China Environmental Issues: air pollution, clean energy, African Swine Fever

Jan 16, 2020 19:32 PM

Smog Clears Around Beijing and Shanghai, But Haze Lingers Over Much of China
By Matthew Walsh
New report shows that progress on air pollution has stalled or even gone into reverse, especially in south and northeast
Jan 06, 2020 05:59 AM

In Depth: Beijing’s New Solution for Millions of Tons of Trash
By Yang Rui, Huang Yanhao, Zhan Kun and Han Wei
Sweeping waste-sorting requirements take effect May 1 for 21 million people as China addresses mounting garbage problem in an increasingly urban nation
Jan 03, 2020 06:09 AM

Fear of Brucellosis Outbreak Drains Holiday Cheer in Lanzhou
By Bao Zhiming, Ma Danmeng and Han Wei
Residents queue up on New Year’s Day for testing after release of infectious bacteria from biopharmaceutical plant making vaccines
Dec 23, 2019 20:41 PM

In Depth: How ‘Clean Coal’ Might Be Poisoning Villagers in North China
By Zhou Tailai, Chen Lijin, Huang Yanhao, and Matthew Walsh
The processed version of the fuel was found to be releasing carbon monoxide when burned
Dec 16, 2019 18:01 PM

World Fails to Agree on New Carbon Cuts at Madrid Talks
By Matthew Walsh and Lu Zhenhua
Nearly 200 U.N. members invited to submit new pledges by end of next year
Dec 07, 2019 20:45 PM

Brucellosis Outbreak Reported in Northwest China Veterinary Institute
By Isabelle Li and Du Caicai
65 found positive for brucellosis antibody in northwestern China’s Lanzhou, 4 confirmed infected
Nov 28, 2019 20:21 PM

Beijing to Roll Out New Household Waste Sorting Rules
By Yang Rui and Ren Qiuyu
Capital will next year follow Shanghai’s lead in trying to toughen up trash regulations
Nov 26, 2019 21:03 PM

In Depth: Climate Experts Raise Alarm on China’s Coal Power Plans
By Matthew Walsh
Comments come after reports question nation’s credentials as a green leader
Nov 13, 2019 20:29 PM

China Sets Regional Air Quality Targets for Peak Pollution Season
By Zhang Zizhu and Ren Qiuyu
Yangtze River Delta and Fenwei Plain to reduce their average daily PM2.5 concentrations by 2% and 3% respectively
Nov 09, 2019 02:35 AM

Caixin Summit: How Should China Protect Tigers and Other Wildlife?
By Zhang Zizhu, Xu Luyi and Wu Gang
Experts debate whether to jail poachers or turn them into protectors of the wild as forum participants discuss economic measures
Nov 08, 2019 17:42 PM

10 Years of Caixin: The Environmental Cost of Land Reclamation
By Zhou Chen, Gao Jia, Wu Xiao and Teng Jing Xuan
A series of reports exposes the powerful commercial interests driving the projects on China’s coast and the widespread destruction wrought on marine ecosystems
Nov 01, 2019 20:34 PM

Tsinghua University Team Maps Pollution Footprint of Global Shipping Trade
By Zhou Tailai, Zhan Kun, and Ren Qiuyu
New model lets researchers put dirty price tag on maritime trade relationships
Oct 31, 2019 20:48 PM

Rising Sea Level Could Threaten 93 Million in China by Mid-Century: Study
By Matthew Walsh
Startling projection published in peer-reviewed British journal has profound implications for nation’s highly urbanized coastal areas
Oct 26, 2019 10:05 AM

China’s Big Cities Get Cleaner Air, But at What Cost?
By Matthew Walsh
Megacities might just be outsourcing polluting activities to less affluent areas
Oct 18, 2019 21:15 PM

Northern China Sets Modest Winter Pollution Reduction Target
By Zeng Lingke, Zhang Zizhu, and Ren Qiuyu
Environment ministry sets target of a 4% reduction in fine particulate air pollution for the October to March period
Sep 24, 2019 03:16 AM

New Garbage Sorting Rules Could Hurt Waste Companies’ Profits
By Fang Zuwang and Denise Jia
China’s new trash standards will mean lower volume of solid material to burn for energy and will require equipment upgrades
Sep 23, 2019 15:33 PM

In Depth: How a ‘Mosquito Factory’ in Southern China Could Help Fight Disease
By Ma Danmeng, Liu Denghui, Huang Shulun, Wang Lijun
Team of scientists in Guangzhou test biological elimination techniques by introducing infected bugs that can’t reproduce
Sep 20, 2019 20:31 PM

Grassroots Carbon Control Projects Could Help China Beat Paris Pledge: Study
By Matthew Walsh
Initiatives of cities, regions, and companies outside the national government could slash China’s greenhouse gas emissions by additional 50 million tons of carbon dioxide per year
Sep 18, 2019 05:24 AM

Zhou Xiaochuan: Let Finance Play Its Role in Carbon Market Development
By Zhou Xiaochuan
Former PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan discusses the role of markets and the finance industry in reducing carbon emissions and fighting climate change
Sep 09, 2019 06:01 AM

In Depth: The Road Toward Creating the World’s Biggest Carbon Market
By Peng Qinqin, Du Caicai and Denise Jia
Despite pilot trading programs, China has far to go in establishing an effective market-based system for curbing carbon-based greenhouse gas emissions