Lauri Myllyvirta
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall by record 8% in second quarter of 2022
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by a record 8% in the second quarter of... → Read More
China moves to allow coal power drive
China's coal sector is being supported once more by the government, even as coronavirus has compunded an overcapacity crisis → Read More
China’s carbon emissions trading scheme: Smoke and mirrors
China has adopted a scheme to reduce carbon intensity, but that is not the most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions. → Read More
Air pollution around Beijing rebounds as coal consumption rises by 13%
Air pollution levels increased in the region - by 6.5% vs the previous year, and that's when the government’s winter air pollution action plan was in force → Read More
China’s power industry calls for hundreds of new coal power plants by 2030
A new proposal from China's power producers' lobby group could see the country could add a large coal power plant every 2 weeks for the next 12 years. → Read More
India's airpocalypse is affecting twice as many cities as previously thought
New data has revealed the number of cities violating the country’s air quality standards is more than twice as high as previously thought. → Read More
Katowice was the second most polluted city in the EU as delegates arrived for UN climate conference
Polish host city for United Nations climate conference is in one of the biggest coal-producing regions in Europe → Read More
6 things we learned from BP’s annual energy report
The annual report by oil giant BP on global energy trends paints a picture of a confused world failing to get its act together fast enough to stop catastrophic climate change. → Read More
Five things we learned from the world’s biggest air pollution database
World Health Organisation data from 2018 reveals a picture of a global health crisis that is disparate, changing and in some places just obscure. → Read More
China’s toxic air: Beijing smog plummets but national progress slows
The latest news and original investigations on climate change and the environment, from Greenpeace UK's award-winning journalism unit → Read More
All is lost: renewable energy growth will hit a brick wall (not really, it’s just the IEA).
The IEA gets its renewable energy predictions spectacularly wrong. Again. → Read More
China halts more than 150 coal-fired power plants
China halts coal projects and delays many more, but the list of affected plants is smaller than previously suggested by the government. → Read More
China has already surpassed its 2020 solar target
China has more than doubled its end-of-decade solar power target, with new installations dramatically outstripping expectation, according to the government’s energy agency. By the end of July this year, China’s solar PV capacity topped 112GW, after installing a stunning 35GW in just seven months — more than twice as much as installed by any other … → Read More
Analysis: China’s smokestack economy makes roaring comeback in 2017
China’s stronger economic growth since early 2016 has been driven by a massive credit boost that has benefited construction and ailing heavy industry sectors such as steel, cement and coal. Together with an exceptionally poor year for hydropower, this has seen coal consumption and CO2 emissions rebound. But this kind of heavy industry led growth … → Read More
Factcheck: Are Chinese companies really leading a new global coal power boom?
Earlier this week the New York Times ran a story loosely based on the Coalexit report by German group Urgewald, which seeks to identify companies most heavily involved in the coal power industry in order to get financiers to divest from them. Based on this the NYT story presented a collection of claims which suggest … → Read More
China's Energy Challenge Archives
Earlier this week the New York Times ran a story loosely based on the Coalexit report by German group Urgewald, which seeks to identify companies most heavily involved in the coal power industry in order to get financiers to divest from them. Based on this the NYT story presented a collection of claims which suggest the world is on the cusp of a new coal power boom, led by overseas investments… → Read More
Factcheck: Are Chinese companies leading a ‘frenzied addition of coal plants’?
Earlier this week the New York Times ran a story loosely based on the Coalexit report by German group Urgewald, which seeks to identify companies most heavily involved in the coal power industry in order to get financiers to divest from them. The NYT story presented a collection of eye-grabbing claims, making it sound like … → Read More
How Much Do Ultra-Supercritical Coal Plants Really Reduce Air Pollution?
The coal industry and some power utilities have been talking up the supposed benefits of ultra-supercritical power plants – leading some decision-makers and commentators to mistakenly believe that the choice of ultra-supercritical technology for a power plant will substantially mitigate air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, writes Lauri Myllyvirta of Greenpeace East Asia. Courtesy… → Read More
UK playing outsized role as global carbon emissions stall again
Across the world, coal consumption has declined dramatically and there has been a marked increase in renewable energy power generation. → Read More
Analysis: Why China's latest economic reforms could help clear the skies
China's overdependence on heavy industry and construction to fuel its economy is not only an environmental hazard — it's a massive financial risk. → Read More