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    - path: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-14/china-faces-the-cost-of-dismantling-the-world-s-biggest-coal-sector
      image: /files/images/media/bloomberg.png
      title: "China Faces the Cost of Dismantling the World's Biggest Coal Sector"
#      subtitle: "Bloomberg"
      author: 
        - Dan Murtaugh
      description: "“Coal remains deeply embedded in the economic and social fabric of many Chinese communities,” said Gang He, associate professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, who specialises in energy and climate policies. “A transition away from coal is therefore not only an energy transformation, but also an economic and employment transition that must be managed with care.” “The ability of China to manage this transition in a rapid and just manner will have a significant impact on how it and, to a large extent, the world use energy and address climate change,” Gang said."
      date: "2025-12-14"
      categories: [Bloomberg]

    - path: https://www.abqjournal.com/business/article_068db659-ba12-4b8d-82f4-88ba4373c9a6.html
      image: /files/images/media/albuquerque-journal.webp
      title: "Albuquerque’s Array Technologies Powers Ahead Despite Trump’s Tougher Stance on Renewables"
#      subtitle: "PV Magazine"
      author: 
        - Hannah García  
      description: "“It’s encouraging to see domestic solar manufacturing gaining ground,” said Gang He, an associate professor of energy and climate policy at Baruch College in New York. “But it’s equally important to keep the flow of knowledge, talent and capital open, so U.S. markets can continue to benefit from global learning, driving down costs and speeding up solar deployment.”"
      date: "2025-11-15"
      categories: [Albuquerque Journal]


    - path: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/05/us-solar-tariffs-linked-to-preventable-deaths-claim-researchers/
      image: /files/images/media/pv-magazine.webp
      title: "US solar tariffs linked to preventable deaths, claim researchers"
#      subtitle: "PV Magazine"
      author: 
        - John Weaver  
      description: "A more rigorous—and encouraging—analysis from researchers at the City University of New York found that solar panel imports into the United States displaced 305 TWh of fossil generation, avoided 178 million tons of CO2 emissions, and prevented 595 premature deaths between 2014 and 2022."
      date: "2025-11-04"
      categories: [PV Magazine]

    - path: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-29/china-s-new-coal-language-leaves-more-room-for-rising-use
      image: /files/images/media/bloomberg.png
      title: "China's New Coal Language Leaves More Room for Rising Use"
#      subtitle: "Bloomberg"
      author: 
        - Lili Pike  
        - Dan Murtaugh
      description: "Gang He, an associate professor at CUNY Baruch College, said, Coal's share in China's electricity generation is set to fall to about half by 2030 from 58% in 2024. ... it reflects a managed transition—recognizing coal’s diminishing but still critical role in maintaining grid stability as renewables expand rapidly."
      date: "2025-10-29"
      categories: [Bloomberg] 

    - path: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/22/climate/china-us-nuclear-energy-race.html
      image: /files/images/media/new-york-times.jpeg
      title: "How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power"
#      subtitle: "The New York Times"
      author: 
        - Brad Plumer 
        - Harry Stevens
      description: "*The New York Times* covered the U.S.-China nuclear power race and highlighted our work—reproducing our figure and citing our *Nature* Comment article on nuclear costs."
      date: "2025-10-23"
      categories: [The New York Times] 

    - path: https://www.economist.com/business/2025/09/04/why-nuclear-is-now-a-booming-industry
      image: /files/images/media/the-economist.svg
      title: "Why nuclear is now a booming industry"
      author: The Economist
      description: "*The Economist* covered the nuclear industry’s resurgence and highlighted our work—reproducing our figure and citing our *Nature* Comment article on nuclear costs."
      date: "2025-09-04"
      categories: [The Economist] 

    - path: https://highlandscurrent.org/2025/07/04/beyond-the-grid-cost-overload/
      image: /files/images/media/the-highlands-current.png
      title: "Beyond the Grid: Cost Overload"
      author: Leonard Sparks
      description: "Driven by such factors as economies of scale, global supply chains and advances in technology, the average cost of solar power dropped by over 90 percent between 2010 and 2023, and for onshore and offshore wind by 73 percent and 65 percent, respectively, said Gang He, an energy policy expert from CUNY Baruch College."
      date: "2025-07-04"
      categories: [The Highlands Current] 

    - path: https://www.eenews.net/articles/in-major-shift-china-moves-toward-hard-carbon-targets/
      image: /files/images/media/ee-news.png
      title: "In major shift, China moves toward hard carbon targets"
      author: Sara Schonhardt
      description: "“China has long been hesitant to specify a carbon cap,” said Gang He, “with all the data and implementations in place, China will feel more comfortable to say it will peak its emissions by 2030 at [XX] billion tons and aim to reduce emissions by [XX] percent by 2035.”"
      date: "2024-08-05"
      categories: [E&E News]  

