Keep updated with, and share the latest news from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across China.
How China’s most ‘futuristic’ city restored its mangroves, dialogue.earth (Jul 11, 2024)
- On a conference visit to Shanghai, John Thackara brings back a rich harvest of eco-civilisational practice, The Daily Alternative (Nov 27, 2023)
- Revealed: the huge climate impact of the middle classes, theguardian.com (Nov 20, 2023)
- How China protects its ‘unofficial’ wetlands, China Dialogue (Jul 24, 2023)
- Is it time to choose sustainable rice?, Wicked Leeks (Jul 17, 2023) — You might not know it, but traditional rice cultivation emits serious levels of greenhouse gases. Clare Hargreaves interviews a man working with rice farmers to get climate-friendlier rice onto British dinner plates.
- How ancient 'skywells' are keeping Chinese homes cool, BBC Future (Jul 13, 2023)
- Climate change: China's green power surge offers hope on warming, BBC News (Jun 29, 2023)
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009-2013, 2007-2008
2018-2022
- Its leaders anticipating a coming time of floods and fires, the Chinese eco-state is being built, shaping the rest of our century, The Daily Alternative (Oct 24, 2022)
- As sea levels rise, coastal megacities will need more than flood barriers, The Conversation (Mar 15, 2022)
- Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China, Jul 21, 2021...[1]
- China aims for 'carbon neutrality by 2060'[2] Sep 22, 2020.
- Singing Cicadas Collective amplifies power of creative storytellers in Hong Kong, Dec 17, 2018...[3]
- Is China really building an 'Ecological civilization'?, deceleration.news (Feb 10, 2018)
References
2017
- China's Shenzhen city electrifies all 16,359 of its public buses, Dec 29[1]
- The three-degree world: cities that will be drowned by global warming, Nov 3[2]
The new "ecological civilization" will be born in China, according to the best environmental lawyer, Sep 23[3]
- "China's Sharing Economy: What Is Going On?" by @aprilrinne, Aug 20[4]
- China constructs first Forest City to fight air pollution, Jun 26[5]
- Solar power lights up the path to prosperity, Jun 12[6]
- China's capital is replacing tens of thousands of taxis with electric cars to fight pollution, Feb 27[7]
- Public Park Promotes Native Biodiversity in Hong Kong, Jan 29[8]
- China kept on smashing renewables records in 2016, Jan 6[9]
References
2016
- In China, low-speed electric vehicles are driving high-speed urbanisation, Dec 16, 2016...[1]
- Beyond the city, Hong Kong is recreating its lost woodlands, Sep 26[2]
- China's first home-made supercapacitor tram unveiled, Aug 4[3]
- Hong Kong's rooftop farmers grow vegetables… and communities, Jun 19[4]
- China's plan to cut meat consumption by 50% cheered by climate campaigners, Jun 20[5]
- Ecological civilization makes gains in Tibet - Tibet's Nyingchi City has gained some success as an ecological civilization trail pilot in China, officials say, May 25[6]
- Hangzhou takes to two wheels in green transport revolution, Apr 13[7]
- China's CO2 emissions likely fell 3% in 2015 — and that trend looks set to continue, January 19[8]
References
2015
- How an environmental group is trying to clean up China's pollution problem, December 7[1]
- Meet the woman leading China's new organic farming army, Nov 25[2]
- Beijing banned cars for 2 weeks and the sky turned perfectly blue. Guess what happened the next day? September 14[3]
- Biogas Upgrading Plant at China Agricultural University Fuels Natural Gas Vehicles, July 24[4]
- Revised Food Safety Law to go into effect later this year, April 25[5][6]
- China coal use falls: CO2 reduction this year could equal UK total emissions over same period, May 14[7]
References
2014
- China to limit carbon emissions for first time, climate adviser claims, June 3, 2014...[1]
- China to remove six million vehicles that do not meet exhaust emission standards to improve air quality, May 27, 2014...[2]
- China to triple solar power capacity to fight pollution, May 20, 2014...[3]
- Beijing to plant trees over an area 200 times the size of Central Park but will it cut pollution? March 16, 2014...[4]
- China's toxic air pollution resembles nuclear winter, say scientists, February 25, 2014...[5]
- A Push for Sustainable Agriculture in China from the Top Down and Bottom Up, February 1, 2014...[6]
- In China, 'Once the Villages Are Gone, the Culture Is Gone', February 1, 2014...[7]
References
2009-2013
- China To Introduce Carbon Tax, February 20, 2013...[1]
- China's Per Capita Emissions Could Rival U.S.'s By 2017,[2] September 28, 2011.
- Major agricultural regions in China facing their worst drought in 60 years.[3] Oiwan Lam, February 18, 2011.
- China: CO2 emissions will peak at 2030,[4] August 20, 2009
- China launches green power revolution to catch up on west,[5] June 10, 2009.
- Drop in CO2 in USA and power use in China - for now,[6] May 21, 2009.
- China: Worst Drought in 50 years,[7] February 9, 2009.
References
2007-2008
- China warns on emissions control,[1] October 29, 2008.
- Green features of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,[2] August 5, 2008.
- China wind-farm - Vast new wind farm in Eastern China will deliver energy direct to consumers without going through the Grid,[3] August 1, 2008.
- 5 million Chinese children take part in painting competition on climate change,[4] May 8, 2008.
China bans free plastic bags,[5] January 9, 2008.
- China unveils climate change plan,[6] June 4, 2007.
- China launches carbon trading initiatives. China has launched two new carbon trading initiatives to help develop its poorer regions and meet the UN Millennium Development Goals.[7] February 7, 2007.
References
News sources
- chinadialogue - bilingual website devoted to the environment and aiming to promote direct dialogue and search for solutions to our shared environmental challenges - climate change, species loss, pollution, desertification, water scarcity and environment damage. Wikipedia:Chinadialogue.net
- Friends of Nature news
- China Development Brief (English), reports on the civil society sector in China
- Environment - China.org.cn
