Energy & Climate

China Blames Global Warming for Recent Weather Woes

by Monica Liau on August 9, 2007
Chinese authorities say global warming is to blame for the extreme weather conditions that have afflicted the country this year, Reuters reports.

China Postpones Release of Report on ‘Green’ GDP Accounting

by Ling Li on July 31, 2007
The release of a landmark 2005 Green National Accounting study that calculates the environmental costs of China’s rapid economic development has been “postponed indefinitely,” according to Wang Jinnan, the head of the study group.

China Should Prioritize Energy Efficiency to Deal with Challenge of Reducing Emissions

by Jiahua Pan on July 24, 2007
As the global temperature warms, how to deal with climate change has become a hot topic among the international community.

Chinese Urbanites Speaking Out Against Pollution

by Jianqiang Liu on July 19, 2007
Confronted with deteriorating environmental pollution, China's urban middle class has started expressing its anger through mass protests, achieving an initial success that is still rare throughout the country.

Chinese Government Censors World Bank Pollution Report

by Monica Liau on July 11, 2007
Under pressure from Beijing government ministries, the World Bank has cut by roughly one third a new report chronicling the widespread cost of pollution in China, according to the Financial Times

China Adopts Strict Water Pollution Measure

by Jianqiang Liu on July 10, 2007
The Chinese government has stepped up efforts to tackle the severe pollution of the nation’s rivers.

Environmental Protection Efforts in China’s ‘Developed East’ Are Overestimated

by Yongfeng Feng on June 28, 2007
The Chinese people are used to dividing their country into three parts—the East, the Middle, and the West.

“Roof of the World” Testifies Early Global Warming

by Wang Jiaquan on June 21, 2007
As greenhouse gas emissions erupt with the rising consumption of fossil fuels, the world’s highest plateau keeps sending alerts to the planet.

China’s “Green Long March”: Inspiring the Next Generation

by Lila Buckley on June 14, 2007
As the countdown to the 2008 Olympics intensifies, China is struggling to work out its modern identity in almost every sphere of life.

China Releases Plan on Climate Change

by Ling Li on June 7, 2007
China unveiled its first national plan on climate change this Monday, after two years of preparation by the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and 17 other departments.
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