Archive for ‘china’
Trade expert: Aviation carbon footprint same ashandmade bricks
January 4th, 2008
International air travel produces about 2 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions - about the same as greenhouse gases created by the makers of handmade clay bricks, a former head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Friday.
Popularity: 3%
Tokyo eyes buying carbon credits from China-report
January 3rd, 2008
Japan is planning to buy up carbon credits yielded by its investments in emissions-cutting projects in China, a newspaper said on Thursday.
Popularity: 6%
China’s bold dam causing worries
December 29th, 2007
Wang Zhushu rarely sleeps at night. Instead, the 61-year-old retiree paces, listening to the drone of passing ships that shake the walls of her house on the banks of the Yangtze River.
Popularity: 4%
Japan urges China to sway global issues
December 28th, 2007
Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries’ warmer ties.
Popularity: 3%
Japan PM arrives in China to forge warmer ties
December 27th, 2007
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a four-day visit for talks with Chinese leaders in a bid to improve ties strained by wartime memories.
Popularity: 2%
China promises to promote clean energy
December 26th, 2007
China promised Wednesday to develop renewable energy for its fast-growing economy but warned that coal consumption will grow dramatically and avoided embracing binding limits on its greenhouse gas emissions.
Popularity: 3%
China says U.S. must do more on climate change
December 20th, 2007
China is glad a climate change roadmap agreed last week in Bali has drawn the United States to the negotiating table, but the world’s only superpower must do more to tackle global warming, a top official said on Thursday.
Popularity: 3%
Hong Kong leader promises action to clean up city’s air
December 17th, 2007
Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Monday promised a renewed push to clear up the city’s notoriously smoggy skyline as a survey revealed growing public unhappiness over air pollution.
Popularity: 5%
Hong Kong public calls for air pollution fight
December 17th, 2007
Most Hong Kong people were willing to pay for a tougher crackdown on chronic air pollution through road pricing and other measures, a government-backed report said on Monday.
Popularity: 5%
Going Green: Real Vs. Artificial Tree
December 13th, 2007
When it comes to the perfect Christmas tree, what’s better? Some Americans want a real one, while others like the convenience of a fake tree. Environmentalists say they prefer live trees, akin to crops that can be replenished.
Popularity: 6%
China feted but disappointed at Bali climate talks
December 12th, 2007
China is disappointed by progress at climate talks where it feels some rich countries are shirking their responsibilities to cut emissions and help poorer nations tackle global warming, delegation members said.
Popularity: 3%
No environmental problems with Three Gorges dam, China claims
December 10th, 2007
China’s prized engineering feat, the Three Gorges Dam project, is drawing bad publicity so the government has gone on a press relations blitz. Its highest administrative body, the State Council, has taken reporters on a journey through the region to disprove claims of environmental degradation and local discontent.
Popularity: 3%
China: US should take lead on climate
December 7th, 2007
China said Friday it will not consider mandatory cuts on greenhouse gases, saying the United States and other industrialized countries should take the lead in fighting climate change by embracing a less-extravagant lifestyle.
Popularity: 2%
China’s draft energy law to up reserves
December 4th, 2007
China has released a draft of a long-awaited energy law that calls for the country to keep larger reserves of oil, uranium and other key resources and to set up a new government department.
Popularity: 5%
China, India urged to curb energy use
December 3rd, 2007
Coal-burning power plants belch pollutants into the air in China, contributing to global warming that experts say has destroyed billions of dollars in crops. In India, melting Himalayan glaciers cause floods, while raising a more daunting long-term prospect: the drying up of life-sustaining rivers.
Popularity: 6%
