I've made a spreadsheet with the event schedules for COP30 pavilions, including the UK 🇬🇧 Japan 🇯🇵 Indonesia 🇮🇩 Australia 🇦🇺 and China 🇨🇳 The UNFCCC has a schedule list, but hardly any of the major pavilions are on there. I'll update the list as I collect more ⬇️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇

It's absolutely packed at the China Pavilion this afternoon at COP30 as China hosts an event on south-south climate cooperation Speakers include Huang Runqiu, Liu Zhenmin and Ana Toni, with several Chinese environment officials (current and former) in the front row

I'm in Belém for week 1 of COP30, covering China's role at the negotiations. If you're around and have time for a coffee, let me know!

#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight") Proposed late additions to agenda: * trade * finance * deforestation * ambition * reporting Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!) This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵 1/

🇨🇳☎️🇬🇧 China’s Wang Yi & UK’s Yvette Cooper discuss bilateral ties amid global turbulence. Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.” #ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics

It’s that time of the year. @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and I trawled through hundreds of govt submissions to bring you the COP30 edition of @carbonbrief.org’s Who Wants What.

UPDATED: Yesterday, China released its full 2035 climate pledge, building on Xi's UN speech. Our updated @carbonbrief.org analysis dives into the details, inc: 🌎 What the NDC says about the US 🗞️ Reactions to the targets ⚡ China's 2035 plans for coal Find out more ⬇️

China Briefing | 15th ‘five-year plan’ priorities; 2035 wind goal; ‘Vehicle-to-grid’ tech ✍️ @wanyuansong.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/DY9ol3f Sign up to China Briefing ➡️ buff.ly/aLTmtZN

Carbon Brief is introducing the COP30 Insider Pass for those who need more than headlines from Belem. What the pass gives you access to: 📲 An invite-only WhatsApp group 📩 A daily email newsletter 🗣️ ​​3 exclusive 'Ask Us Anything' webinars Sign up ⬇️

Our analysis looks at the aviation emission reduction plans of the biggest players: 🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS 🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar 🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened 🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...

NEW - What happened in 🇨🇳's climate + energy space in the last 2 weeks: 🛳️ New rare earth, magnet and battery export controls ☀️ Proposal to broaden provinces' renewable energy quotas 📈 IEA says 🇨🇳 could hit 2035 wind and solar target in 2030 Find our more in my latest @carbonbrief.org China Briefing⬇

NEW - Only 18 of China's provinces have finalised plans for how they are going to price wind and solar power. The other half - which make up 40% of China's CO2 emissions - have until the end of the year to get their systems in place. Find out more in my latest article for @carbonbrief.org ⬇️

Since tweets like this continue to travel and I get similar responses every time I post something positive about China, it's maybe good to point out where China's progress on clean energy is and isn't world-leading and/or game-changing. 🧵

"🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇪🇺 Chinese new car volumes outpaced Korean models across Western Europe for the first time during September, according to exclusive @autoschmidt.bsky.social research" #alwaysbecharging www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...

FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act Feat. OG authors of the Act & more www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

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Communities in Zambia have filed lawsuits seeking $80B in damages from Sino Metals after a February mining spill. Chinese social media is now openly debating the case.

I was delighted to speak alongside some of the foremost experts on China's climate developments in a webinar on the country's new NDC targets. It's well worth a listen for anyone wondering how China can still be seen as a climate leader, despite the NDC's low-ball targets!

NEW – Q&A: What does China’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/WI735tD

China Briefing | MEE on the move; AI and energy; BRICS and climate ✍️ @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org Read here ➡️ buff.ly/A1ESWPw Sign up to China Briefing here ⬇️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org

NEW - Is BRICS the next climate leader? BRICS is in the news due to Trump and tariffs, but the group also has an interesting dynamic when it comes to climate 🇨🇳🇧🇷🇮🇳 have pushed fossil fuels to <50% of power + BRICS are shaping COP outcomes Read more in my new @carbonbrief.org piece (link below)

These Chinese EV Makers Will Never Be Profitable you hear this a lot, FT today shows what's up: profitable: BYD, GEELY, GWM, SAIC, SERES, Changan, Li Auto, LEAPMOTOR 🇨🇳 soon? Haima, JAC, XPENG, BAIC, GAC (?), NIO (?) ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging www.ft.com/content/5f73...

