China’s state-planned power system is in for a shock as the government is planning to change the way it subsidises renewable energy and introduce a quota that nudges electricity companies to invest in renewables.In the first stage, electricity generators and retailers wi......
(Beijing) — Beijing and parts of neighboring Hebei province and Tianjin were blanketed by smog infused with high levels of ozone late Thursday and Friday amid a heat wave sweeping across parts of northern China.The concentration of ground level ozone peaked at 141 microg......
BEIJING - China's latest air pollution inspections have uncovered rampant violations of environmental rules among businesses, highlighting the tough battle ahead against pollution.From early April to May 11, inspectors discovered that some 6,378 companies, or 66.7 percen......
China may be on the cusp of a major energy revolution after successfully collecting samples of "combustible ice" in the South China Sea, a top official said Thursday."Combustible ice" is a natural gas hydrate that contains methane, and is found in tundra or seabed areas.......
MEP announced the Plan for Eco-environmental Protection Cooperation under Belt and Road Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) recently, in an effort to thoroughly carry out the guidelines of the important statement of General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered at ......
The market for environmental data is booming, and with it the opportunity for China-Europe cooperation, write Guan Ting and Jost WübbekeChina’s market for environment-related technologies has experienced very rapid growth in recent years. China’s tightening environment......
Government officials, organization representatives, experts, scholars, and business leaders from over 130 countries and 70 international organizations recently gathered in Beijing to discuss topics like infrastructure, energy resources, environmental protection, trade, a......
Officials and leaders from over 110 countries will gather in Beijing on May 14-15 for the first ever Belt and Road Forum. China’s ambitious attempt to boost economic growth across a vast area stretching from its southeast coast all the way to Africa is known as the Belt ......
(Beijing) — Air pollution in Beijing has once again hit serious levels as a sandstorm swept across northern China on Thursday, grounding dozens of flights at the world’s second-busiest airport.Large amounts of dust blowing in on strong winds from the Inner Mongolia and X......
BEIJING -- The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) received information from more than 88,000 members of the public about pollution in the first quarter of 2017, with air pollution topping complaints, it said Thursday.Most of the complaints were lodged through the......
