Eco-Business

Coal, wind and solar, and energy storage are buzzwords in provincial work reports released ahead of national Two Sessions.

As investors face pressure to green their portfolios, gas infrastructure that is unable to adapt to clean energy needs could fall out of favour.

The EU’s newly agreed carbon border levy may act as an ‘external incentive’ to motivate China’s carbon market to grow.

Governments have agreed a set of guidelines to protect the environment during and after wartime, the most significant legal update on the issue in 50 years.

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