Archive for the 'Climate Change' Category
Demand for ‘green funds’ increasing
Demand for financing to China’s new energy industry, emission reduction and environmental protection could amount to 8 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion) in the coming decade, said a senior provincial official on Tuesday. By ... Read More
CADF signs extraction deal for uranium
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced Tuesday that it has signed a contract with the China-Africa Development Fund (CADF) on uranium exploration in Africa. China Uranium Corporation, a subsidiary of CNNC, will set ... Read More
Energy efficiency drops despite new green regulations
China’s energy consumption per unit gross domestic product (GDP) increased a year-on-year 0.09 percent in the first half of this year while the energy consumption increased 11.2 percent compared with the same period last ... Read More
Nuclear power firms move into top gear
Global equipment makers are rushing to corner a slice of the fast growing nuclear power sector in China and the resultant opportunities in what analysts estimate to be a market in excess of 1 trillion yuan ($148 ... Read More
Urbanization pumping out pollution
China is undergoing urbanization at record speed, but critics ranging from Tony Blair to scholar Xu Kuangdi raised concerns over pollution, traffic congestion and energy consumption at a forum over the weekend. Both Blair and ... Read More
Take climate warnings seriously
Negotiators at Bonn must analyze and act to mitigate damage caused to developing nations by extreme weather patterns Before negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn start to discuss or disagree over ... Read More
New plan targets more pollutants
China plans to introduce ambitious new targets for the reduction of major pollutants in the upcoming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) as the nation strives to realize its green goals, a senior official said. Two new pollution ... Read More
Global warming blamed for extreme weather
Meteorological experts have blamed global warming for this year’s extreme weather in the country, which continues to be hit by persistent heat waves and floods. China has recorded 6.4 days of hot whether, 1.9 days more ... Read More
Construction of nuclear power plant kicks off in Guangxi
Construction on the first phase of a nuclear power plant started in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region Friday. The project in Guangpo, Fangchengang city, will have six one-million-kilowatt generators once complete. It will be the ... Read More
Blistering days
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature in Beijing touched 36 C, the 11th consecutive day in July when the mercury hit such a high level and the second longest stretch of warm days since year 2000, when the blistering run lasted ... Read More
Without govt boost, green housing stuck on ground floor
Green and low carbon buildings will be a major driving force in China’s economy, but more preferential policies are needed to bolster construction, market experts said at the China Real Estate Brand Value Summit held ... Read More
Green stimulus spurs cellulosic ethanol makers
The government’s commitment to come out with favorable policies aimed at promoting clean energy will give a fillip to an early commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. The moves also assume significance as ethanol makers ... Read More
Air quality drops in first half of year
Economic recovery has partly caused the country’s air quality to fall in the first half of the year, the first such fall since 2005, figures from environmental authorities showed on Monday. Ninety-one percent of the days ... Read More