Archive for the 'Climate Change' Category
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
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
NE China starts building 2 nuclear generators
Construction of two more nuclear power generators has started at a nuclear power station in China’s northeast. Construction of the two generators at Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station began Wednesday with an investment of 25 ... 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
China meets target of closing outdated coal-fueled power stations
The Chinese government has met its annual target to close outdated coal-fueled power generating capacity of 10 million kilowatts this month, an energy official said Sunday. A total of 468 generators with generating capacity of ... Read More
Climate change challenges global food security
Climate change, such as global warming and changes in rainfall, has become a challenge to food security across the world, scientists said at a workshop in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province. The ... Read More
World Bank Says China’s Urban Transport Has Potential for Emission Reduction
In addition to the motorization level, which is generally associated with per capita income, other factors such as priority to public transport and restrictions on private cars also contribute to the CO2 emission. A new World ... Read More
6 companies violating emission regulations get punished
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said Friday it would impose “economic punishment” on six companies for violation of emission reduction regulations. The six companies - five power enterprises and ... Read More
Getting down to action on climate change
Exceptionally high temperatures from New York to Paris, Berlin, and Moscow to Beijing and Shanghai is making climate change a hot topic these days at forums, workshops and conferences. At the Second International Youth Summit ... Read More