Alvin Lin

China Climate and Energy Policy Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council:

[Lillian Ma @lillian_ma_]

ICML 2026 visual eval:

KISS OF LIFE 🆚 Chungha

(Seeing the OpenAI logo behind Chungha somehow feels surreal)

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

My first, second and third bylines in @climate!

📈August heat broke records since 1880 in Europe, North America and China

💡Russia's invasion of Ukraine knocked out nearly all wind power in Ukraine

🌱The 'world's largest' indoor vertical farm sets up shop in Virginia

[Julian @ecopreneur]

our dear friend John P. Romankiewicz, aka "Sustainable John", "Susty",
@sustainablejohn, age 38, has been missing since Nov 8, 2021, last seen in Bellingham, Washington. More details here - family is very concerned, please share: https://t.co/KPlm6W6lx3

[Kevin P. Gallagher @KevinPGallagher]

CHINA DESERVES GREAT PRAISE FOR PLEDGING TO STOP BUILDING COAL PLANTS OVERSEAS – THE 1ST DEVELOPING COUNTRY TO MAKE SUCH A PLEDGE AND THE LAST OF THE MAJOR PUBLIC FINANCIERS OF OVERSEAS COAL TO DO SO.

NOW THAT THE WORLD’S MAJOR GOVERNMENTS HAVE LED BY EXAMPLE AND BANNED...

[Alvin Lin @alvinnrdc]

New blog post with @jschmidtnrdc providing context on China's new commitment to not build coal power projects abroad: https://t.co/5QSq1yECsB

[Alvin Lin @alvinnrdc]

@LHongqiao Here is the speech in Chinese: https://t.co/aI8yDRyd5W

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

Xi Jinping at UN General Assembly: We will not build new coal power plants abroad. Will support developing countries in developing green energy. That is a massive shift and leaves no international financing for new coal.

[Alvin Lin @alvinnrdc]

Cutting Methane Key to Keeping Earth From Warming Itself Beyond Human Control - IGSD https://t.co/9nxWgdq5Se

[Yan Qin @YanQinyq]

China likely adds 100-110GW Wind & Solar capacity this year.

China Electricity Council expects 140GW non-fossil generation capacity additions in 2021.

🍀⚡️ 🇨🇳Non-fossil will rise to 1120 GW, possibly larger than Coal-fired fleet then.

[Yan Qin @YanQinyq]

🇨🇳President Xi's speech in English:
https://t.co/AzKLhEHLAO

'China will strictly control coal-fired power generation projects, and strictly limit the increase in coal consumption over the 14th FYP period and phase it down in the 15th FYP period.'

[sustainable john @sustainablejohn]

Are you A) today is earth day or B) every day is earth day?

I am C) I am not working on 'earth day'.

I'm writing poems and letters. I'm making gifts. I'm walking (or maybe biking) and loving our earth.

#EarthDay 🌎🌍🌏

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

What's new today:
*US to cut CO2 by 50-52% by 2030
*Japan 46% by 2030, prev. 28%
*Canada 40-45% by 2030, prev. 30%
*Korea to stop financing coal overseas
*China to peak coal use by 2025

[sustainable john @sustainablejohn]

Did boris Johnson just say "cake have eat is my message" because if so that is my new favorite sentence structure. Happy earth day and happy climate leaders summit y'all ✌️🌎🌏🌍

[David Vance Wagner @vancewagner]

President Xi didn’t announce any new climate targets, but his explicit (and first ever) reference to a coal “phase down” sends a clear and important political signal domestically. All sectors and stakeholders must contribute to achieve China’s early peaking and early neutrality.

[Yan Qin @YanQinyq]

🇨🇳President Xi's speech at #LeadersClimateSummit

- No announcement of new climate goals/commitments
- Reiterated China's 2030 and 2060 pledge, Green BRI

But stressed 'Strictly control Coal power, control Coal consumption in 14FYP & gradual reduce in 15FYP'

[Alex Wang @greenlawchina]

Xi: Strictly control coal-fired power generation projects. Limit coal increase in the 14th FYP period, phase down in 15th FYP period. Also: China’s time from peak to carbon neutrality will be shorter than developed countries.

[Alexander C. Kaufman @AlexCKaufman]

Xi Jinping vows to "strictly control coal-fired generation projects."

"We still strictly limit the increase in coal consumption and phase it down," he says.

"China has committed to move from carbon peak to carbon neutrality in a much shorter timespan than in most countries."

[Dialogue Earth @DialogueEarth_]

Friday has been signalled as the date in which China will release their 14th Five Year Plan. We will be providing expert analysis on the release, so stay tuned here.

For now, here are the climate and energy targets that we think are worth watching 👇
https://t.co/Yxmjd5l2Gm

[China Institute of America @ChinaInstitute1]

China aims to achieve #carbonneutrality by 2060. Pres. Biden aims for #netzero by 2050. Given economic pressures, will it be possible? Join @ChinaInstitute_ March 4 with climate superstars @jeffdsachs and Ma Jun to find out! https://t.co/bO8C7aSHd7

#CO2 #climatechange

[Alvin Lin @alvinnrdc]

Very excited to be hosting this online discussion Thursday 7 pm EST with Ma Jun of Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs and Professor Sachs of Columbia University on how China and the US are moving to a zero carbon future. Register online below!

[China Institute of America @ChinaInstitute1]

China and the U.S. are the two greatest emitters of #carbon and have the power to either save or destroy the planet. On March 4, @jeffdsachs and Ma Jun -- two superstar climate thinkers -- will talk about the race to #netzero emissions: https://t.co/bO8C7aSHd7 #climatechange