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......
(Beijing) — Five local environmental protection officials in Xi'an are accused of altering air samplers to manipulate air-quality readings and are being investigated for criminal offenses, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.The officials, including the fo......
Heatwaves are one of the world's most underestimated threats, killing more than 12,000 people every year around the world—more than any other weather-related event. And heat is especially dangerous in cities, which tend to be much warmer than surrounding less-developed a......
On October 20, national and regional leaders, including the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Central Planning Commission, the minister of environmental protection, director of the National Energy Administration, and the deputy secretary of the Hebei Pr......
(Beijing) — The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has censured regulators in several districts across Beijing for failing to act to control air pollution.The MEP action came after the capital was hit by a new bout of smog over the past few days.In a statement re......
One-quarter of air purifiers sold on the domestic market are substandard, an inspection by China's top quality authority showed.The inspection, conducted in the first half of this year, found 15 of the 61 batches of products were substandard, according to the General Adm......
