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China’s coal consumption grows slightlyPost date: 2018-02-28

China’s coal consumption rose 0.4% year-on-year in 2017, ending a three-year period of decline but the uptick was still well below the 2013 peak in coal consumption, according to an annual report released today by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).Overal......

Over 260,000 entities to pay environment tax starting April 1Post date: 2018-02-27

Over 260,000 enterprises and other entities will have to start paying an environment tax in April, as China moves to protect the environment and cut pollutants, according to the country's top tax authority.The Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on Jan. 1, and t......

Mega-City Wuhan Issues Carbon Peaking Plan With Emissions CapPost date: 2018-02-25

Wuhan, a mega-city that has pioneered green growth strategies, has issued a Carbon Emissions Peaking Action Plan (2017-2022) with a quantified emissions cap—the first of its kind for a Chinese city. Wuhan’s plan sends a positive signal to peer cities and exemplifies how ......

Natural gas consumption in China to continue to rise: U.S. EIAPost date: 2018-02-23

Natural gas consumption in China will continue to increase, driven by government policies designed to reduce air pollution, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Friday.The EIA also expected China's imports of natural gas by pipeline to increase, especial......

Tianjin boosts new energy vehicle developmentPost date: 2018-02-22

New energy vehicles (NEVs) will see more development in North China's Tianjin municipality in 2018, an official said Thursday.Three major NEV production lines will be completed and put into operation this year in Binhai New Area this year, said Yang Maorong, head of the ......

China issues over 20,000 pollutant emission permitsPost date: 2018-02-19

Chinese authorities had issued more than 20,000 pollutant emission permits by the end of 2017, an official from the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.The permits were granted to companies nationwide in 15 sectors including steel, iron, and cement, said the minist......

The 2018 National Working Conference on Environmental Protection held in BeijingPost date: 2018-02-13

Li Ganjie stresses the importance to follow the guidance of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the guiding principles of the 19th National Congress of the CPC, take a firm stand and put up a good and tough figh......

Beijing restricts heavy-duty diesel use to reduce vehicle gas emissionsPost date: 2018-02-13

Beijing environmental protection departments strengthened regulations on heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions in 2017 in the capital city's battle to cut down air pollutants and improve air quality.In 2017, the city inspected 20.04 million vehicles on roads, of which 58,0......

SW China city sees 42 pct PM2.5 decline in 4 yrsPost date: 2018-02-11

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu has seen the concentration of major air pollutant PM2.5 fall 42.3 percent in four years.The reading of PM2.5, smaller airborne particles more damaging to health, stood at 56 micrograms per cubic meter in 2017, down by 10.2 percent......

Beijing to close 500 general manufacturing and polluting enterprisesPost date: 2018-02-09

Beijing will close 500 general manufacturing and polluting enterprises, after shutting down 651 in 2017. The city removed 1,992 such companies from 2013 to 2017 as part of the capital's five-year clean air action plan, surpassing the target of 1,200.Last year, the 651 en......