Monthly Archives: April 2010
Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
Low-carbon economy “ripens” new energy industry (Google translation)
Building upon three years of policies and laws promoting the development and expansion of renewable energy programs, wind power has finally entered a commercial operation stage, according to He Dexin, president of the Chinese Wind Energy Association. While wind power clearly stands out as China’s most mature new energy industry, the industry continues to suffer from lack of highly trained human resources; Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(1)
Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
Search for climate change future funding (Google translation)
After the first UN climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, last week, it remains evident that financing climate aid continues to be the most difficult question. China’s chief climate change negotiator, Su Wei, stated that the promised annual 10 billion USD in funding to developed countries from wealthy nations for the next three years, as written in the Copenhagen Accord, is really just a “drop in the bucket,” especially in light of the 200 years of uncontrolled emissions from developed nations—but, he added, it is still better than nothing. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
China In and Beyond the Headlines – University of Colorado, Boulder – April 16-17
I will be on a panel at the University of Colorado at Boulder this Friday on “China In and Beyond the Headlines.” The organizers (Tim Weston, et al) put out a well-regarded book on China called “China Beyond the Headlines.” If you are in Boulder, please come by. I’ll also be meeting with Rock Pring from the University of Denver, who (who with Kitty Pring) has just put what looks to be an important publication on environmental courts around the world. He will be at a World Resources Institute event in Washington DC on Monday, April 19th to talk about … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
NRDC Pushes Responsible Sourcing in China’s Textile Industry
With the textile industry generating as much as 200 tons of water pollution per ton of fabric manufactured, major textile exports such as China, India, Vietnam, and Bangladesh face a serious environmental challenge as drinking water, public health, and agricultural production are all threatened by the increasing water pollution.
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Recent Climate Change News in the Chinese Media
Chinese official calls upon Asian countries to strengthen cooperation, address climate change (Google translation)
At the 2010 Asia News Coalition forum last week, director of the China Meteorological Administration, Zheng Guoguang, emphasized common needs and concerns of Asian countries in addressing climate change, and the importance to strengthen future collaboration among nations. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
UN resource (in Chinese) on freedom of information
UNESCO has published in Chinese what looks to be a good resource on freedom of information principles and practice around the world, entitled Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey, by Toby Mendel. The English version can be found here. A Chinese translation can be found here.
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