Xiaoying You, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:12:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Xiaoying You, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com 32 32 China maximises battery recycling to shore up critical mineral supplies https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/09/china-maximises-battery-recycling-to-shore-up-critical-mineral-supplies/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/09/china-maximises-battery-recycling-to-shore-up-critical-mineral-supplies/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=82435 Beijing is bracing for a tsunami of spent EV batteries by taking steps to boost recycling – a strategy that could also cut its reliance on imports of clean energy minerals

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/09/china-maximises-battery-recycling-to-shore-up-critical-mineral-supplies/feed/ 0 As Earth dries out, countries fail to reach drought agreement https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/16/as-earth-dries-out-countries-fail-to-reach-drought-agreement/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:03:49 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=55403 Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh

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]]> Confusion surrounds China’s pledged climate finance towards the Global South  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/06/07/china-climate-finance-global-south-southsouth-xi-jinping/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:33:24 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48542 China is not obligated to provide financial aid but has pledged to “make available’ $3.1bn to other developing countries 

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