Mei Dewen, the general manager of the China Beijing Environment Exchange, has disclosed to local media that China's first voluntary emission reduction standard is expected to be published in September 2009.
This marks a milestone in China's voluntary emission reduction development since its first voluntary emission reduction deal was reached earlier this month.
Mei also revealed that [...]
China's First Voluntary Emission Reduction Standard Comes Out Soon
21 August 2009
Huaneng Joins With Duke Energy To Develop Clean Energy Technology
12 August 2009
China Huaneng Group and Duke Energy from the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on jointly developing renewable and clean energy technologies.
Under the MOU, CHG and Duke Energy will launch a series of meetings to exchange information and explore potential long-term cooperative initiatives. The parties hope to make use of the existing advanced [...]
World's Largest Wind Power Base To Head For Jiuquan
10 July 2009
A wind power base, which is said to be the world's largest joint development and parallel running wind power project, will be formally launched in Jiuquan, Gansu province on July 12, 2009.
Involving a total investment of more than CNY120 billion, the 10 million-KW-level wind power station project will be another landmark project in China's 'Western [...]
New Energy Automobile Access Management Rule Launched
03 July 2009
China's New Energy Automobile Manufacturers and Products Access Management Rule, which was published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China on June 25 2009, was formally enacted on July 1, 2009.
The new rule covers new energy vehicle products at various levels of development as well as the corresponding management methods that MIIT [...]
Beijing To Spend CNY200 Million Eliminating High Emission Vehicles
06 February 2009
News from the Beijing Municipal Environment Bureau is that Beijing has allocated a CNY200 million special fund this year to eliminate vehicles with high emission.
Chinese Environment Tax To Be Levied In 2009
31 December 2008
Zhang Lijun, vice minister of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, stated at a recent working conference that implementing environment taxes and carrying out ecological compensation on a trial basis will be one of the most important tasks for MEP in 2009.
Guangdong Implements New Lighting Measures To Save Energy
29 December 2008
Guangdong Province has promulgated a new rule on the use of flood-lighting and street lamps.
UN Secretary General: China Sets Example In Fighting Climate Change
15 December 2008
During a meeting with Xie Zhenhua, vice director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said that China has set a good example in dealing with climate change through its national climate change measures.
Huawei Joins Global e-Sustainability Initiative
17 November 2008
China-based Huawei Technologies, a global telecommunications network solutions supplier, has joined the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, an environmental protection organization in the information and communication technology sector.
Research On China's Carbon Balance Trading Framework Published
10 November 2008
The China Environmental Culture Promotion Association and the China Institute of Development Strategy Studies held a seminar and press conference in Beijing about research on China's carbon balance trading framework report.







