Re: New publication evaluating China's progress on its climate commitments

[Stacy-ann Robinson]

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring your attention to a new publication: China's climate ambition: Revisiting its First Nationally Determined Contribution and centering a just transition to clean energy.

Published in the journal Energy Policy, the paper argues that, while China is set to meet its non-fossil fuel targets, progress on its fossil fuel targets is stymied by continual coal development, which has negative implications for staying within the Paris Agreement's 2°C temperature limit.

It further argues that the country’s focus on carbon-intensive economic expansion is a major barrier to greater climate ambition, especially in view of its growing portfolio of overseas investments in fossil fuel-dependent sectors.

You can access the article for free for another 50 days by using this link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1d4tk14YGghzxQ.

Regards,

Dr Stacy-ann Robinson

Colby College

United States