China’s transition. The world’s business.
6–12 Jul 2026
The most important China ESG event this week was the release of the State Council's action plan for carbon peaking during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Xinhua's report was short, but the numbers and timing are not. By 2030, China says carbon…
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The most important China ESG event this week was the release of the State Council's action plan for carbon peaking during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Xinhua's report was short, but the numbers and timing are not. By 2030, China says carbon…
Read the cover storyChina's mandatory climate disclosure regime is now old enough to be judged by a practical question: does it improve governance, or does it mainly produce new reporting pages? The Oxford Business Law Blog's July 6 review frames the issue well.…
China's low-carbon logistics story became more concrete this week. Seatrade Maritime reported on July 6 that the country's first end-to-end zero-carbon sea-river intermodal container corridor entered operation, with the 10,000-tonne-class…
Typhoon Bavi pushed climate adaptation back into China's ESG agenda this week. Xinhua reported that the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters raised its emergency response for flood control and typhoon prevention in Zhejiang and…
China's solar industry is facing a new kind of policy pressure. PV Magazine reported that China has published three mandatory national standards covering energy consumption and efficiency across the photovoltaic value chain, from polysilicon and…
China's new energy vehicle market has reached the point where policy support is being rebalanced. CnEVPost reported on July 3 that plug-in hybrids, extended-range vehicles, battery electric commercial vehicles and fuel-cell commercial vehicles…