Monthly Archives: February 2010
Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News
Ma Jun: Pollution emissions data should be disclosed at the enterprise level (Google translate)
In a Beijing News editorial, Ma Jun, director of the Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs, examines the results of China’s first national pollution census. The inclusion of new sources of pollution, most notably agricultural waste, in assessing China’s Chemical Oxygen Demand total has resulted in a new estimate significantly higher than previous figures. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Apply for an NRDC China Summer Internship
The Beijing Office of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is looking for several summer interns who are energetic, environmentally conscious, intelligent, and self-confident college or graduate students. The accepted interns will work in different project areas to learn how policy research and advocacy is carried out by a non-profit environmental organization. There will be opportunities to participate in internal and external meetings and discussions as appropriate. The interns are expected to provide assistance in information compilation, research and analysis, as well as in drafting/editing and project activities as required. The summer internship typically lasts 10 to 12 weeks and … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
China Renews Its Commitment to Renewable Energy
“Optical Cables Below” reads a sign outside a wind farm in Yumen, Gansu province. Photo Credit: Doug Kanter
China is currently the second largest consumer of energy in the world (behind the US) and is projected to overtake the US as the largest consumer by 2015. To meet its growing energy needs, China has made impressive efforts in recent years to expand its renewable energy capacity. This effort was kick-started with the passage of the Renewable Energy Law in 2005. After four years of rapid expansion in China’s renewable energy sector, China passed amendments to the Renewable Energy Law on December 26, 2009. While it still remains to be seen what the exact impact of the amendments will be, the amendments illustrate China’s continued commitment to expanding its renewable energy supply and overcoming some of the existing barriers to achieving this objective.
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Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
Zhang Shan: economic significance of climate negotiations has already surpassed World Trade negotiations (Google translation)
On January 31, the UNFCCC requested national governments announce whether or not they will associate with the Copenhagen Accord. Zhang Shan, an NGO observer to the COP15 talks in December of last year, offers a detailed analysis regarding the Copenhagen Accord in this opinion piece. Zhang asserts that signing the Accord will force the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) countries to accept unilateral concessions from developed countries; will perpetuate global criticism of China in the media; Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
China Records Its Climate Actions By Copenhagen Accord Deadline
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China has submitted its proposed climate mitigation actions to the UNFCCC in a letter dated January 28, ahead of the January 31, 2010 deadline in the Copenhagen Accord. Given Premier Wen Jiabao’s hands-on role, along with President Obama and the leaders of India, Brazil and South Africa, in creating the Accord last month, it is encouraging to see China demonstrate its commitment to moving global climate negotiations forward.
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Guiyang promotes eco-civilization
On January 8, 2010, the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People’s Congress approved a local legislation called “Guiyang City Promoting Eco-civilization Regulation” (《贵阳市促进生态文明建设条例》). This regulation was first passed by Guiyang City People’s Congress in October of 2009, and it contains provisions on environmental public interest litigation and other important environmental protection measures. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Recent Environmental Law and Public Participation News
Op-ed: Mask-wearing protest in Foshan highlights Chinese civic spirit (Google translation)
An editorial in the Lu Zhong Morning News praises a peaceful protest march held by residents of Foshan in Guangdong Province. 400 residents wore hospital masks and marched silently in the streets in order to attract attention regarding their environmental concern about the construction of new incineration plants in the area. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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