Someone should tell the economic geniuses running our trade policies about the existence of inventories! 🧵

🚨New Article🚨 What happens after a major climate disaster in developing and authoritarian contexts? My new study ‪@commsearth.nature.com‬ examines how citizens made adaptation demands to local governments in 🇨🇳 after the 2021 Henan flood. doi.org/10.1038/s432... 🧵 1/10

In a new paper, Kevin Zongzhe Li, Affiliated Researcher for the #CenterforChinaAnalysis, examines Indonesia’s evolving energy transition strategy through the lens of its deepening, but increasingly complex, relationship with China.

Delighted to speak with Zeyi about how China is fuelling a massive uptake of solar power across Africa

You can read the report here! climateanalytics.org/publications...

NEW from me: Clean energy growth helped China’s CO2 emissions fall 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024. Power sector CO2 fell 3% as growth in solar power alone matched the rise in electricity demand.

China's energy transition has a formidable challenge: cement. @climateanalytics.org explains how to tackle cement's CO2 emissions in today's China Briefing www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefi... Plus: 📉 CO2 emissions fall 1% Jan-Jun 🚗 Cleantech exports rise 🏔️ Officials hail Xi's 'two mountains' speech

Investors interested in #China’s #green transition should focus on the power infrastructure rather than renewables aliciagarciaherrero.substack.com/p/investors-...

Does Xi Jinping care about climate? It's complicated. I unpack new @asiasociety.org research into where climate change ranks in Xi's policy priorities for @carbonbrief.org's DeBriefed newsletter Also this week: 🌡️ Heatwaves and wildfires in Europe 🔍 Factchecking Trump's climate report Read more⬇️

The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...

NEW from us: Last year, China started construction on an estimated 95 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, enough to power the entire UK twice over. We explain why China's still building new coal power plants, and when and how it might stop and begin phasing out.

China is building 95 gigawatts of new coal power plants. That doesn't mean coal power use will definitely rise. Qi Qin and @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social explain why in their new piece for @carbonbrief.org Read more: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w...

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, will visit China for the first time in seven years. Modi will travel to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in late August.

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...

NEW - Research by @zhenhuazhang.bsky.social and @michaeldavidson.bsky.social finds 🇨🇳 should aim to install at least 2910GW of wind + solar by 2035 - up from 1700GW today This would make its next NDC consistent with the goal to limit global warming to 2C Read more at @carbonbrief.org ⬇️

Today's 🇪🇺🇨🇳 climate statement said the two powers would show "leadership" at COP30, but had no pledges on reducing coal Plus 🏔️ Tibet megadam launched 🚢 Chinese cleantech lowers RoW emissions by 1% 🏡 Xi calls for 'green and low-carbon' housing Read more in my @carbonbrief.org China Briefing ⬇️

"The EU and China remain climate partners despite tensions elsewhere. That’s some relief," said Greenpeace Beijing global policy advisor Yao Zhe. "The race for clean and green technologies is not a zero-sum competition." www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pre...

New from me: How China's clean energy manufacturing boom is helping reduce CO2 emissions overseas. In 2024, China’s exports of solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are shaved 1% off global emissions outside of China.

Climate action stands out as a potential bright spot for the top-level China-EU Summit this week, with both sides planning to submit their 2035 climate targets in the coming months. A rundown by our colleagues in Beijing and @greenpeace.eu colleagues: thediplomat.com/2025/07/wher...

“The consumer goods trade-in programme is a major initiative that supports China’s broader efforts to boost overall domestic consumption. While set to conclude in 2025, its impacts are long-lasting”, says our analyst Biqing Yang https://loom.ly/gSIvlJA

🇨🇳 Coastal provinces like Guangdong, Fujian, & Jiangsu are driving China’s offshore wind boom. Guangdong alone could avoid 23M tonnes of CO₂ a year = burning 8.7 million tonnes of coal. More on how the industrial coast is becoming a hub for clean energy: globalenergymonitor.org/report/china...

How is climate changing affecting the world’s most prized tea terroirs? @npr.org visited the idyllic hills of Fujian recently, replete with chirping crickets, to find out www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...

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 ⬇️

🧵1/X The #BRICS leaders have been meeting since yesterday in Rio, Brazil, and their declaration offers key insights into how some of the world’s largest emerging economies view critical issues, notably, the #climate crisis

Another deeply inflammatory, borderline libelous slur hinting at Chinese overcapacity and its consequences This time from *checks notes* ... ... the official magazine of the Chinese Communist Party, Qiushi www.qstheory.cn/20250629/9ef...