Pollution is a scourge in China, the debilitating consequences of unbridled industrial growth. But how can China halt and reverse such devastation without undermining economic growth? For China to achieve its goal of becoming a "moderately prosperous society," this quest......
A new energy roadmap shows how China can expand its economy while decarbonising, but it must involve all sectors.China’s economy could grow six-fold by 2050 with renewable energy accounting for 69% of national electricity supply if it transforms its energy system and inc......
(Beijing) — China's State Council said this weekend it will not approve the establishment of new factories that manufacture gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles except in special circumstances.The rule was among other issues that China's cabinet discussed Saturday at its......
On September 22, 2016, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) proposed a Temporary Management Regulation for Corporate Average Fuel Consumption (CAFC) and New-Energy Vehicle (NEV) Credits for public comment. This proposal was rolled out in the con......
Implementation of wholesale electricity markets is a major theme of China’s power sector reform effort, launched in early 2015. The central government has issued guidance documents on market design, and various Chinese provinces and regions have announced pilots for whol......
Winter coal burning in Beijing’s outlying villages is a major cause of the city’s smogBeijing is best known as China’s capital city, an expanding modern city of high rises and traffic-clogged ring roads, but Beijing municipality covers an area half the size of Belgium:......
China will launch its emissions trading system next year, aiming to make it the world's biggest carbon-trading market and help the largest greenhouse emitting country to reduce pollution, Paul Welitzkin reports from New YorkIt's the world's largest in just about everythi......
Hebei, a neighboring province of Beijing, will put stricter control on the use of coal in an effort to curb severe air pollution in the region, reported Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.Bulk coal consumption will be banned in 18 counties that neighbor Beijing by the end o......
In an effort to better protect the local environment, authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province are pioneering a new method: establishing special courts and making polluters fund environmental protection projects.On Wednesday, a forest was unveiled in Dongchuan Di......
BEIJING - The supply-demand mismatch in China's coal industry has not seen a substantial change despite prices rebounding this year, an industry association said."There are still many uncertainties in the coal market, and we should not be blindly optimistic," Wang Xianzh......
