Analysis
by Zijun Li on May 16, 2006 Little more than a year after the Kyoto Protocol entered into force, a key element of the agreement, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), has begun to take shape. Under this market-based instrument, industrial-country polluters can offset their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) by supporting emissions-reducing projects in the developing world.
by Yingling Liu on March 30, 2006 It came as a great shock to nearly everyone in the wind industry. In January, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a regulation reversing its earlier intention to price wind power through a "feed-in tariff," a pricing policy that analysts and industry insiders had hoped would provide a big boost to Chinese wind energy development.
by Yingling Liu on December 22, 2005 The success of Suntech is a story of the embodiment of the ancient Chinese wisdom of "perfect timing, advantageous location, and kind assistance," and of the opportune adoption of the western concept of "innovation drives growth."
by Yingling Liu on November 29, 2005 The Nu River dam project, suspended by Premier Wen Jiabao in April 2004 after a heated controversy, got a boost after local officials proposed a smaller-scale project while lobbying the premier during his trip to the Yunnan province in July.
by Zijun Li on November 10, 2005 China's coal-mining industry is among the most dangerous in the world, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,600 workers in the first half of 2005 alone. As accidents occur with alarming frequency, the country is boosting its coal production at the high price of miners' lives.
by Zijun Li on November 2, 2005 According to a new study from the environmental group Greenpeace, China's rapidly growing southern province of Guangdong could support 20 gigawatts (GW) of wind generating capacity by 2020, providing as much as 35,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of 17 percent of Guangdong's total current demand.
by Zijun Li on October 20, 2005 The Chinese government has included a goal of building an energy-efficient, less resource-intensive society in a new proposal that feeds into the 11 th Five-Year Plan of 2006-2010. The proposal, adopted at the October 11 meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee, will play a critical role in shaping the country's development in the coming decades.
by Yingling Liu on October 6, 2005 As the Chinese government seeks to include even more cities in its ambitious push to embrace ethanol fuel, these projects now face a major setback due to rising grain shortages. Ethanol, blended with gasoline, produces an environmentally friendly vehicle fuel. It is produced from crops such as sugar cane, grain, and cassava, and its use can substantially cut oil demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
by Zijun Li on September 23, 2005 The city of Beijing, China’s second-largest energy consumer, has announced plans to build a “solar street” where buildings, streetlights, and other features will run entirely on energy from the sun. A second pilot project in the city’s Xuanwu Park will introduce solar power for lighting, heating, and refrigeration.
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