The United Nations Environment Programme and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) recently reported "Global Trends in Green Energy 2009: New Power Capacity from Renewable Sources Tops Fossil Fuels," and one of the highlights it gave was: Growth of wind power in China a key feature of 2009 There are a number of interesting facts about China and the … [Read more...] about United Nations Environment Programme: China #1 in adding renewable energy, more than any other country
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Copenhagen Agreement
Apparently, after much drama, intrigue, and sleepless nights, we have some sort of agreement at Copenhagen. We'll probably get the text of the Copenhagen Agreement soon. But I think the gist of it is as follows: … [Read more...] about Copenhagen Agreement
(Letter) Translation: Carbon Trading Prelude To Low Carbon Economy
Below is a short article on China's state of Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) under Kyoto Protocol, and future of China's low carbon, green development: http://www.epciu.com/Html/0908/17/3471B33FF1937070.html Carbon Trading Prelude To Low Carbon Economy Environmental China, 8/17/2009 (Carbon trading market is a hopeful prelude to "low carbon economy". Beijing Environmental … [Read more...] about (Letter) Translation: Carbon Trading Prelude To Low Carbon Economy
(Letter) China’s sustainable forestry, biomass industry, green development efforts
Recently there have been some discussion on China's rapid development, industrialization, increased pollution and destruction of environment such as deforestation. Not being knowledgeable or ever being interested in the subject, I decided to look for answer to the question - Is China recklessly polluting the planet? … [Read more...] about (Letter) China’s sustainable forestry, biomass industry, green development efforts
Hu Jintao meets with delegation of Taiwanese minorities, pledges further disaster support
President Hu recently met with a delegation of ethnic minorities from Taiwan, and pledged further support from the mainland for whatever help Taiwan may need. Ethnic minorities in southern Taiwan, living often in remote villages, were the hardest hit group in Taiwan by the recent typhoon. Here is a translation of a story on the People's Web by China News Wrap: … [Read more...] about Hu Jintao meets with delegation of Taiwanese minorities, pledges further disaster support