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Will Rio+20 commit to protecting the oceans?

Promises made at previous summits have not delivered enough protection for the oceans — campaigners are pushing for better results from Rio+20, writes Prime Sarmiento.

8 June 2012 | EN

Smog around the 'birds nest' Beijing National stadium

China's Olympian efforts to tackle air pollution

Chinese action on Olympic air pollution is a huge experiment that will be closely watched across China, and further afield, writes Wang Ying.

Source: 科学与发展网络 (SciDev.Net)

6 August 2008 | EN | 中文

Dams release greenhouse gases

'Green dams' could cut greenhouse gas emissions

Tim Hirsch reports on a method of extracting methane from hydroelectric dams to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Source: BBC Online

11 May 2007 | EN | 中文

China is the world's largest consumer and producer of coal

Living in a haze: China's pollution woes

Life in China's coal heartland is dirty and dangerous, with respiratory diseases on the rise, reports James Reynolds from Shanxi province.

Source: BBC Online

24 January 2007 | EN | 中文