net zero

Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, visited China in March 2025 and met with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, China’s National Energy Administrator Minister Wang Hongzhi, and China’s Ecology and Environment Minister Huang Runqiu in Beijing to commit to pragmatic engagement on the climate crisis, cooperating with China to reduce global emissions. Writing in The Guardian ahead of the visit, Miliband said: “The only way …

Aberdeen, long celebrated as the beating heart of the UK’s oil and gas industry, is now emerging as a leader in the UK’s green transition. As the world races towards Net Zero, the city is leveraging its decades of energy expertise to forge a new path – one that increasingly involves collaboration with China, a global powerhouse in renewable energy technology and industrial capacity. The synergy between Scotland’s innovative spirit …

With their governments behind them, companies in the UK and China have been working hard to achieve the two countries’ net zero targets across fields from green finance to clean transportation and the urban energy transition – even working in partnership in some cases. The news that the UK saw its warmest year on record in 2022 – and the prediction that this year could be even hotter – is… …

China is tackling data integrity issues within its carbon market, but more efforts are urgently needed to establish effective controls and minimise complications brought on by other policy drivers, write Alistair Ritchie and Chen Yi from China Dialogue As concern about climate change increases, a growing number of countries have pledged to reduce carbon emissions by implementing one of the most cost-effective solutions, an emissions trading system (ETS). So far,… …

From renewable energy to clean transportation, there are many opportunities for the UK and China to work together on urban regeneration to ensure a sustainable future for cities As cities evolve, regenerate and modernise into futuristic high-rise and smart-enabled urban landscapes, it’s vital that developers and urban planners do not lose sight of the importance of preserving a city’s unique cultural heritage. Shougang Park in Beijing’s Shijingshan District (pictured in… …

Cheap energy has allowed China to emerge as a leader in green technologies. But with intense heatwaves causing water to become scarce this summer, Torsten Weller argues that fundamental adjustments will be needed to ensure that net zero goals can be met Rising energy costs are probably one of the most pressing issues in current UK politics. And while the spike in electricity and heating bills is probably temporary, electricity… …

The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow at the end of October with the aim of accelerating action on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. What role can UK and Chinese businesses play in support of these targets? A new CBBC webinar takes a closer look China — as the world’s second-largest economy… …