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by Jianqiang Liu on April 19, 2007 Buildings account for nearly 30 percent of China’s energy use and are responsible for about a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the latest assessment on China’s energy development.
by Ling Li on March 29, 2007 Northern China’s Shanxi Province, the country’s leading coal producer, has launched a pioneering fund to support more sustainable mining practices in the region. The money will be spent on tackling the environment degradation caused by local coal mining, on developing alternative industries in mining communities, and on improving mine safety...
by Ling Li on March 22, 2007 A recent European Union (EU) decision to phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs in its 27 member nations by 2009 has brought cheer to Chinese lighting manufacturers, who produce nearly 80 percent of the world’s supply of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), a more energy-efficient alternative.
by Jianqiang Liu on March 15, 2007 A road between China’s western Yunnan Province and neighboring Burma will be re-opened to traffic following repairs over the next few months. It is part of the 1,600-kilometer Stilwell Road that linked China with India during World War II and is considered key to the development of a new “energy route” between the two countries.
by Ling Li on March 8, 2007 At the opening of the National People’s Congress on Monday, the Chinese government vowed to stick to its goal of reducing energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 percent by 2010, despite failing to meet last year’s annual target.
by Feng Yun on February 22, 2007 The Chinese government has prepared an official national plan to improve the country’s ability to respond to climate change, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planning body.
by Ling Li on February 15, 2007 Early this month, the Chinese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a joint carbon finance project that would use carbon trades in China’s less-developed regions to help reach the UN Millennium Development Goals, including poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability.
by Ling Li on January 25, 2007 As the world’s largest construction market, China is home to half of the new buildings built around the globe each year, adding approximately 2 billion square meters of floor space annually.
by Ling Li on January 11, 2007 At the close of 2006, the warmest year in China since 1951, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Meteorological Administration, and the Chinese Academy of Science released the country’s first-ever National Assessment Report on Climate Change.
by Xiaohua Sun on December 27, 2006 China’s current wind power pricing mechanism, based on a public bidding scheme, needs to be changed to a feed-in-tariff system, experts at Beijing conference on wind power pricing concluded earlier this month. They believe this will help protect investors’ enthusiasm and profit in developing renewable energy.
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