Senior advisor @AgoraEW; non-resident fellow @columbia_energy, @IFRI_, and Institute of Energy at Peking Univ. Views are my own. Retweets are no endorsement.
RECAP: Kevin Tu, Managing Director, Agora Energy Transition China, told the conference that the world will struggle to meet the Paris accord goals unless top carbon-emitting economies such as the European Union and China redouble their efforts on energy and #climate collaboration
How can Europe accelerate industrial decarbonisation? What is the state of play of decarbonising iron & steel in 🇨🇳 & 🇪🇺. What’s #EUCBAM impact on China’s energy transition? These topics & many more on our agenda today. Live now: https://t.co/VfjHuCrwrL
China’s largest coal-producing province Shanxi ramping up international cooperation concerning clean energy transition, with MoU signed with @AgoraEW: https://t.co/UU48e049vN
Why is it important for Chinese coal enterprises to develop energy transition strategy? Simple: if coal producing countries were counted as companies, only 20 countries would have the "privilege" to be on the list of China's top 50 coal companies in 2020: https://t.co/dcZa2RdVgX
NEW REPORT from @ColumbiaUEnergy | Is China Still a Developing Country, and Why It Matters for Energy and Climate. Philippe Benoit & Kevin Jianjun Tu examine the energy and environmental implications of China's hybrid development status. Read the report: https://t.co/5JR2SapRe4
In a paper entitled Is China Still a Developing Country, Philippe Benoit and I examine the energy and environmental implications of China's hybrid development status. Comments if any are welcome: https://t.co/ae5Ecc5LWW
EU-China dialogue on green stimulus package: In a policy paper, @AgoraEW and Energy Foundation China have defined priority issues, to achieve a sustainable, resilient and fairer recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in both Europe and China: https://t.co/ilDaEl2kdo
According to NBS, China's power generation increased by 4.3% YOY in May, compared with 0.3% YOY in April & -4.6% YOY in Q1 2020, indicating that the Chinese economy especially manufacturing is rebounding: https://t.co/yB2EfRU59g
Good summary of new @ColumbiaUEnergy paper by @KevinJTu warning that China aims to boost its economy through carbon-intensive heavy industry and that concerns about economic growth and energy security risk undermining China's climate ambition. https://t.co/bInEtlM22P
Timely new report about #COVID19 & China's energy & climate outlook. A key point: "Against the backdrop of rising anxieties over economic growth and energy security among Chinese decision makers, upgrading China’s climate ambitions will be politically challenging."
My analysis entitled COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impacts on China’s Energy Sector was published by @ColumbiaUEnergy Given the enormous size of the Chinese energy economy, impacts of #COVID19 will have profound global implications. Read it here: https://t.co/rjwOhi4Ojf