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Climate change in China

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China calls for developed countries to lead the way

Rich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.

Source: Nature

22 October 2009 | EN | 中文

China can sink carbon in the soil

China can reduce carbon emissions — and the cost of fighting climate change — by storing carbon in farmland soil, says Jiang Gaoming.

Source: China Dialogue

3 March 2009 | EN | 中文

China must rethink wind power policies

China could make great use of wind power but they need to get their policies right, says an editorial in Nature.

Source: Nature

29 January 2009 | EN | 中文

A bright future for clean technology in China

The future is bright for clean technology investors in China, says venture capitalist Gary Rieshel.

Source: Cleantech Group

9 January 2009 | EN | 中文

Algal blooms

Microbiology has much to offer climate change science

Rising temperatures, which promote algal blooms and the spread of pathogens, are setting a new agenda for microbiologists, says Bernard Dixon.

27 October 2008 | EN

Trade and climate policies must be linked post-2012

Emissions from China's export industry are everyone's responsibility — future trade and climate policy must be linked, says Glen Peters.

Source: 科学与发展网络 (SciDev.Net)

2 October 2008 | EN | 中文

Electric bike in China

China: Greener than you think

The common image of China as a big carbon polluter belies the clean energy miracle currently underway in the country, says Wu Changhua.

Source: New Scientist

22 August 2008 | EN | 中文

power station, chimneys

Aid needed to help China make carbon cuts

Based on current growth rates, China's carbon emissions will equal today's entire global output by 2030, warn Ning Zeng and colleagues.

Source: Science

8 February 2008 | EN | 中文

The energy sector must be drawn into the carbon market, argues Wara

Can the CDM promote a low-carbon energy market?

The Clean Development Mechanism has not yet stimulated a significant low-carbon energy market in the developing world — crucial if it is to help limit climate change, says Michael Wara.

Source: Nature

8 February 2007 | EN | 中文

Dangerous liaisons: India's climate change pact with US

Sunita Narain argues that India should not enter into climate change partnerships with world's 'renegade emitters'.

Source: Down To Earth

7 September 2005 | EN

Botswana has underexploited coal reserves

Cleaner coal power for China is possible

With appropriate planning, China's new coal power plants could be made to produce fewer carbon emissions, says Jon Gibbins.

Source: Nature

18 August 2005 | EN | 中文

Trade tactic could unlock climate negotiations

An export duty on carbon-intensive products, similar to that recently imposed by China on textiles, could help overcome the key obstacle to Southern participation in the upcoming 'post-Kyoto' climate change negotiations, say Benito Müller and Anju Sharma.

17 June 2005 | EN | 中文