A Tianjin native, Xie was trained as an engineering physicist at Tsinghua University in the 1970s and started his career in various government agencies responsible for environmental affairs. While he rose through the ranks, he earned a master’s degree in environmental law from Wuhan University in 1993. Xie was made the head of the State … Read more
The United Kingdom is set to introduce a pioneering import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, aimed at bolstering the nation’s drive toward decarbonisation. According to a recent release by the UK government, this initiative will enforce a comparable carbon price on imports of crucial goods such as iron, steel, aluminium, ceramics and cement originating from … Read more
For the first time, countries that attended the COP28 climate summit this week have signed a deal that will see the end of fossil fuels being used. In an attempt to reach global net zero emissions by 2050, the countries agreed to work towards “ambitious” anti-pollution goals over the next two years. The COP28 President, … Read more
Daniel Litvin is the founder of Critical Resource and a visiting senior fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE. He is the author of “Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility.” He writes here in a personal capacity. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, has ended with what its host, the … Read more
One of the significant projects in Britain’s power grid landscape has allocated contracts valued at £1.8 billion for a 190km subsea electricity superhighway aimed at transferring renewable power from Scotland to the north of England. National Grid and Scottish Power are set to commence the construction of a £2.5 billion high-voltage power line along the … Read more
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