Severe air pollution in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou last year. Photo credit: V.T. Polywoda via Flickr. By Dr James Hansen I returned Christmas Eve from a workshop[a] in Wanning, China […]
The UK prime minister, David Cameron announce a historic nuclear deal between China and the UK at a Downing Street press conference. Photo credit: Number 10 / Georgina Coupe via Flickr. By Anders […]
Could the US and China lead the way in COP21 negotiations? Photo credit: Reuters / Mick Tsikas. By Anders Lorenzen Increased ambition and efforts by the US and China could pave the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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% […]
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 […]
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 […]
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