Japan, China and South Korea finally agree on something
Read Full StoryIt appears China’s chronic pollution problems are a great leveler, removing rancor and hubris from diplomatic exchanges with South Korea and Japan. It is by no means all peace and...
View ArticleNo slowdown in China’s polluting industry growth rate
Despite intense efforts by the government to get a grip on China’s stifling pollution problem, the Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday that the country’s high-polluting industries continued their...
View ArticleChina looks to move 20 polluting enterprises out of the capital
China's central government will relocate 20 state-owned enterprises headquartered in Beijing to other localities, which is expected to result in 500,000 residents leaving the capital, the...
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China needs denser, not bigger cities to tackle urbanization
A new report by The World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council has recommended the country tackle environmental degradation and other strains of rapid urbanization by...
View ArticleCoughing up – vehicle emission control in Delhi and Beijing
Beijing’s air pollution problem is all too well known but Delhi’s is generally considered to be more lethal, and caused primarily by vehicle emissions rather than industrial activities as in the case...
View ArticleJapan lawmakers fail to agree renewables share of energy mix
Japan’s ruling parties failed on Friday to reach an agreement with the government on the content of an energy policy now being written, insisting that clean energy make up “significantly” more than 20...
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Heat, floods and hunger in store for an ill-prepared world: IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today released the latest – and much anticipated – installment of its fifth assessment report, covering impacts of climate change on human lives,...
View ArticleJapan considers options after world court harpoons whalers
Japan could try to rescue its Antarctic whaling program by sharply reducing catch quotas after the highest UN court ordered a halt, rejecting Tokyo's argument that the catch was for scientific purposes...
View ArticleChina pledges more transparency (again) on environmental issues
The Chinese government is to step up efforts in tracking and disclosing information concerning environmental protection, according to a document published in the State Council’s website.read more
View ArticleJapanese policy to support nuclear & coal, fudge renewables target
Read Full StoryThe final draft version of the Japanese Government’s energy report reinforces atomic power’s role in the country’s future and falls short of advocating specific goals for renewable...
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Indian solar tops 2.6-GW, a hopeful sign for the future
Blessed with bountiful sunshine, particularly in the western states of Gujarat and Rajastan, India is slowly getting its solar power act together despite the many bureaucratic and financial impediments...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s central bank warns on rising renewable energy costs
Read Full StorySri Lanka's central bank has sounded a note of caution over the rising burden of renewable power on consumers as the proportion of non-conventional renewable power (NCRE) increases in...
View ArticleMalaysia should put some focus on rainwater harvesting
Chastened by recent drought conditions in much of Peninsular Malaysia, the country’s natural resources and environment minister, G. Palanivel, says efforts should be made to emulate rainwater...
View ArticleBangladesh lifetime tax waiver for foreign renewables investors
Read Full StoryDesperate for more renewable energy capacity, the government of Bangladesh is planning to give lifetime income tax waiver to foreign companies that invest in the country’s renewables...
View ArticleChina’s Environmental Law amendment ready for yes vote
Members of the standing committee of China’s National People's Congress (NPC) who have been deliberating on draft revisions to China's Environmental Protection Law say the draft is "mature" and that it...
View ArticleNew Australian plan makes government sole funder of CO2 cuts
Read Full StoryThe Australian Federal Government has released a draft climate plan that would make it solely responsible for funding the nation's emission cuts while its biggest carbon emitters would...
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Clean energy now a political hot-potato in Taiwan
Just days after “reaffirming” his government’s to developing sustainable energy and the green economy, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is having to fend off strident protest over his energy...
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China's Environmental Law amendments the genuine article
Summary: 25 years after it was originally enacted and 19 years after the first proposals for its revision were made, a thorough rewrite of China’s Environmental Law is at last being passed by the...
View ArticleIndia unviels REDD+ roadmap to cut deforestation and CO2
Read Full StoryIndia has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from deforestation.read more
View ArticleWill India’s new Prime Minister really be a climate change champ?
Read Full StoryIndia, the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, has just elected a new leader. This makes Narendra Modi, the dynamic chief of the country now firmly ruling Bharatiya Janata...
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