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China solar group says Xinjiang forced labour claims baseless
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association says it has recently inspected Xinjiang solar production facilities and US assertions about forced labour have no factual basis.
China’s Biggest IPO This Year Looks to Be in Renewable Power
China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. is set for an initial public offering that could be the biggest in the country this year after securing regulatory approval.
Greenpeace Chides Alibaba on Energy as China Tech Cleans Up
(Bloomberg) -- China’s tech giants are shifting slowly toward using more clean electricity to power their energy-hungry operations, Greenpeace found in its second review of the industry.More of the country’s biggest tech companies are actively procuring renewable energy and disclosing energy consumption and emissions data, Greenpeace said in a report published Wednesday. Still, only two of 22 surveyed companies reported getting more than 3% of their power from carbon-free sources such as wind and solar.Greenpeace blasted Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s biggest tech company, and GDS Holdings Ltd., its largest independent data center operator, for not releasing emissions data or committing to more renewable energy use or a carbon neutrality target. Meanwhile data center operator ChinData Group Holdings Ltd. was lauded for procuring renewable energy for 51% of its power needs, signing contracts to develop 1.3 gigawatts of new wind and solar projects and committing to be carbon neutral by 2030.More of China’s tech giants should be buying renewable power, especially in light of the country’s plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2060, Greenpeace researchers said in the report. China is home to almost a quarter of the world’s data centers, and they consume more power combined than all of Malaysia. In 2018, nearly three-quarters of that power came from coal, according to Greenpeace.A spokesperson for Alibaba’s cloud operations said energy efficiency is at its core, and that the company has been committed to developing green data centers since 2015.“It is our ongoing mission to embed eco-friendliness into our technologies,” the company said in a statement.Thirteen of the 22 companies have begun actively spending on renewable energy as of this month, up from eight in 2019, Greenpeace said. Meanwhile half the companies are disclosing electricity consumption and emissions data, compared with about 20% in 2019.(Updates with company statement from fifth paragraph.)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020: study
China generated 53% of the world's total coal-fired power in 2020, nine percentage points more that five years earlier, despite climate pledges and the building of hundreds of renewable energy plants, a global data study showed on Monday.
Biden’s Solar Dreams Collide With Scorn for China ‘Genocide’
President Joe Biden’s White House is trying to reconcile his desire to ratchet up U.S. renewable power generation with his outrage over alleged Chinese human-rights abuses in Xinjiang, a major supplier of a key component in solar panels.
China must shut 100 GW coal-fired power capacity to meet climate goals - research
China should quickly decommission more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of inefficient coal-power capacity and phase out most of the remaining plants by 2045 in order to meet its climate targets, a new research report showed on Tuesday.
China leads world's biggest increase in wind power capacity
Developers built windfarms with a total capacity of almost 100GW in 2020, a rise of nearly 60% on previous year
China’s Green Push Kicks Off With a New $10 Billion Coal Project
A Chinese energy company decided to go ahead with a $10 billion coal-to-chemicals plant on the same day that Beijing announced its first short-term blueprint aimed at putting it on a path to carbon neutrality by 2060.
Exclusive: China Huadian to shut 3 GW of coal-fired power capacity by 2025 - chairman
China Huadian Corp aims to close more than 3 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity in the next five years and increase renewables to make up half of its total power generation mix, company chairman told Reuters on Monday.
China's Inner Mongolia to end cryptocurrency mining, ban new steel, coke projects
China's Inner Mongolia will end all cryptocurrency mining projects and stop reviewing new projects in industries which consume large amounts of energy, such as steel, coke and methanol production, as it attempts to meet energy efficiency targets.
China vows five-year plan dedicated to climate, but growth, security concerns weigh
China has promised to dedicate its new "five-year plan" to tackling climate change, but concerns about economic growth and energy security are expected to temper the country's green ambitions.
China urges to strengthen recycling of renewable resources
China will speed up recycling and utilisation of renewable resources such as metals scrap in an effort to build low-carbon development and meet its carbon neutrality goal, the State Council said on Monday.
Fears over China’s Muslim forced labor loom over EU solar power
Panels include components produced in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, where there are concerns about forced labor camps for Muslim minorities, including Uighurs.
China plans to raise minimum renewable power purchase to 40% by 2030: government document
China will force regional grid firms to buy at least 40% of power from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 in order to meet the country's climate targets, according to a new government document seen by Reuters.
China's CEIC, China Reform set up $1.55 billion new energy fund
State-run China Energy Investment Corp (CEIC) and China Reform Holdings Corp have set up a 10.02 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) fund to invest in clean and renewable energy projects, the state assets regulator said on Friday.
China doubles new renewable capacity in 2020; still builds thermal plants
China more than doubled its construction of new wind and solar power plants in 2020 from a year earlier, government data showed, reflecting Beijing's pledge to cut fossil fuel dependence and bring carbon emissions to a peak within a decade.
China's national emissions trading may launch in mid-2021 -Securities Times
China's long-awaited national emission trade scheme (ETS) is expected to launch in the middle of 2021, an executive from the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange said in an interview with government-backed Securities Times on Monday.
China issues rules on national carbon emission exchange
China's environment ministry said on Tuesday it had issued regulations on the long-awaited national carbon emission trading scheme.
China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector - white paper
China will fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in coal, oil, gas, power generation, excluding nuclear, as well as the new energy businesses, according to a sector white paper released on Monday.
Energy China plans $3.6 billion investment on integrated energy project in Erdos
China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) has signed a framework agreement with Erdos city government in Inner Mongolia to set up an integrated energy base with total investment of 23.8 billion yuan ($3.63 billion) in the region.