “two sessions” for boosting consumption. The policy was first announced in 2023, but was heavily promoted in 2024 and updated in 2025. It covers 4 aspects: - Equipment updates - Trade-in - Recycling - Improving standards for product efficiency and emissions. 🧵

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NEW – Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions | @wanyuansong.bsky.social Read here: bit.ly/4bFT5Wd

EDF's flagship new nuclear power station in Flamanville - whose opening was delayed by 12 years - has been down for 76 of its first 100 days. I sincerely hope it eventually becomes a workhorse of Europe's power system - but don't let anyone tell you nuclear is easy. reporterre.net/Nucleaire-l-...

Nucléaire : l’arrêt de l’EPR de Flamanville à nouveau prolongé

L’EPR de Flamanville (Manche) n’aura pas fonctionné très longtemps. Son arrêt a été prolongé jusqu’au 30 mars à cause « d’aléas techniques », a indiqué EDF vendredi 7 mars.

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Experts: What to expect from China on energy and climate action in 2025? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/comment from @kyleichan.bsky.social @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social Angel Hsu, Christoph Nedopil, Muyi Yang, Shuang Liu, Lin Boqiang, Chen Zhibin, Yao Zhe Read here: buff.ly/4gL5EkF

🇨🇳 said it was "concerned over the US’s announcement of withdrawal from the Paris Agreement...China will work with all parties to actively address the climate challenge and promote a global green and low-carbon transition for the shared future of humanity". www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt...

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on January 21, 2025

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Just out: Solar power additions in China in 2024 exceeded expectations, again, with a whopping 277 GW installed in just one year! This was up 28% on the already towering 217 GW added in 2023. Wind power made a new record as well, with 79 GW added to the grid, up 5% on year.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Denmark is the world's district heating leader. By 2035 district heating is expected to cover 65% of all buildings. Our new @regassistproj.bsky.social report led by @soxenaar.bsky.social on what the world can learn from the Danish experience.👇 www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Kia bliver det første mærke i Danmark til at stoppe benzinsalg 🚗🔌 Volvo er på en lignende kurs, men sælger stadig to plugin-hybrider i Danmark. “Det handler om at levere det, kunderne gerne vil have, og langt, langt de fleste efterspørger elbiler” siger Kia-direktøren.

China issued a guideline for building a “national unified market”. Chapter 5 details "building a unified national energy market system". In general, local govs'll lose powers on implementing preferential investment policies for finance, tax, prices, land, resources. news.bjx.com.cn/html/2025010...

The US has released its NDC, announcing a goal of reducing its net greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels in 2035. unfccc.int/sites/defaul...

China industrial data release today reports that "large-scale" power generation grew only 1% year-on-year, with the rest of demand growth covered from solar&wind. Yet, coal&gas-fired power inched up by 1.4%.

How to understand China's commitment to climate action & energy transition, in one short paragraph: 🛢️If you have the world's biggest fossil fuel import bill… 🔋⚡️🌄…and can cut net costs 70% by 2035 🧧Why would you turn back? (IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2024)

📈 Our Bruegel European Clean Tech Tracker is now equipped with a dynamic chart on EU clean tech trade balance. [To use it, just go to: Highlights -> Trading green: EU imports and exports of clean technologies] www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...

Excellent interview! Follow the CET programme on www.cet.energy

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The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Lyu Wenbin and Prof Bai Quan | @wanyuansong.bsky.social Read here: https://buff.ly/4g7P5ib

Check our #COP29 summary. For 🇨🇳,🧵: a) Used the language of climate finance to talk about 🇨🇳’s overseas aid for the first time -- “provided and mobilised project funds of more than 177bn yuan". Means 🇨🇳 is on a par with🇬🇧, to become the joint fifth-largest provider of climate finance.

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NEW – COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku #COP29 ➡️ https://buff.ly/3V5jndk

What’s happened this week in climate change? Read the latest in Carbon Brief’s weekly newsletter, DeBriefed, below. In this COP29 special edition: ➤ Countries split on climate finance ➤ Fossil-fuel transition ‘reaffirmed’ ➤ Latest texts analysed Sign up to DeBriefed here ⬇ https://buff.ly/4hZK2SM

COP29 DeBriefed 22 November 2024: Countries split on climate finance; Fossil-fuel transition ‘reaffirmed’; Latest texts analysed - Carbon Brief

Welcome to DeBriefed, an essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week is a COP29 special edition.

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Latest from🇨🇳 Pavilion at #COP29 Liu Zhenmin gave an opening speech at the launch of the 2024 CETO report, which @carbonbrief.org will cover shortly: - Climate change is a global challenge. China has experienced more severe extreme weather events recently, including 🌊 ,🌧️ and typhoons.

Our CETO 2023 is out www.linkedin.com/posts/eri-ce...

What’s happened this week in climate change? DeBriefed | Major oil auction in US; EU missing targets; Climate change threatens nature’s ‘unique values’ ✍️ @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @orladwyer.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @ayeshatandon.bsky.social Yanine Quiroz Read here ⬇️

DeBriefed 21 December 2023: Major oil auction in US; EU missing targets; Climate change threatens na...

The US raised $382m from the auction of drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico – its largest oil-and-gas lease sale since 2015.

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