Ranjit Devraj Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, serious climate change action must begin with strict monitoring and control of coal-fired power plants pending their complete phaseout, analysts say. Yet China and India,… Continue reading CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
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Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions
Xia Zhijian Techniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialled here that will reduce methane emissions. So, what’s the difference in… Continue reading Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions
Adapting China to extreme weather
Xia Zhijian Climate adaptation of industry and infrastructure is a matter of national concern after extreme weather battered China’s manufacturing centres this summer Vast swathes of China suffered from unusual weather this summer. Floods, droughts, power shortages, wildfires, heatwaves and heatstroke – the vocabulary of disaster has filled media reports, social networks and daily conversations.… Continue reading Adapting China to extreme weather
New civil society initiative aims to ‘green’ China-Brazil agriculture trade
Yan Tian Baxter Chinese NGO GEI aims to equip food producing regions in Brazil with good practices to bring about broader changes in agricultural trade ince 2003, when China first became a net food importer, the gap between its imports and exports has continued to widen. By 2019, it had become the world’s largest importer of… Continue reading New civil society initiative aims to ‘green’ China-Brazil agriculture trade
Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil
Dipak Gyawali A Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to build an electricity transmission line has led to widespread criticism, protests and the undermining of democracy in Nepal, foreshadowing many problems ahead US gift of USD 500 million to strengthen Nepal’s infrastructure has led to unprecedented controversy. Between 2012, when Nepal first applied for the grant, its… Continue reading Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil
Another poor wet season endangers Cambodia’s biggest lake and its people
Ate Hoekstra, Yon Sineat Climate change, unsustainable and illegal fishing and the proliferation of hydropower dams on rivers that feed Tonle Sap threaten the livelihoods of over one million Cambodians Sarun Nong, a fisher on Koh Krabey, a small island in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake, takes another look at the fishing net in front of him. It… Continue reading Another poor wet season endangers Cambodia’s biggest lake and its people
Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?
Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment to protecting biodiversity he Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is a dream destination for many biologists and explorers, its forests a constant source of sightings of rare animals and species new to… Continue reading Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?
Plotting a green Covid recovery: How the EU, US and China stack up
Sam Morgan Covid-19’s impact on the world economy has prompted Brussels, Washington and Beijing to invest in bumper stimulus plans to help ride out the pandemic. How do their efforts compare? European countries are currently putting the final touches to their recovery plans, which they will submit to the EU’s executive branch, the Commission, in… Continue reading Plotting a green Covid recovery: How the EU, US and China stack up
Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
Vitaliy Ryabtsev Since Siberia’s Baikal Lake became a popular destination, a booming industry catering to holiday goers, mainly from China, is eating away at its natural ecosystem and pristine waters After the closure of the Baikal cellulose-paper industrial complex in 2013, the main cause of pollution for the great Siberian lake became mass tourism. In… Continue reading Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
It’s time to set up a US–China Decarbonisation Working Group
Giridharan Ramasubramanian The climate ambitions of the US and China are converging, offering an opportunity to develop new engagement based on decarbonisation resident Biden has promised to put the US on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, President Xi announced back in September that China would aim for carbon neutrality by 2060. The two countries… Continue reading It’s time to set up a US–China Decarbonisation Working Group
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