Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. Many people who attended last year’s chaotic U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen — especially those who belonged to the U.S. delegation — singled out China as the main reason the summit nearly collapsed. Chinese diplomats fought hard against any form of emissions regulation, even though their country is now the world’s No. 1 national carbon emitter, and will emit far more carbon in the future than any other. In Washington, opponents of carbon cap-and-trade also point to China, which is unlikely to take on a carbon cap of its own, and wonder why the U.S. should have to restrain its emissions.
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Posted on March 17, 2010
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The United States National Center (NCSD) for Sustainable Development and the China CDM Fund have announced a partnership to promote low carbon development with the China-US Low Carbon Development Program. The NCSD has initiated a groundbreaking commitment to launch the Program and has expanded its mission objective and its next generation of innovative and sustainable low carbon development initiatives. The NCSD has accomplished its mission through the promotion of pollution abatement demonstration projects, guiding the way for public and commercial efforts. It’s objectives will be demonstrated for the improvement of global communities with examples of sustainable low carbon development.
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Posted on February 10, 2010
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Beijing is trying to promote the concept of carbon credit among ordinary residents by making it an alternative to the annual voluntary tree planting program, but many are still unaware of the option.
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Posted on February 1, 2010
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The FINANCIAL — Rapid industrial growth and urbanization in Yunnan province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have caused serious pollution and environmental problems that are threatening its continued economic expansion.
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Posted on January 26, 2010
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China Mercantile Exchange pioneers regulatory approval of market rule namely futures contracts on carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) units.
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Posted on January 22, 2010
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The outline of building a low-carbon city in Xiamen has been completed recently, the Southeast Express reported on Saturday
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Posted on January 16, 2010
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BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Zhao Jiagui, a farmer from central China’s Henan Province, prefers the lights off when helping prepare dinner at a villa in Beijing’s southern suburbs for her relatives.
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Posted on December 28, 2009
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CHENGDU, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — In a green valley of Guangyuan city in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, people are busily working to rebuild their homes, schools and hospitals, which were devastated during the May 12 earthquake last year.
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Posted on December 25, 2009
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The city of Baoding, in heavily industrialized Hebei province, is trying its best to become China’s first low carbon city. Baoding’s industrial park has created around 20-thousand jobs from renewable energy industries.
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Posted on December 20, 2009
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Recent reports say that a United Nations committee has stopped giving carbon credits to developers of wind energy projects in China, citing concerns that the projects qualified for the credits unfairly. The UN is concerned that the Chinese government lowered its subsidies to wind farms so they would qualify for carbon credits through the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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Posted on December 13, 2009
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International climate-change officials have raised questions about the economics behind about two dozen Chinese wind-power projects, underscoring the complications involved in putting a price tag on global-warming emissions ahead of a new round of environmental talks in Copenhagen.
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Posted on December 9, 2009
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| Sourced From 7thspace.com |
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (December 1) announced the Supplementary Notes on the Implementation of Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by Hong Kong enterprises on the Mainland. The Supplementary Notes aim to facilitate Hong Kong enterprises to participate in CDM projects on the Mainland. The Supplementary Notes have been drawn up in accordance with the principles of “One Country, Two Systems” and the specific situation of the Hong Kong SAR following deliberations between the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and EPD.
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Posted on December 3, 2009
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IT’S a road map that will only allow green cars. By 2050, all new power sources in China will be either renewable or nuclear – and this change to a low-carbon future can take place while boosting economic growth.
China’s low-carbon road map, presented to the Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development in Beijing last week, claims that the global shift towards low-carbon technology “will allow China to capitalise on new growth opportunities as a supplier to satisfy increasing global demand” for such technologies.
China can capitalise on the global shift to low-carbon technology by supplying such devices to the world
To achieve a low-carbon economy by 2050, the report says the country must cut back its mining industry, introduce energy efficiency measures, construct compact eco-cities, invest in public transport and renewable energy, and install carbon capture and storage facilities.
Posted on November 27, 2009
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SHANGHAI, Nov 18, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — CXCHF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — China saw the first carbon neutral trade based on carbon footprint verification clinched on the Tianjin Climate Exchange (TCX) on November 17.
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Posted on November 26, 2009
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