Energy & Climate
by Yingling Liu on January 15, 2008 The
State Council, China’s cabinet, recently issued a directive banning the
production of ultra-thin plastic bags. The ruling
also prohibits shops, supermarkets, and sales outlets nationwide from handing
out free plastic bags starting on June 1.
by Yingling Liu on December 6, 2007 In the past several months, fuel scarcity has once again swept over much
of China:
drivers queuing for hours outside filling stations only to get a few liters of
rationed fuel, or simply being turned away by dry nozzles.
by Yingling Liu on November 29, 2007 In her essay, “The
Great Leap Backward?” ( Foreign
Affairs, September/October 2007), author Elisabeth Economy offers valuable
insights into the unprecedented scale of environmental problems China now faces.
by Yongfeng Feng on November 1, 2007 Every city needs someone to take care of its garbage. The most resource-efficient
way to dispose of urban trash is to recycle and reuse it. But this is more difficult than it sounds, especially in Beijing.
by Yongfeng Feng on October 23, 2007 The upcoming Summer Olympic Games have galvanized the host city of Beijing
into a frenzy of efforts to beautify its image. But are these “image” fix-ups eating away at funds needed to tackle more fundamental challenges, such as solid waste, sewage,
and air pollution?
by Ling Li on September 25, 2007 At a Green China Forum meeting earlier this month, Pan Yue, the vice president of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), made an unequivocal statement about the need to address the nation’s mounting environmental challenges.
by Ling Li on September 13, 2007 China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has launched a new energy conservation guide for citizens in an effort to promote the twin goals of saving energy and reducing emissions.
by Ling Li on August 30, 2007 Starting next month, China’s State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) will assume nationwide oversight over power companies that are required under the country’s renewable energy law to prioritize purchases of the maximum amount of ‘green’ electricity available in their coverage areas, according to a recent regulation released by SERC.
by Jiaquan Wang on August 28, 2007 In recent years, Chinese authorities have waged a series of “green storms”—harsh crackdown campaigns against polluters—to check the nation’s worsening environmental deterioration, while also promoting a “green credit” system to deny polluting industries access to bank loans.
by Renjie Zhou and Yadan Wang on August 14, 2007 Every year, gusting winds from Inner Mongolia’s sprawling desert—a 150,000-square-kilometer area the size of the U.S. state of Georgia—threaten China’s capital Beijing with damaging sandstorms.
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