    - path: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00692-7
      image: /files/images/media/nature.png
      title: "China–US climate collaboration concerns as Xie and Kerry step down"
      author: Smriti Mallapaty
      description: "Gang He on the importance of continuing research exchange and collaboration: “If the river freezes over, water will still flow underneath.”"
      date: "2024-03-12"
      categories: [Nature] 

    - path: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-u-s-china-agreement-means-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
      image: /files/images/media/scientific-american.png
      title: "What the U.S.-China Agreement Means for Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
      author: 
        - Benjamin Storrow
        - Sara Schonhardt
      description: "The two nations announced limited steps to address climate change. But even a modest agreement could have far-reaching effects."
      date: "2023-11-16"
      categories: [Scientific American, E&E News]  

    - path: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/21/us-china-climate-cooperation-trade-ira-green-technology/
      image: /files/images/media/foreign-policy.png
      title: "Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Green Technology Again?"
      author: 
        - Lili Pike
      description: "A study published in Nature last year found that if the United States, Germany, and China all decided to shift to fully domestic solar production starting in 2020, by 2030 global solar costs would be 20 percent to 30 percent higher."
      date: "2023-09-21"
      categories: [Foreign Policy]  

    - path: https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-bidens-made-in-america-solar-strategy-may-backfire/
      image: /files/images/media/ee-news.png
      title: "How Biden’s made-in-America solar strategy may backfire"
      author: David Iaconangelo
      description: "A new [study](/posts/2022-10-nature-cost-savings-of-global-solar-pv-value-chains/index.qmd) in *Nature* concludes that policies similar to ones the administration is considering could make solar panels 30 percent more expensive by the end of the decade."
      date: "2022-10-27"
      categories: [E&E News]

    - path: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Asia-s-nuclear-power-dilemma-Ukraine-war-drives-energy-turnarounds
      image: /files/images/media/nikkei-asia.png
      title: "Asia's nuclear power dilemma: Ukraine war drives energy turnarounds"
      author: Dominic Faulder  
      description: "From Japan to Singapore, Russia sanctions and carbon-zero targets push states to reconsider nuclear energy."
      date: "2022-04-20"
      categories: [Nikkei Asia]

    - path: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-what-does-chinas-coal-push-mean-for-its-climate-goals/
      image: /files/images/media/carbon-brief.png
      title: "Analysis: What does China’s coal push mean for its climate goals?"
      author: Xiaoying You  
      description: "Dr. He tells Carbon Brief that China has made clear its long-term climate pledges, but “when and at what scale” China peaks its emissions will have a “large” impact on how it and the world would achieve carbon neutrality."
      date: "2022-03-29"
      categories: [Carbon Brief]

    - path: https://www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefing-17-february-2022-new-energy-transition-guidance-five-coal-plants-approved-energy-efficiency-targets-raised/
      image: /files/images/media/carbon-brief.png
      title: "New energy transition guidance; Five coal plants approved; Energy-efficiency targets raised"
      author: Carbon Brief Staff  
      description: "Gang He told Carbon Brief: “There are other and better options: renewables are achieving grid parity which could accelerate a renewable-dominant pathway. Such a pathway is both technically feasible and economically beneficial to China’s development.”"
      date: "2022-02-17"
      categories: [Carbon Brief]

    - path: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03491-6
      image: /files/images/media/nature.png
      title: "China creates vast research infrastructure to support ambitious climate goals"
      author: Smriti Mallapaty
      description: "Carbon-neutrality institutes, and other initiatives to support a pledge to achieve net zero by 2060, are popping up like mushrooms across China."
      date: "2021-11-22"
      categories: [Nature]

    - path: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02927-9
      image: /files/images/media/nature.png
      title: "How China could be carbon neutral by mid-century"
      author: Smriti Mallapaty
      description: "Nature special report examines the role of renewables, nuclear power and carbon capture in reaching this ambitious goal."
      date: "2020-10-19"
      categories: [Nature]

    - path: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-says-it-will-stop-releasing-co2-within-40-years/
      image: /files/images/media/scientific-american.png
      title: "China Says It Will Stop Releasing CO2 within 40 Years"
      author: 
        - Jean Chemnick
        - Benjamin Storrow
      description: "The surprise announcement vaults the country ahead of U.S. climate ambitions and could encourage developing countries to follow suit."
      date: "2020-09-23"
      categories: [Scientific American, E&E News]

    - path: https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/08/10/plummeting-renewable-energy-battery-prices-mean-china-could-hit-62-clean-power-and-cut-costs-11-by-2030/
      image: /files/images/media/forbes.png
      title: "Plummeting Renewable Energy, Battery Prices Mean China Could Hit 62% Clean Power And Cut Costs 11% By 2030"
      author: Energy Innovation
      description: "New research shows plummeting clean energy prices mean China could reliably run its grids on at least 62% non-fossil electricity generation by 2030, while cutting costs 11% compared to a business-as-usual approach. Once again, it’s cheaper to save the climate than destroy it."
      date: "2020-08-10"
      categories: [Forbes]

