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Find out more about our donor programsChina is in the spotlight: clearances for new coal fired power plants have multiplied and the country aims to foster electrification of end-uses.
At the same time, China has cleared two new nuclear power plant projects, decisively matters for global gas markets and is now beefing up its hydrogen deployment plans. Ahead of its new 2021-2025 plan, President Xi has just announced a surprising ambition to reach carbon neutrality by 2060.
Introduction: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri
- Kevin Tu, Associate Research Fellow, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri:
China New plan in the making : accelerating emission peak or status quo? - Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe, Associate Research Fellow, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri:
Latest developments in China's gas sector
Discussant: Olivier Appert, Senior Advisor, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri
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Ambitious New Climate Goals Shouldn't Let China off the Hook
Xi Jinping’s announcement of carbon neutrality is impeccably timed, but the hard part lies ahead.
China’s Quest for Gas Supply Security: The Global Implications
The major transformations that are occurring on the Chinese gas market have profound repercussions on the global gas and LNG markets, especially on trade, investment and prices. In just two years, China has become the world’s first gas importer and is on track to become the largest importer of Liquefied natural gas (LNG).
China’s Quest for Blue Skies: The Astonishing Transformation of the Domestic Gas Market
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