Energy Current: In Search of Net Zero System

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will share a report named "Zero-Carbon Investing: Opportunities from China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal”, which was published by Rocky Mountain Institute and the Investment Association of China. This report identifies seven key investment areas for China’s zero-carbon transition: resource recycling, energy efficiency, demand-side electrification, zero-carbon power gener...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast , we will discuss the report named “China’s Investments in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2020”. This report analyses the 2020 trends in Chinese investments in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It analyses the overall trends, regional and national investments, investment trends in different sectors, including energy, renewable energy and transport, and pro...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will discuss the report, “Towards 2060 Carbon Neutrality: Focus on the opportunities and challenges on the road to decarbonization”, which is jointly completed by Hillhouse Industry and Innovation Institute and Institute of Green Finance and Sustainable Development (IFS). If you are interested in topics such as challenges and investment opportunities for China to achieve...

Send us Fan Mail Following last week's podcast, where Lin Jiaqiao of REEI shared his views of China’s carbon market at the invitation of Beijing Energy Network’s event, we dive into the Q & A session of China's carbon market construction this week. We also welcome you to send us relevant questions. You can find us through our LinkedIn account at Energy Transition and Carbon Pricing (...

Send us Fan Mail China’s national carbon trading market officially opened for business in February 2021. The market is the biggest in the world and will have a significant positive impact on the global energy transition. It is the culmination of several pilot schemes around the country. At the invitation of Beijing Energy Network, Lin Jiaqiao of REEI participated in a round table discussion on car...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re going to talk about the report, “Pathways of Building Electrification and Urban Energy Transform Summary Report”, which is funded by the Energy Foundation and completed by Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd (IBR). Start listening! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today we will share a research report on the peak of gasoline consumption in road transportation during the period of China's 14th five year plan. The research argues that China can achieve the peak of oil use in road transportation by 2024 if a variety of policy measures are implemented. By 2024, can China really achieve its road transport carbon peak emission? Listen to the...

Send us Fan Mail What role can hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) play in decarbonizing road transport sector from now to 2050? Which country is the leader in the development of FCEV? What is China's strategy in this field? What obstacles does FCEV have to overcome in order to make meaningful contributions to achieving carbon neutrality in the long run among those potential leaders o...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Yating and Zhao Ang will interpret China's long term low carbon development strategy and pathway towards decarbonization by 2060. Let's listen to our podcast! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will dissect a report on the Chinese carbon market, which summarizes the results of “2020 China Carbon Pricing Survey”. The survey was conducted by China Carbon Forum、ICF and Sino Carbon, supported by Norwegian Embassy, Environmental Defence Fund, and Energy Foundation in Beijing. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today's topic is a discussion surrounding Low-emission Transport (LET). China needs a LET policy framework to accommodate the development of sustainable transport policies, from decision making level to execution. Let's take a look at what LET is through today's episode?    Original report in Chinese : http://www.reei.org.cn/publication/808 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will bring you our commentary on the report: "China Dispersed Coal Management 2020", which was released in September by China Energy Conservation Association. This report reviews the situation of the dispersed coal management in China during the "13rd Five-Year Plan" period (2016-2020) and what the results were. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A just transition framework of circular economy can identify opportunities to reduce waste generation, stimulate product innovation, and support sustainable development. A research paper, “Promoting a Just Transition to an Inclusive Circular Economy” by Dr. Patrick Schroder published in April 2020 sets out a just transition approach. Mr. Ang Zhao from REEI discusses the paper with...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to REEI Energy and Climate Podcast. Today, we invite Ms. Yusun Chin from Solutions For Our Climate to talk about Korea's Green New Deal. We will bring you our comments on Korea's Green New Deal, and discuss coal financing in China and South Korea, as well as the two countries' new climate commitments.   *Note: The recording of today's podcast was c...

Send us Fan Mail Global environmental governance has witnessed a trend that non-state actors have played an increasingly important role in the past two decades, particularly in European countries and Northern America. A study by two researchers from Institute of Developing Economies in Japan argues that similar governance changes have been emerging in northeast Asian countries even though this typ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! Welcome back to our podcast. We sent through our five questions to the authors whose report we dissected in our last episode. We are glad that we have received a reply from the authors with The World Resources Institute China’s kind help. A reminder-the report we discussed in the last episode was: Optimization of Suzhou’s Carbon Emissions Peak Roadmap and A Long-te...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to REEI’s new episode of the Energy and Climate Podcast. In this episode, we bring you our commentary on the report : Optimisation of Suzhou’s Carbon Emissions Peak Roadmap and A Long-term Vision for 2050 that was jointly written by the World Resources Institute (WRI) China and the School of Environment at Nanjing University.   A brief introduction to Suzhou City: Suzhou i...

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the REEI (Rock Energy and Environment Institute) Energy and Climate Podcast. This is our first episode. We would like to have your comments and for you to join the discussion with us if you have questions. Today’s topic is the development of coal power in both Japan and China. For today’s programme, we invited Professor Jusen Asuka from the Centre for Northeast Asian St...