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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

There are 3-tiered pricing ,peak/offpeak. I think we paid between CNY 1.4 to CNY 1.8 /kWh, so EUR 0.17-0.22/kWh , mostly along the highway in Anhui province

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

🌬️ wind farm in my hometown Xinxiang city of Henan province in China 🇨🇳

#roadtrip #greenenergy

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

⚡️The scale and speed of infrastructure deployment are breathtaking. This is how climate goals are turned into concrete action.

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

🏡 This wasn't just a trip home

What I witnessed on the ground gives me immense confidence that China is not just on track to meet its climate goals—it's building the foundation to exceed them.

The future of energy is already here, and it's unfolding along China's highways 🛣️

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

🔌 In numbers China's National Day holiday saw record-breaking EV adoption: On October 1, charging power on highways hit 17.49 GWh, a 42% year-on-year increase. This milestone is monitored across 48,400 charging points mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MjHFSm-oJw...

“十一”国庆节当日高速公路新能源汽车充电量达1748万千瓦时，创历史新高

mp.weixin.qq.com

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

🔌 Charging the Future: Service stations, once just pit stops, are now hubs of innovation, crowded with #EV charging facilities—a clear testament to surging consumer adoption by the government to boost EV adoption

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

While the heavy traffic was expected, the journey became an unexpected and powerful case study in China's accelerating energy transition.

👀 On the road: insights from the carbon conference and China’s newly announcd new #NDC/ 2035 climate target came to life before my eyes:

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 6d

🚙 More Than a Road Trip: A Front-Row Seat to China's Energy Transition

This week: fresh from the carbon market conference in Shanghai, I embarked on a 1000km road trip back to my hometown in Henan during the National Day Holiday Week rush 🇨🇳

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 7d

⬆️China wind power ⬆️

🚗 I am on my China energy transition roadshow and passing by Anhui province today #energysky

3600GW wind and solar by 2035

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 8d

On 30 September, China released the draft ETS allocation plan (2024-2025) for the three industry sectors: Steel, Cement, Aluminum #CBAM for public consultation

www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxg...

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 19d

🇰🇷✈️ Korea to require sustainable jet fuel on all outbound flights from 2027

#SAF
1% in 2027 before gradually increasing the requirement to 3-5 percent in 2030 and 7-10 percent in 2035.

www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kore...

Korea to require sustainable jet fuel on all outbound flights from 2027 - The Korea Times

The government said Friday it will begin requiring the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all international flights departing from domestic...

www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 20d

✈️ EU allocates €100m-worth of ETS allowances to help airlines buy Sustainable Aviation Fuels

climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-r...

EU allocates €100m-worth of ETS allowances to help airlines buy Sustainable Aviation Fuels

On 12 September 2025, the Commission adopted a Decision on the allocation of EU ETS emission allowances to airlines for the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in 2024.

climate.ec.europa.eu

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 20d

🚗Years of subsidies and other government policies have aimed to make China a global automotive power and the world’s electric-vehicle leader. Domestic automakers have achieved those goals and more – and that’s the problem.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

www.reuters.com

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 21d

Today Australia announced its new NDC
#ParisAgreement #COP30

to reduce emissions by 62-70% below 2005 levels by 2035

www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 21d

✈️ Breakthrough Energy Ventures has partnered with the oneworld Alliance to launch the first cross-airline venture fund dedicated to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) — with an initial close of $150M.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

oneworld alliance, airlines and Breakthrough Energy Ventures launch investment fund to advance and commercialize Sustainable Aviation Fuel technologies

/PRNewswire/ -- oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), today announced the launch of a new investment...

www.prnewswire.com

Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 21d

The Australian Government has committed $1.1 billion to support the production of low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) in Australia.

LCLF - such as renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel #SAF and e-fuels

www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/n...

www.dcceew.gov.au

Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 23d

China is expected to announce its new NDC by September 24, two sources told Reuters. #ParisAgreement #2035

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

China's former climate envoy to meet with EU to revive flailing UN pact, sources say

China's former veteran climate envoy, who previously secured two pivotal climate agreements with the United States, will meet with the EU's top green transition official on Tuesday to resuscitate flailing international climate negotiations ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil, three sources told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 24d

Great news from California 🇺🇸

California to extend cap-and-trade program aimed at advancing state climate goals #carbonsky

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

California to extend cap-and-trade program aimed at advancing state climate goals

California will extend a key climate program under a bill state lawmakers passed Saturday, sending the measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed it as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump adm...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 27d

Shall the CBAM be expanded further downstream?

Report from Germany's environment agency assesses products along the automotive value chain

www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione...

www.umweltbundesamt.de

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 27d

💡Progress in China's market-oriented Renewables pricing reform

More than 20 provinces have issued implementing rules and parameters for the Renewables auctioning /CfD, following the release of policy this February

Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 27d

My earlier post on China's market-oriented renewables reform
www.clearbluemarkets.com/knowledge-ba...

China’s Market-Oriented Reform: A New Chapter for Renewable Energy Pricing

China has taken a major step forward in its renewable energy policy by transitioning from fixed pricing to market-based mechanisms.

www.clearbluemarkets.com

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 27d

Link to the insightful summary of Shandong renewables auctioning by Zhihui PV
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SdY76CpGsc...

Link to the full list of the projects selected by China power newspaper
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/uo14xN0TXc...

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 27d

🚩NEW Milestone for China's market-oriented Renewables deployment reform, following this February's policy release

Results from the first provincial auctioning (Shandong province):

25 Wind projects cleared at CNY0.319/kWh
1175 Solar PV projects cleared at CNY 0.225/kWh

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 28d

🗳️CBAM: Parliament adopts simplifications to the EU carbon leakage instrument

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

CBAM: Parliament adopts simplifications to the EU carbon leakage instrument | News | European Parliament

The changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and occasional importers.

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Yan Qin @yanqin.bsky.social · 28d

In the EU carbon market, Investment funds added massive 22Mt net long positions in EUA derivatives on ICE exchange last week, shown in the latest CoT data

This explains, at least partly, the recent #EUETS price rally to €77 #newpositions #shortageahead