Analysis
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 Ryan Hodum on June 5, 2007 Traveling across China, it’s hard not to notice a unique and environmentally benign technology that has been gracefully integrated into urban buildings and other structures
by Zuo Xuan on May 29, 2007 Last year, China’s southwestern city of Chongqing, located along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, suffered from its worst drought in half a century.
by Guiyang Zhuang on May 24, 2007 China must shift to a low-carbon economy. This is not just because of the high pressure from the international community to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also because of the rising domestic exploitation of the nation's natural resources.
by Lila Buckley on April 24, 2007 Since its founding in 1949, modern China has implemented hydropower as a priority strategy for its rapid economic development. In a country where the history of hydraulic innovation dates back to the 590s BCE, China’s recent dams are a source of national pride and, according to the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams, “symbolize the further greater progress of dam construction in China.”
by Yingling Liu on March 13, 2007 The recent agreement between China’s top forestry authority and one of the nation’s biggest energy giants to develop biofuels plantations in the southwest reflects rising Chinese attention to non-fossil energy sources. But the excitement may come at great environmental loss...
by Jianxiang Yang on February 13, 2007 After years of short supply, China achieved a balance in its electricity production and consumption in mid-2006. The relief, however, is temporary. Concerns over supply remain high as the booming economy leads to ever-higher demand, while capacity is insufficient with limited or dwindling energy resources.
by Yingling Liu on February 8, 2007 The State Council, China’s parliament, recently endorsed a plan to accelerate closure of the nation’s smaller coal-fired power plants.
by Jiao Li on January 23, 2007 Everyone seems eager to get a share of China’s biofuels pie. Liang Yulin, a 28-year-old real estate tycoon in southern China’s Guangzhou City, began investing in biodiesel production last October. Using palm oil imported from Southeast Asia, the manager of the Guangzhou Tinyo Real Estate Development Company plans to turn out 50 tons a day, selling the fuel to fishing boats that work around the Pear River Delta.
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