Climate and Environment

An aerial photo shows wind turbines turning under the action of sea breeze at Qushandao Wind Farm in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, China, Nov 1, 2022.

Getting China to engage on climate change

Nis Grünberg

Barbara Pongratz

Opinion

Dec 09, 2022

Research

Geopolitics

Climate and Environment

National security and the climate crisis – China is still not joining the dots

Short analysis

Dec 21, 2022

Net-zero Europe risks a heavy dependence on China

Alexander Brown

Short analysis

Oct 31, 2022

EU-China climate cooperation + China's new Special Representative for Central and Eastern Europe

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Sep 15, 2022

China’s nascent green hydrogen sector: How policy, research and business are forging a new industry

Alexander Brown

Nis Grünberg

Report

Jun 28, 2022

Climate Club idea needs adjustment if China is to be involved

Barbara Pongratz

Short analysis

May 24, 2022

China's 14th Five-Year Plan: Implications for Germany and Europe (IGBCE)

Alexander Brown

Max J. Zenglein

Gregor Sebastian

External publication

Jan 24, 2022

Green-tech rivalry will complicate US-China climate cooperation

Nis Grünberg

Short analysis

Jan 19, 2022

China’s quick way of going green: cutting production to cut emissions

Alexander Brown

Short analysis

Nov 02, 2021

Carbon neutrality plan + Standard setting + Tech upgrades in IoT industry

Alexander Brown

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Nov 02, 2021

Climate + China’s 50th UN anniversary + Property tax

MERICS Briefs

Oct 28, 2021

EU-China climate policy – balancing cooperation and pressure

Barbara Pongratz

Short analysis

Jul 30, 2021

Germany-China + Strategic Autonomy + Climate cooperation

Ariane Reimers

Grzegorz Stec

Nis Grünberg

François Chimits

Rebecca Arcesati

MERICS Briefs

Apr 28, 2021

Beijing increases pressure on officials and companies to go “green”

Anna Holzmann

Caroline Meinhardt

Gregor Sebastian

MERICS Briefs

Feb 02, 2021

“Greening” China: An analysis of Beijing’s sustainable development strategies

Anna Holzmann

Nis Grünberg

Report

Jan 07, 2021

Fifth Plenum places innovation at the center of China’s modernization

Anna Holzmann

Caroline Meinhardt

MERICS Briefs

Nov 03, 2020

Insights

Climate and Environment

Industrial Policy and Technology

Alexander Brown on how industrial policy adds momentum to China’s push into hydrogen

Alexander Brown

Video

Jan 17, 2023

Agriculture – China’s forgotten climate threat

Paula Kuls

Opinion

Feb 09, 2021

Global Challenges 2021: Decoupling, climate, connectivity

Podcast

Jan 13, 2021

MERICS Experts 116 - Global Challenges 2021.mp3

European carmakers fuel Chinese innovation

Gregor Sebastian

Opinion

Dec 11, 2020

Plamen Tonchev on "greening" the Belt and Road Initiative

Interview

Oct 22, 2020

Nis Grünberg on EU-China climate cooperation: "China looks to the EU for the best solutions"

Video

Sep 18, 2020

China as a major actor in climate policy

Podcast

Dec 12, 2019

Merics Experts 99 - Lunch Talk China as a major climate actor.mp3

Events

210426_ECFR-MERICS_EuropeanCaucasus_Event

Climate and Environment

The Geopolitics of Green Tech: Europe and China between Cooperation and Competition

Apr. 29, 2021

Climate and Environment

MERICS & dena joint strategy meeting: EU and China - together or apart towards better climate protection

Sep. 25, 2020

Experts on Climate and Environment

Nis Grünberg

Lead Analyst

Barbara Pongratz

Analyst

Alexander Brown

Analyst

Climate and Environment

Getting China to engage on climate change

Research

National security and the climate crisis – China is still not joining the dots

Net-zero Europe risks a heavy dependence on China

EU-China climate cooperation + China's new Special Representative for Central and Eastern Europe

China’s nascent green hydrogen sector: How policy, research and business are forging a new industry

Climate Club idea needs adjustment if China is to be involved

China's 14th Five-Year Plan: Implications for Germany and Europe (IGBCE)

Green-tech rivalry will complicate US-China climate cooperation

China’s quick way of going green: cutting production to cut emissions

Carbon neutrality plan + Standard setting + Tech upgrades in IoT industry

Climate + China’s 50th UN anniversary + Property tax

EU-China climate policy – balancing cooperation and pressure

Germany-China + Strategic Autonomy + Climate cooperation

Beijing increases pressure on officials and companies to go “green”

“Greening” China: An analysis of Beijing’s sustainable development strategies

Fifth Plenum places innovation at the center of China’s modernization

Insights

Alexander Brown on how industrial policy adds momentum to China’s push into hydrogen

Agriculture – China’s forgotten climate threat

Global Challenges 2021: Decoupling, climate, connectivity

European carmakers fuel Chinese innovation

Plamen Tonchev on "greening" the Belt and Road Initiative

Nis Grünberg on EU-China climate cooperation: "China looks to the EU for the best solutions"

China as a major actor in climate policy

Events

The Geopolitics of Green Tech: Europe and China between Cooperation and Competition

MERICS & dena joint strategy meeting: EU and China - together or apart towards better climate protection

Experts on Climate and Environment

Nis Grünberg

Barbara Pongratz

Alexander Brown

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China debates on the EU's geopolitical standing + European leaders' visits to Beijing