Recent Carbon Brief articles by Wanyuan Song
Wanyuan holds a MA in East Asia politics (Japanese studies) from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, and BA in media and sociology from University of Leicester. She worked as China specialist for BBC News, covering China and East Asia for the past five years.
- The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Lyu Wenbin and Prof Bai Quan
- China Briefing 3 October 2024: New coal guideline; Less oil consumption; ‘Green’ hydrogen
- DeBriefed 20 September 2024: Europe’s worst storm for ‘two decades’; Record solar boom; How China talks about its energy transition
- China Briefing 5 September 2024: ‘Energy transition’ white paper; Steel permits ‘paused’; China’s investment in Africa
- 报告:中国国有电企在煤电“关键转折点”上仍面临挑战
- China Briefing 22 August 2024: ‘Groundbreaking’ guidelines for ‘green transition’ ; Coal plant approvals ‘drop sharply’; Methane emissions from abandoned coal mines
- ‘Critical turning point’ for coal poses risks for China’s state power firms, says report
- China Briefing 11 July 2024: ‘Wartime’ flooding emergency; EU tariff impact; Record-low coal share
- China Briefing 27 June 2024: Extreme weather; New talks on EV tariffs; Coal power decline
- China Briefing 16 May 2024: Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs; State media pushback; Xi’s Europe trip
- Interview: China’s renewables ‘pave the way to rapidly reduce coal reliance’
- China Briefing 18 April 2024: Clean-tech ‘overcapacity’; New coal construction; Interview with China Photovoltaic Industry Association
- DeBriefed 12 April 2024: ‘Historic’ European court victory; Climate migration explained; K-pop and climate change
- China Briefing 21 March 2024: New ‘trade-in’ policy; China ETS expands; ‘Two sessions’ geopolitical impact
- Q&A: How is climate change affecting China’s cropland?
- DeBriefed 21 July 2023: Earth ‘set’ for hottest year; John Kerry in China; UK’s ‘weak’ climate plan