One World – One Environment – One Network
China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas in an effort to address the country’s severe air pollution. A new study shows that although such a switch generally has benefits for air...
A global expert on infrastructure has warned that China’s Belt and Road initiative to crisscross half the Earth with transportation is the riskiest environmental project ever undertaken. China is planning to invest billions of dollars...
While less new coal-fired power plants are now being built in China and India, the planned expansion in the use of coal in fast-growing emerging economies, such as Turkey, Indonesia and Vietnam, will in...
China has opened a 1-kilometre stretch of solar motorway near Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in east China. The road can generate 1 million kW hours of electricity in one year. The...
Severe air pollution in China is blocking light from the sun, significantly reducing the country’s solar energy potential, according to research from Princeton University. China aims to meet 10 per cent of its electricity...
The UK is the largest exporter of legal ivory in the world. These are the latest findings from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The UK is the world’s largest exporter of legal ivory –...
A new 50 MW solar farm has been connected to the grid in northwestern China. The catch: shaped like a panda bear, it not only produces green energy but is also part of a...
Atmospheric particles caused by pollution stimulate clouds on the windward side of mountains to make snow, a study has revealed. The findings could help weather forecasters, skiers and farmers. Atmospheric particles caused by pollution promote...
The number of coal-fired power plants under development is plunging worldwide, according to a new report from three prominent environmental organisations. Their findings renew hope that the 2°C climate target is ‘within feasible reach’....
City officials have created a new environmental police squad in an effort to tackle Beijing’s persistent smog problems. The city was under an orange alert last week, the second-highest warning level in China’s four-tiered...
China announced on 30 December 2016 that it would close down its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, bringing an end to the world’s largest legal ivory market. Conservationists and wildlife advocates...
Despite solid economic growth, global carbon emissions have remained nearly stable for the past three years. Decreased coal use in China is the main reason behind the slowdown. But America’s future climate policy will...
In a rare move, China has commented on the US presidential election, criticising Donald Trump’s threat to back out of the Paris climate agreement if elected. As reported by the Guardian, the Chinese government...
An innovative electric bus has taken its first test drive in China. The Transit Elevated Bus straddles two lanes of traffic, allowing it to soar above traffic jams, and is set to ease congestion...
At a China-US summit last week, 12 Chinese cities pledged to peak their carbon emissions earlier than China’s national target of 2030, bringing the total number of Chinese cities committed to meeting or exceeding...
Chinese researchers are developing an all-weather solar cell that generates energy not only from sunlight but from raindrops, too. Their innovation means that rainy regions could one day produce their own clean energy. Elke...
Responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions should be placed on the consumers who buy the products and not on the producer making them. China has held the title of world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases...
The China Development Bank Capital (CDBC) and two other partners have developed 18 guidelines to help China urbanise in a green and sustainable manner. CDBC is said to be the largest source of urbanisation...
China’s bottled water industry is encroaching on ecologically fragile areas such as the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Exploitation of the region’s glaciers could dry up many of Asia’s most important waterways, including the Yangtze and Yellow...
To cope with rapid urbanisation, poor water management and heavy precipitation brought on my climate change, China is embracing the idea of sponge cities in which almost every drop of rainwater is harvested for...
