China Watch
by Ling Li on September 13, 2007 China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has launched a new energy conservation guide for citizens in an effort to promote the twin goals of saving energy and reducing emissions.
by Lila Buckley on September 11, 2007 Government officials and researchers in China are increasingly trying to solve the economic piece of the nation’s environmental puzzle.
by Lila Buckley on September 4, 2007 For most people, images of prayer flags blowing in the wind, intricately decorated monasteries, and nomads riding across open grasslands do not immediately bring to mind national parks and bird watching.
by Ling Li on August 30, 2007 Starting next month, China’s State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) will assume nationwide oversight over power companies that are required under the country’s renewable energy law to prioritize purchases of the maximum amount of ‘green’ electricity available in their coverage areas, according to a recent regulation released by SERC.
by Jiaquan Wang on August 28, 2007 In recent years, Chinese authorities have waged a series of “green storms”—harsh crackdown campaigns against polluters—to check the nation’s worsening environmental deterioration, while also promoting a “green credit” system to deny polluting industries access to bank loans.
by Ling Li on August 23, 2007 Early last month, China’s top environmental authority, the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), announced a decision to suspend the approval of all new industrial projects in 13 cities and industrial parks along four major rivers that are suffering from severe water pollution—the Hai, Huai, Yangtze, and Yellow.
by Yongfeng Feng and Yingling Liu on August 21, 2007 One of the biggest priorities in China today, according to the central government, is to “save energy and reduce emissions.” But another important indicator of environmental health is the quantity and quality of big trees the country harbors.
by Lila Buckley on August 16, 2007 For the last several decades, China’s leaders have grappled with a challenging conservation dilemma. Home to some of the world’s most endangered species, the country has scrambled to set up nature reserves and parks to temper the effects of rapid economic development.
by Renjie Zhou and Yadan Wang on August 14, 2007 Every year, gusting winds from Inner Mongolia’s sprawling desert—a 150,000-square-kilometer area the size of the U.S. state of Georgia—threaten China’s capital Beijing with damaging sandstorms.
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.
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