China’s coal imports are a their slowest rate of growth since 1998. At the beginning of January China declared no new coal mines for the next...
China reports electricity demand grew just 0.5% year on year (yoy) to 5,550TWh in calendar 2015, the slowest rate of growth since 1998. With a significant...
China announced plans recently to halt new coal mine approvals for the next three years, and close 1,000 coal mines as part of its fight against...
In a historic move for animals poisoned and killed in laboratories in China, Shanghai-based personal-care company Eco&more has become the very first Chinese company to join...
The United Nations’ 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), running in Paris from November 30 to December 11, 2015, will see China come under particular scrutiny, as...
China’s commitment to climate change and low-carbon development is a major reason why the UN climate summit in Paris is likely to succeed, a report concludes....
The UK has fallen behind China on environmental law. It is easier for Chinese citizens to challenge polluters in the courts than it is for those...
From Bloomberg: “China is set to become a hotbed for the $100 billion market in bonds tied to environmentally-friendly investments as authorities and developers seek alternatives...
French President Francois Hollande has met with Chinese Premier Xi Jingping in Beijing. Hollande has consistently made climate change a core concern of his bilateral and...
Submitted national contributions to the new global climate agreement do not put the world on track to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius. Implied is an acceleration...
Apple has launched new clean energy programs in China to promote low-carbon manufacturing and green growth. They are now generating clean energy for 100% of its operations in...
China’s focus on low-carbon business deals in the UK during the State Visit of President Xi this week, including in nuclear, offshore wind, biomass and low-emission...
China’s central bank deputy governor, Yi Gang, has said that China must make green investments of between 2 and 4 trillion yuan (£205bn – £410bn) every year...
Global Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) installed capacity will increase more than fourfold from 282.5 Megawatts (MW) in 2014 to reach 1.3 Gigawatts (GW) by 2020, across the...
A PETA US donation of $1 million (£657k) in high-tech simulators will modernise physician-training programmes in seven countries and spare the lives of thousands of animals...