A China-EU climate agreement signed late Monday could help pave the way to a GHG-reduction deal in Paris. Photo credit: Friends of Europe. By Antony Froggatt, Shane Tomlinson and Jens Hein The […]
China and EU sign landmark climate deal
Glacier collapse swallows up homes in Xinjiang
By Liu Qin Climate change means Xinjiang’s giant glaciers are on the move, and a huge breakaway chunk of ice has caused widespread damage. Photo credit: baike. A big breakaway chunk of […]
China’s slower growth, curbs on smog could hasten decline of US coal
US coal producers who bet on rising Asian demand struggle to justify new export terminals as China’s coal consumption slows. Photo credit: CoalSwarm. By Sabine Muscat Slowing economic growth and tougher environmental […]
China’s renewables to shrug off oil price plunge
Photo credit: Greenpeace. By John Mathews A drive to diversify from fossil fuels, reduce imports and clean up toxic air means China’s renewables industry will shrug off the impact of plunging fossil […]
Opinion: Why renewables will have a bumper 2015
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an impressive 16% […]
Our 12 most important stories of 2014
It’s been quite a year for environmental news. While you wait for the new year to kick in here is a list of the 12 most important stories we have reported this […]
Editorial: Why Lima matters
Photo credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) This week policy makers have begun two weeks of marathon COP20 climate negotiations in Lima, Peru. This will probably be the most important, least […]
Lima climate talks begin as countries eye building momentum
Photo credit: Cop 20 By guest contributor Joydeep Gupta Countries are setting out their positions in Lima to negotiate a global climate deal in Paris at the end of next year amid […]
A new approach to boosting forests in China
Landowners in the Miyun basin will be trained to plant, care for and monitor trees. Photo credit: 老信天翁. By Zhang Yan & Aaron Reuben Could a project to restore tree diversity in the […]
Opinion: The energy to fight injustice
Photo credit: Xinhua / Alamy. By Dr. James Hansen As I peer into Beijing’s impenetrable smog, I feel nauseous. Air pollution from burning coal kills over one million people per year in […]
A greener life, a greener world 