Environment

Reaching peak carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality has not only become a common goal in the international community, but it has also become a part of China’s national strategy. As pioneers of China’s economic development, national economic and technological development zones (NETDZs) have launched a series of measures to contribute to green development – so what should you look out for when investing in them? Reining in industry’s contribution …

In the seventh of our series on COP26, we look at what kinds of e-mobility and green transport solutions companies in the UK and China are developing, and what needs to change on the practical and policy levels to help these solutions go even further Transport accounts for around a quarter of carbon emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. In China, the number is around 10%. These emissions will …

In the sixth in our COP26 series, Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow proposes a five-step programme for how businesses can work in harmony with nature to protect biodiversity The recent Global Risks Reports from the World Economic Forum (WEF) are consistent in highlighting climate change and environmental degradation as amongst the highest and most impactful risks that the global economy faces. More significantly, these reports emphasise …

In this latest article in our series on COP26, we examine the impact of climate change and net zero policies on the finance and banking industries, and how companies like HSBC and the London Stock Exchange are funding and enabling green financial solutions China’s energy consumption mix currently relies heavily on coal, but China has demonstrated its determination to shift to more renewable sources of energy – investing  $83.4 billion …

In the fourth in our COP26 series, we look at how companies like Oxford Instruments, Thoughtworks and XAG are driving the development of technologies that enable clean energy, zero-emission vehicles and carbon capture The 20th century saw unprecedented technological advances. However, in our quest for progress, we failed to heed the impact that our industries were having on the planet. Although we now know that human activity started influencing the …

In the third article of our COP26 series, we look at how China has the potential to take the lead in cost-effective, scalable solutions to help decarbonise industrial sectors, based on insights from engineering firm Wood As the eyes of the world turn towards Glasgow, the momentum behind the net zero agenda continues to gather pace. The recent IPCC report, which signalled ‘a code red for humanity,’ underlined the pressing …

In the second of our COP26 series, KPMG examines the increasing need for international cooperation to support Chinese companies’ business transformation to fit the future low-carbon economy and achieve sustainable growth. There are opportunities for China and the UK to work together across aspects of policy, infrastructure, technology, financing and best practice sharing As the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) approaches, the signs of climate change are ever more …

In the first of our COP26 series, we review the background of UK-China environmental relations, and examine how the meetings offer an opportunity for British leaders to make good on their green promises and the positive examples of joint action with China that are already taking place all around the country Tackling climate change will probably be the most important issue facing the world’s diplomatic and business communities this century. …

In this series we look at China-based entrepreneurs, the businesses they have developed and how they have coped with recent obstacles created by the pandemic. Carrie Yu, founder of Beijing-based zero waste social enterprise The Bulk House, recounts her journey I first became interested in a zero-waste lifestyle in the summer of 2016 when I came across a video by Bea Johnson, author of the book Zero Waste Home. One …

Sivona Lu is the founder of Savvy Exchanger, a second-hand clothing exchange platform. The entrepreneur explains why she started her business, and the importance of gender equality in fashion When I first arrived in Shanghai in 2018, I met an American girl on a trip and we talked about how we both loved thrifting when we were overseas. We wondered why there were not many thrift stores in Shanghai and …