Samsung Sustainability Initiatives: What’s Working?
John Godfrey, Vice President of Government & Public Affairs for Samsung, discusses some of the successes coming out of Samsung’s Corporate Sustainability initiative. Full transcript: Ben Lack:...
View ArticleChina To Spend $382B To Lower Energy Consumption/Pollution
China To Spend $382B To Lower Energy Consumption/Pollution China’s cabinet has announced that it will invest $382 billion in energy efficiency and pollution reduction projects over the next 30 months....
View ArticleFederal appeals court strikes down Obama air pollution rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, invalidated a set of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality rules, enacted to cut pollution from coal fired power plants...
View ArticleChina to Improve Energy Efficiency after Air Pollution Record
China to Improve Energy Efficiency after Air Pollution Record China plans to boost its efforts to cut its emissions and improve energy efficiency this year after Beijing posted an air pollution record...
View ArticleIs there a Breath of Fresh Air in China Today?
This photo of a city in China is untouched, taken on March 9, 2013, and representative of China today. The name of the city is irrelevant. Let’s just say the city is in the northwest region of China,...
View ArticleChina – Your Follies are Killing your People and our Planet!
On the heels of my essays “Is there a Breath of Fresh Air in China Today?”[1] and “Anyone for Chinese Pork Soup?”[2], comes a NYT article “As Pollution Worsens in China, Solutions Succumb to...
View ArticleChina Idles Fewer Wind Farms with Better Planning
China Idles Fewer Wind Farms with Better Planning Fewer wind turbines in China are now idled according to the National Renewable Energy Engineering Information Management Center. The annual rate...
View ArticleU.K. to Allow Chinese Firms to Invest in Nuclear Reactors
U.K. to Allow Chinese Firms to Invest in Nuclear Reactors The U.K. will allow Chinese companies to acquire stakes in its nuclear power plants as Britain looks to boost investment in low-carbon...
View ArticleChina to Build More Renewable Facilities than U.S. , EU and Japan Combined
China to Build More Renewable Facilities than U.S. , EU and Japan Combined According to the International Energy Agency, China is expected to build more clean-energy plants through 2035 than the U.S.,...
View ArticleChina Doubles Pace of Adding Renewables Amid Push to Cut Pollution
China Doubles Pace of Adding Renewables Amid Push to Cut Pollution China doubled the pace of injecting renewable energy capacity for most of the year as the government took action to address climate...
View ArticleWhat the Electric Car Needs
Image courtesy of -Marcus- / FreeDigitalPhotos.net”. In 2011, emissions from transportation accounted for 28% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This tells us something we already know. If we...
View ArticleIs China an Environmental Steward, Demon or Magician?
China’s growing role as the world’s largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions is undisputed. China is the epicenter of building out environmental markets as it struggles to balance the need for...
View ArticleSolarWorld Seeks to Close Chinese Panel Tariff Loophole
SolarWorld Seeks to Close Chinese Panel Tariff Loophole SolarWorld Industries America is asking the government to close a loophole that allows Chinese manufacturers to avoid anti-dumping levies....
View ArticleChina Activates 19th Nuclear Power Plant Amid Construction Push
China Activates 19th Nuclear Power Plant Amid Construction Push China fired up its 19th nuclear power plant as the country pushed to more than double its expansion of atomic power generation this year....
View ArticleChina Aims for 70GW of Solar Power to Cut Coal Reliance
China Aims for 70GW of Solar Power to Cut Coal Reliance China, the world’s top carbon emitter, is looking to speed up solar power development, targeting to more than triple its installed capacity to...
View ArticleFirst Solar Cancels Plans for World’s Biggest Solar PV Plant
First Solar Cancels Plans for World’s Biggest Solar PV Plant First Solar Inc. will no longer be pursuing the construction of the world’s biggest solar plant after several years of failed pricing...
View ArticleBeijing To Ban Coal By The End of the Decade
Beijing To Ban Coal By The End of the Decade The Chinese state press agency, Xinhua, has reported that Beijing is planning to ban coal use by 2020 – a major development in a country known for having...
View ArticleChina’s Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Output Up 280%
China’s Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Output Up 280% China’s efforts to promote hybrid and electric vehicles is starting to pay off as manufacturing output of the said vehicles surged 280% during the...
View ArticleChina’s Per Capita Emissions Exceeds EU’s 28-Member Nations
China’s Per Capita Emissions Exceeds EU’s 28-Member Nations According to data from Global Carbon Project for 2013, China’s per capita emissions have already exceeded those of the 28 European Union...
View ArticleRussia, China Sign Second Blockbuster Gas Deal
Russia, China Sign Second Blockbuster Gas Deal China and Russia deepened their energy ties with a second billion-dollar deal that lessens Russia’s reliance on Europe and would secure almost a fifth of...
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