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President Hu and President Obama in Washington: Advancing the clean energy partnership between the United States and China
President Hu Jintao concluded his visit to the United States Friday, after meeting with President Obama and other top government and business leaders in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Among the many issues on the agenda for these two leaders, strengthening cooperation on climate change and clean energy is an area where real progress is being made. As NRDC, Brookings and the Asia Society argued in 2009, both the United States and China are indispensible in the effort to address climate change given their positions as the two largest greenhouse gas emitting countries, their common interests in improving their energy security, … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Energizing efficiency in the U.S.-China relationship
Yesterday, before Chinese President Hu Jintao’s plane even hit the tarmac, senior energy experts from both countries gathered to inaugurate the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC), the latest in a series of initiatives building on the historic November 2009 summit between Presidents Hu and Obama. NRDC is a proud member of the building energy efficiency consortium. Together with the national demand-side management (DSM) regulations that came into effect on January 1st, these programs in energy efficiency hold some of the greatest promise for reducing the burden on China’s growing energy demand while promoting goodwill and broad cooperation in the … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
NDRC Requires Localities to Set Annual Power Saving Targets and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
NDRC requires localities to set annual power saving targets (Google translate)
NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) and other ministries recently issued “Regulatory Measures on Power Demand Side Management,” which provides that local authorities shall implement “power demand side management” from next year for the purpose of power saving and sound use of power. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Nine Ministries Put Forth Dioxin Control Timetable, and Other China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
Nine ministries put forward dioxin control timetable, pilot reduction to be performed in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Google translate)
China will begin total emission control for dioxin in several pilot locations, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Dealty, and other key regions.
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Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate News
To IT companies in violation of heavy metal discharge standards, environmental organizations launch a new fight (Google translate)
According to a report developed by 34 environmental groups, including Friends of Nature, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, and Daerwen, Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co., Ltd. (Narada) has an intimate relationship with Shanghang Huaqiang battery factory, which has been linked to the lead-poisoning of 121 children. 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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Media Coverage of Joint BCG-NRDC Green Buildings Report
In the past week, both Chinese and English media outlets have covered a green buildings report jointly published by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The report is titled “From Gray to Green: How Energy-Efficient Buildings Can Help Make China’s Rapid Urbanization Sustainable.” We previously posted some information about the report here. China Daily called the report’s vision a “challenging but potentially achievable scenario for China in which energy-saving buildings are not just friendly to the environment but also attractive to profit-seeking developers,” noting that implementation of the policy recommendations in the report would … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Press Release: BCG and NRDC Release New Report on Green Buildings and Sustainable Growth
Improving Building Energy Efficiency by 2015 Could Cut China’s Energy Use by 170 Billion kWh and Reduce CO2 Emissions by 170 Million Tonnes Annually According To A New Joint Report by The Boston Consulting Group and The Natural Resources Defense Council
BCG and NRDC Provide Suggestions On How Government, Building Developers, Commercial Building Tenants, Media and Other Organizations Can Help Improve China’s Environment by Improving Building Efficiency
Beijing, September 7, 2009—Improving the energy efficiency of China’ s buildings can help achieve sustainable urbanization and economic growth according to a new report jointly published today by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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Examining the U.S.-China Agreement for Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy and Environment
The U.S. and China, the world’s two largest global warming polluters, signed an agreement last week that recognizes the “very important role” that both countries have in combating climate change, and commits both countries to “respond vigorously” to the challenges of energy security, climate change and environmental protection through ambitious domestic action and international cooperation. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
Four ways the U.S. and China can start cooperating now to reduce emissions and tackle climate change together
The recent high-profile visits to China by leading members of Congress and the Obama administration have made it clear that China and the U.S. are taking climate change seriously and recognize the importance of working closely together to find ways to reduce global warming pollution. Although China and the U.S. Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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