China power generating capacity additions in Jan-Mar 2024:
solar 45.7 GW (vs 33.7 GW in 2023)
wind 15.5 GW (10.4)
thermal 6.4 GW (8.1)
hydro 1.8 GW (2.7)
nuclear 0 GW (1.2)

Last year, almost 300 GW wind&solar was added and now the first months are up 40%!

US-China starting dialogue on methane emission control under the Sunnylands Agreement. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tB0eNJ-4iwnU…

TOMORROW: AIIB President Jin Liqun joins
Kyung-wha Kang
Dr. Kyung-wha Kang for a conversation on AIIB's evolution, current operations, and future outlook.
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🌍 INTERVIEW: How is U.S.-China climate diplomacy changing? National Committee on U.S.-China Relations #PIPfellow Kelly Sims Gallagher (@FletcherSchool) and Li Shuo_ASPI (@AsiaPolicy) join us to discuss the newly appointed U.S. and Chinese climate envoys. ncuscr.org/video/sunnylan…

Podesta announces a WH climate and trade task force, talks about “carbon dumping,” and welcomes solutions from the hill. 👀 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

In Beijing I received an update from key officials & stakeholders on China’s progress in preparing its next #NDC . At #COP28 Governments agreed to prepare a new generation of economy-wide national climate plans that are aligned with the 1.5 C limit & cover all greenhouse gases /1

Susan Thornton, a former senior American diplomat, said that to stabilise ties, the US and China needed to not only continue high-level communications but also focus on restarting talks around shared concerns, such as climate change and health. scmp.com/news/china/dip…

Useful US-China insights from Li Shuo_ASPI - big year looming for DC-Beijing #climate diplomacy...

Cleaner power sources should eventually dominate the global power mix, though fossil fuels will continue to be required, according to China’s top climate diplomat bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green

EU climate envoys plan joint trip to China – POLITICO politico.eu/article/eu-cli…

How a new definition of China’s key climate target could delay action.

Podesta, top UN climate official call for ambitious new climate targets axios.com/2024/03/15/bid…

Great to work with Lauri Myllyvirta. His dedication and unparalleled analytical skills will give a tremendous boost to the China Climate Hub Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI).

“As part of his global listening tour, President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev met Mr. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology & Environment of the People’s Republic of China and Mr. Lui Zhenmin, Special Envoy for Climate Change. They discussed their shared intention to work together…

NEW – Q&A: What does China’s ‘two sessions’ mean for climate policy in 2024? | Anika Patel w/ comment from Lauri Myllyvirta Li Shuo_ASPI

Read here: bit.ly/4cesJu7

On March 19 @ 7AM ET, ASPI and Energy Foundation China will convene experts to explore how China can support Southeast Asia in its pursuit of a clean energy future. Join Li Shuo_ASPI & our Director of Asia-Pacific Sustainability Alistair Ritchie. Learn more: bit.ly/4aejt7P

China's emissions, efficiency targets under threat after falling short in 2023 | Reuters reuters.com/sustainability…

My analysis on the climate signals from the on-going “Two Sessions” in Beijing. asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

On March 14 @ 9am, join Farwa Aamer, Li Shuo_ASPI, and Global Studies's Pon พรชนก Souvannaseng, PhD for a conversation with Orville Schell at @asiasocietyny about climate change in the Himalayas and its implications for water access among the billions downstream. Tickets: asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

'We just had a very constructive, virtual meeting...with the new envoy and myself and John Podesta.  And we held this meeting...so that I could introduce John to their team and likewise.. Liu Zhenmin could also introduce himself to us.'