    - path: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/1063354565
      image: /files/images/media/ee-news.png
      title: "Surging coal use in China threatens global CO2 goals"
      author: Benjamin Storrow
      description: "The fast decrease in the cost of solar, wind and storage, and technological innovation has fundamentally changed the economics of renewables, said Gang He. Our analysis shows that such a fast decarbonization and clean power transition is both technically feasible and economically beneficial."
      date: "2020-06-09"
      categories: [E&E News]

    - path: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04062020/inside-clean-energy-arkansas-rooftop-solar/
      image: /files/images/media/inside-climate-news.png
      title: "China's Path to Clean Energy May Be Smoother than We Previously Thought"
      author: Dan Gearino
      description: "A new [paper](/posts/2020-05-ncomms-rapid-re-cost/index.qmd) in the journal *Nature Communications* says the probable reality is much better than we previously thought, largely because of falling costs of wind, solar and battery storage."
      date: "2020-06-04"
      categories: [Inside Climate News]

    - path: https://www.wshu.org/government/2019-02-18/bill-calls-for-an-emissions-free-ny-by-2050
      image: /files/images/media/wshu-public-radio.png
      title: "Bill Calls For An Emissions-Free NY By 2050"
      author: Jay Shah
      description: "In addition to policy, technology, there are also behavior components to that. How we incentivize people to change their behavior and their lifestyle."
      date: "2019-02-18"
      categories: [WSHU Public Radio]

    - path: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/02/where-is-the-worlds-greenest-city-ecofriendly
      image: /files/images/media/the-guardian.png
      title: "Where is the world's greenest city?"
      author: Hayley Birch
      description: "In a 2015 [study](/posts/2015-ei-elite-cities-low-carbon-eco-city-evaluation-tool/index.qmd) published in the journal Ecological Indicators, scientists based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California have fine-tuned a potential method for assessing Chinese “eco-cities” using 33 key indicators. "
      date: "2015-04-02"
      categories: [The Guardian]

    - path: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/western-companies-gave-china-power-projects-a-boost/
      image: /files/images/media/the-seattle-times.png
      title: "Western companies gave China power projects a boost"
      author: Hal Bernton
      description: "The rejections exposed cracks at the core of how carbon credits are verified in developing economies, according to a [study](/posts/2013-ep-carbon-offsetters-paradox/index.qmd) of the Chinese wind-power industry by Gang He and Richard Morse of Stanford University. "
      date: "2014-05-05"
      categories: [The Seattle Times]

    - path: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/1059975774
      image: /files/images/media/ee-news.png
      title: "Beijing's record smog poses health nightmare as China plans 'green' energy future"
      author: Kandy Wong
      description: "I see it as a system failure exposed in a bad weather condition, said Gang He. The government has to first figure out the sources of air pollutants in order to adopt the right measures."
      date: "2013-03-25"
      categories: [E&E News]

    - path: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/1059961148
      image: /files/images/media/ee-news.png
      title: "Government conflicts could slow shale gas development"
      author: Kandy Wong
      description: "The priorities between the central and local governments are often different, said Gang He, the top concern of the central government is energy security while economic growth matters most for local governments."
      date: "2012-05-09"
      categories: [E&E News]

    - path: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beijing-emission-cuts-may-underestimate-use-of-coal/
      image: /files/images/media/scientific-american.png
      title: "Beijing Emission Cuts May Underestimate Use of Coal"
      author: Kandy Wong
      description: "It should be noted that the coal industry is gradually being opened to market, while the electricity industry is still highly regulated. The scattered management of energy issues within the central government makes the energy administration's mission very difficult."
      date: "2012-05-07"
      categories: [Scientific American, E&E News]

    - path: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/111020-coal-port-pacific-northwest
      image: /files/images/media/national-geographic.png
      title: "Seeking a Pacific Northwest Gateway for U.S. Coal"
      author: Stacey Schultz
      description: "The middle kingdom's appetite for imported coal seems insatiable, wrote researchers Richard Morse and Gang He in a 2010 working paper referring to China. And the China Factor appears to have ushered in a new paradigm for the global coal market."
      date: "2011-10-20"
      categories: [National Geographic]

    - path: https://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/drop-in-co2-output-in-us-power-use-in-china
      image: /files/images/media/new-york-times.jpeg
      title: "Drop in CO2 in U.S. and Power Use in China – for Now"
      author: Andrew Revkin 
      description: "Researchers at Stanford University say blazing growth in the generation of electricity in China ended last year as the global recession struck."
      date: "2009-05-21"
      categories: [The New York Times]