Timeline
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Understanding China’s Global Power: 2022 Update
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China's Belt and Road must align with Paris Agreement, government guidance says
A new government vision document sets Paris-aligned and time-bound plan for China’s overseas investment, going beyond all the ‘guidances’ released so far
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Zimbabwe: Reports indicate that Chinese banks are pulling out of financing coal-fired power plants
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Nature Communications research identifies 186 Chinese coal plants “particularly suitable” for fast-track retirement
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Bangladesh: China refuses to invest in high pollution coal projects under Belt and Road
Beijing’s decision a rare signal of reluctance to fund polluting projects in Belt and Road Initiative.
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African coal plants funded by Chinese cash raise environmental and social concerns despite 2060 carbon neutrality pledge
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Former UNEP chief Erik Solheim says China should phase out coal and extend strict domestic standards to its overseas investments
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China: Former Australian PM quotes example of Ghanaian environmental activist to show importance of halting coal support abroad in Beijing's bid for climate leadership
The Paris Agreement’s five-year anniversary provides the perfect opportunity for China to demonstrate its confident, international policy activism on the environment, writes former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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Pakistan: China-Pakistan Green Economic Corridor replaces coal with hydropower, but hydro projects create risks for environment and communities
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan won international plaudits at the recent climate ambition summit by announcing he would scrap two coal-fired power plants that have been scrapped already.
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中国:新报告建议以“一带一路海外项目分级分类体系”监察海外投资项目的环境影响
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China: New study backed by China’s environmental ministry proposes negative list to discourage environmentally harmful investments
Study urges Chinese banks to steer clear of projects that damage the environment.