Policy complexity of Canada escalating the trade war with China In late August, Canada announced a 100 per cent surtax on electric vehicles manufactured in China, and a 25 per cent surtax on Chinese steel and aluminum products. The move was seen as a deeply hostile protectionist move, and an…
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China and West are driving in opposite directions on electric cars
Top German carmaker VW has reported a 26% year-to-date rise in fully-electric car sales in China—offset by a fall in sales, also of 26%, of the same products in the United States. Sales in Europe also fell, by 14%. The gap is widening, third quarter figures reveal. VW, maker of…
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Ongoing US nuclear contamination of the Pacific Islands
Forget China: the U.S. is Its own worst enemy Pacific Island countries see U.S. treatment of the Marshall Islands as fundamentally unjust – not only in the past, but in the present – and it has severely damaged their perceptions of the United States. The United States is competing with China for…
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China leads the world in green hydrogen
In 2022, China set a target of producing up to 200,000 tonnes (t) of “green hydrogen” per year by the end of 2025, to help achieve its “dual-carbon” goal. A Norway-based research company reports China is projected to “exceed that volume” by the end of 2024. In the article below Carbon Brief looks…
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China and Brazil uniquely positioned to lead on South-South climate cooperation
At a time when economic and geopolitical headwinds are making ambitious agreement on climate finance more difficult, China and Brazil are uniquely positioned to set a new course for international climate finance, given their ambitious leadership, robust international advocacy and clout with Global South countries. Dialogue Earth reports that a recent…
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Australia’s subserviance to US anti-China policy costs loss of ‘billions in green Chinese investment’
Australia has the potential to tap into billions of dollars of renewable energy investments from China but only if it changes foreign investment policies and its approach to the superpower nation. The think-tank Climate Energy Finance issued the predictions in its recent Green Capital Tsunami report, which found Chinese investment in Australia had fallen…
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China-Africa Alignment Weakens West’s Attempts to Impair Development of Global South
In this video Lena Petrova talks to Professor Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy. Based in Manila, she is an acknowledged geopolitical analyst who has written much on the issues of Global South development and the the geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea. She is a Senior Research Fellow of the Global Governance Institution…
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Sino-Vietnamese hydro-power project: green energy cooperation
Explore the Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Station – built as a testament to Sino-Vietnamese cooperation, this station illuminates not just the local grid but also the lives of communities it serves. The Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Project situated in Lào Cai province in the northwest region of the country bordering China’s Yunnan province, was…
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China’s decarbonization of aluminum and steel: what it means for renewable energy
China is pushing its steel and aluminum industries to adopt cleaner methods by incorporating them into its carbon emissions trading system (ETS). China’s recent move to include aluminum and steel in its ETS marks a pivotal moment for industries that depend on these materials, particularly renewable energy. Aluminum production in…
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China’s EV exports maintain upward trend
China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, even as the global market faces a temporary stagnation in demand. Last year, China’s EV exports surged by 70% compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive $34.1 billion. This growth is underscored by the domestic sales ratio of…