A company exhibits biodiesel fuel at an expo held in Beijing. From 2011 to 2015, the biotechnology industry is expected to generate 1 million jobs and reduce emissions of the most common pollutants by…
Category: Environment
China’s economic planner is mulling policies that would boost the development of seawater desalination facilities in order to supplement the country’s supply of freshwater. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), together with 11 other…
BAODING, China — Solar panels jut out of streetlights in China’s self-proclaimed Clean Energy City. Tiny wind turbines twirl atop public buildings. Schools are due to teach students about “green living.” In the scramble to…
BEIJING – China, the nation worst hit by geological disasters such as earthquakes and landslides, is bracing for even more in the future, the Ministry of Land and Resources warned on Tuesday. “China is facing…
CHINA is building four hydroelectric dams on the Jinsha River, the headwaters of the Yangtze River, with a combined generating capacity double that of the Three Gorges Dam. The four hydro stations with a total…
Jun. 16 – China’s renewable energy development, financially immense, is part of the state government’s long-term domestic diversification and self-sufficiency strategy. The country’s renewable energy market grew by 15.5 percent year-on-year in 2010 to US$20.5…
BEIJING – The State Council on Thursday published a comprehensive plan to protect the environment and ecology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau over the next 20 years. “The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is facing grave challenges due to…
H.E. Mr. Yang Youming, Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, wrote an article on China’s environmental protection for the Guardian, a major newspaper of Trinidad and Tobago. The article was published in two parts on Jun 9th…
A old man in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province clears up his house after floods. Photo: CFP By Huang Jingjing Southern China is bracing for a new set of devastating floods and landslides after weather authorities announced…
BEIJING – The China Three Gorges Corporation says four planned hydroelectric power stations being built on the Jinsha River will be capable of producing twice as much power as the Three Gorges Dam, which is…