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6 September 2010
Beijing, August 22 - China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic growth.
Singapore, August 20 - Green investment in China will forge ahead even without a United Nations carbon offset scheme, eventually shriveling the country’s dominant role in a program that has underpinned billions of dollars in investment.
Hong Kong, June 15 - Hong Kong electric utility, CLP, said in a statement today that a fuel rod at a state-owned nuclear power plant in southeastern China last month leaked traces of radioactive iodine into the surrounding cooling fluid, but that no radiation had escaped the building.
Beijing, June 3 - China, the world’s top source of the toxic gases blamed for global warming, said Thursday it was “not very optimistic” that its efforts to slash emissions were working.
Copenhagen, December 22 - Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen.
Insight — November 24 - The United States and China announced last week a package of cooperative agreements on clean energy and climate change that are remarkable in both breadth and ambition. Perhaps the most important achievement was the commitment to promote greater transparency on efforts to reduce emissions. This should increase confidence for the prospects of creating a robust international agreement on climate change.
New York, November 23 - Energy consumption targets already planned by China would contribute 25% of what needs to be done globally to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said Monday.
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