Guizhou province became on Tuesday the first of seven pilot areas to make it easier to force polluters to pay for damage they cause.The plans allow provincial governments to sue companies that cause environmental destruction, or negotiate an out-of-court settlement, to o......
The National Energy Administration has released the 13th five-year plan (2016-2020) for the power sector. The overall goal of the plan is to establish a clean, decarbonized, reliable, and efficient electric power system in the next five years. The plan focuses on structu......
BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 487 officials from Hebei Province in north China have been punished for malpractice related to pollution control, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) announced Tuesday.Hebei's Communist Party leadership and provincial gov......
China plans to make environmental monitoring stations independent to improve monitoring data, a move that facilitates policymakers' decisions and helps to efficiently reduce pollution, experts said on Monday.All major monitoring stations for air, water, soil and offshore......
China is set to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote green and low-carbon development during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, according to a plan recently issued by the State Council.According to the plan, by 2020, the level of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GD......
BEIJING - New fuel standards for vehicles in Beijing, the Jing-VI standards, will be implemented in January 2017, the city's environmental protection department said Monday. The new standards are aimed at reducing the emission of volatile organic compounds, cutting the f......
China can reach its energy and environmental goals, but further policy measures are required for comprehensive energy transition to a sustainable low-carbon system. This is a main conclusion in the China Renewable Energy Outlook 2016, a new comprehensive study launched a......
According to the new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development Plan (2016-2020), Shijiazhuang City will expand the number of EV charging stations to meet the growing demand of the estimated 23,000 EVs by 2020. The total investment will be over RMB 780 million.......
China may scale down plans for nuclear power because of slowing demand for electricity and construction setbacks, writes Steve Thomas.For China’s nuclear industry, 2016 has been a frustrating year. So far, construction has started on only one new plant, and its target of......
The Chinese government will launch a second national pollution source survey in 2017, according to a circular released by the State Council on Oct 26.A leading group will be set up for the survey, with Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli as the leader.Contents of the survey include......
