<p>The new draft of China’s five year plan is here, and the news isn’t all good for climate advocates. Although China vows to expand its gigantic “clean energy bases” in the plan, it has actually walked back some of its biggest climate goals since 2021. The new plan also contains a mysterious — and politically convenient — change to one of its most important emissions estimates.</p><p>On this episode of Shift Key, Rob is joined by&nbsp;<a href="https://energyandcleanair.org/author/laurimyllyvirta/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Lauri Myllyvirta</u></a>, the lead analyst and co-founder of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and one of the world’s top experts on Chinese emissions outside China. Rob and Lauri discuss whether China is creating a new kind of energy hegemony, what really drives the country’s energy strategy, and how the new war in Iran could affect its plans.</p><p>Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap News.</p><p>You can find a full transcript of the episode <a href="https://heatmap.news/podcast/shift-key-s3e37-china-five-year-plan-transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Mentioned:</strong></p><p>Previously on Shift Key:&nbsp;<a href="https://heatmap.news/podcast/shift-key-s2-e21-lauri-myllivirta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Have China’s Emissions Already Peaked?</u></a></p><p><a href="https://energyandcleanair.org/chinas-15th-five-year-plan-implications-for-climate-and-energy-transition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>China’s 15th Five-Year Plan — Implications for climate and energy transition</u></a>, by Lauri Myllyvirta and Belinda Schäpe</p><p><a href="https://heatmap.news/ideas/china-ndc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>China Can’t Decide If It Wants to Be the World’s First ‘Electrostate’</u></a></p><p>--</p><p>This episode of Shift Key is sponsored by …</p><p>Accelerate your clean energy career with&nbsp;<strong>Yale’s online certificate programs</strong>. Explore the 10-month Financing and Deploying Clean Energy program or the 5-month Clean and Equitable Energy Development program. Use referral code&nbsp;<strong>HeatMap26</strong>&nbsp;and get your application in by the priority deadline for $500 off tuition to one of Yale’s online certificate programs in clean energy. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="https://cbey.yale.edu/online-learning-opportunities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>cbey.yale.edu/online-learning-opportunities</u></a>.</p><p>Music for Shift Key is by Adam Kromelow.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>