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China’s energy mismatch

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The Truth About China’s Green Energy Industry

Over the past few years, China has invested heavily in its renewable energy sector. In 2025, the country built enough energy capacity to power Germany twice over, with the vast maj...

China’s Energy Build Drives GDP Growth While Europe Has a Drag From Low, Costly Energy

Europe’s restrictive energy policies—characterized by lengthy, fragmented permitting (often 7–10+ years for renewables and industrial projects), heavy environmental/regulatory burd...

China-Russia: energy ties

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China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure. Un...

China is poised to reap rewards as energy shock heats up the race for renewables

In the face of a prolonged US energy blockade of Cuba, solar panels from China have come to the rescue and provided a model of independence from fossil fuels that is resonating glo...

As Oil Prices Stay High, China Doubles Down on Wind Power

An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels.

War and energy shortages boost China’s Influence in Asia

HONG KONG: As the war in Iran drags on, China has deepened its influence with fuel-starved neighbors, offering to ease shortages while pushing its renewable energy technology.In th...

China is about to dominate the supply chain for non-energy alternatives to oil and gas

Electric vehicle purchases, solar panel installations, windmills going up...as the Third Persian Gulf War degenerates into a tit-for-tat blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, increased...

China, a leader in renewables, was prepared for a global fuel crisis

The conflict could be a boon for China’s new energy sector, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, and batteries.

China lifts green push with plan to double clean energy by 2035

A hydropower project in Tibet and desert-based renewable hubs will help propel clean-energy generation, the vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission says.

Why China’s green energy strategy may shield it from the Iran war oil shock

China’s green energy transition is expanding from a domestic security priority into a potent geopolitical asset at a time of heightened global uncertainty, according to the latest...

China amasses 30-day coal supply ahead of El Nino power crunch

China Briefing 16 April 2026: Billions for grid | Petrochemical plan | China’s high-seas bid

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 16 April 2026: Billions for grid | Petrochemic...

China Leads the World on Renewables, But It’s Still Addicted to Burning Rocks

This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2021, China’s leader Xi Jinping made two important promises in...

China's coal conversion boom underpins security in Iran war's shadow

Xinhua Headlines: Backup to backbone: how China's green power forges its new industries

HOHHOT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- After years of technological innovation and investment, China has become the world's leading driver of robust growth in the renewable energy industry,...

China’s Electrostate Is Poised to Win From War in the Middle East

A cluster of Chinese firms is poised to win big from the energy crisis set off by the war in the Middle East, building on booming investment in artificial intelligence.

China starts work on solar plant built under extreme conditions, amid global energy crisis

China has broken ground on a 50-megawatt concentrated solar power plant in Tibet at an altitude of 4,550 metres (14,900 feet), making it the world’s highest-altitude parabolic trou...

War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia

The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.

Which Countries Use the Most Electricity?

China accounts for one-third of global electricity demand, a dramatic rise from under 10% in the early 2000s.

War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia

The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought. As the war in Iran drags on, China has deepened its influence wi...

Ranked: The World’s Biggest Electricity Consumers

Explore the top 10 countries by electricity demand and see how China now accounts for one-third of global power consumption.

China fast-tracks hydrogen strategy to ‘scale-up’ phase in high-stakes energy transition

Amid heightening global anxieties over energy security fuelled by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, China’s top energy regulator has pledged to accelerate the development...