# Reuters

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## Timeline

- **2030**: Ministry of Transport Targets — New heavy-truck sales to be 40% electric; total fleet to reach 20% electric (~1.6 million vehicles); 3,000 charging/battery-swap stations built; 80% electrification on selected short-haul Beijing routes.
- **2028**: CATL's Forecast — CATL predicts that up to half of China’s heavy-truck sales could be electric, driven by fast-moving supply chains.
- **2026**: Beiben Unveils Electric Dump Truck — Beiben Trucks demonstrated a new electric dump truck with 200–250 km range and claimed 22-minute charge, powered by EVE Energy batteries.
- **2025**: Market Milestone — Electric models made up nearly a third of China’s new heavy-truck sales, up sharply from niche levels.

## Recent coverage (4 stories)

### Cuba Blackout: Only 1% Power Restored as Heat Wave Exposes Grid Fragility
2026-07-11 22:06:09 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 27

A total grid collapse in Cuba amid extreme heat left 11 million without power, with just 1% of Havana’s demand met. The crisis showcases how fuel blockades and aging infrastructure amplify climate vulnerability and the deadly consequences of underinvestment in energy resilience.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/cuba-blackout-climate-resilience-1-percent

### China Targets 40% Electric Heavy-Truck Sales by 2030 in Freight System Overhaul
2026-06-30 00:25:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

China’s Ministry of Transport has set a systemic target of 40% electric new heavy-truck sales by 2030, tied to 3,000 charging stations and route-specific mandates. The plan treats electrification as a freight-system overhaul, not just a vehicle swap, potentially slashing emissions from one of the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/china-40-percent-electric-heavy-truck-sales-2030-freight-system-overhaul

### Green aviation’s 0.8% problem: SAF price spike spotlights climate fragility
2026-06-29 02:18:20 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

With sustainable aviation fuel meeting just 0.8% of global demand, a recent $1.32/gallon price spike underscores how feedstock narrowness threatens the climate strategy of the entire aviation sector.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/green-aviation-0-8-percent-problem-saf-price-spike

### 20% Global LNG Supply Returns: Climate Reckoning as Qatar Restarts Exports
2026-06-18 11:16:53 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will reintroduce a fifth of the world’s LNG supply, providing short‑term energy security but raising fears that cheap gas could undermine the renewable energy transition.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/qatar-lng-climate-implications

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