China Briefing 20 August 2026: Oil and gas plan | Xi on climate change | Coal five-year plan
In this issue, Carbon Brief examines China’s five-year plan for coal.
Q&A by • June 19, 2014
Daniel Poneman, the longest serving Deputy Secretary in the history of the U.S. Department of Energy, announced today that he was stepping down from the position. Mr. Poneman was a critical player in some of the biggest decisions to face U.S. energy policy in generations. He sat down to discuss some of those issues with Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy.
Simultaneous pressures are colliding at the worst possible time, making power generation a central test of the country’s capacity to recover.
President Trump issued a proclamation on August 6 imposing tariffs on polysilicon and solar products.
The centre of gravity of the global energy system has definitively shifted eastward, driven by rapid industrialisation, expanding urban populations, and rising
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Q&A by • June 19, 2014