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