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Chinese Environmental News

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Hyatt closes its Alila resort in Zhejiang – but what was the eco-problem?
Mar 5, 2021 (WiC 530)

In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Mark Hoplamazian, chief executive of Hyatt Hotels, told the newspaper that he was so burnt out during the pandemic even a carefully cultivated spiritual life couldn’t save him from the stress. ...

Carbon trading goes nationwide from June
Mar 5, 2021 (WiC 530)

Emissions trading schemes rely on a carrot-and-stick approach. Companies that disgorge greenhouse gases in excess of the permits they are assigned need to buy extra in the market. Those with quota to spare can profit from being energy efficient. ...

Thirst quencher

Water transfer project back in the headlines
Nov 6, 2020 (WiC 517)

When Mao Zedong first mooted the idea of the South-North Water Diversion Project in 1952 ‘corporatisation’ was not one of the terms in his government’s lexicon. Today that is how China likes to frame most of its megaprojects – under ...

Promising speech

China says it will be carbon neutral by 2060
Oct 2, 2020 (WiC 513)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping must have guessed what was coming at last week’s United Nations summit. Only a few minutes after US President Donald Trump had blasted the Chinese for “rampant pollution” – citing carbon emissions at “nearly ...

Renewed scrutiny over dam

After Covid-19, China grapples with the challenges of flood relief
Aug 28, 2020 (WiC 508)

More than two months of torrential rain have created a major crisis along the Yangtze, China’s longest river. Higher up the watercourse in Sichuan, rising waters have even touched the toes of the 71-metre Leshan Giant Buddha, where floodwaters ...

Portion control

China’s leader calls for more efforts to curb food waste
Aug 21, 2020 (WiC 507)

Chuiyan Fried Beef, a restaurant chain in Changsha, has a radical approach to recommending its dishes to diners. Customers are first asked to weigh themselves. Women weighing less than 40kg are then recommended the chain’s signature beef dish, ...

Turbines together

China Energy and EDF Group ink new offshore wind farm deal
Apr 3, 2020 (WiC 489)

For drivers crossing the Donghai Bridge off the coast of Shanghai, it is hard to miss the cluster of towering turbines spinning out at sea. Most notable for powering the 2010 World Expo in the city, China’s first offshore wind farm transmits ...

A glimpse of blue

Virus-hit China sees drastic air pollution drop
Mar 5, 2020 (WiC 485)

Twenty-one of the 30 cities with the dirtiest air in the world are now in India, according to the latest rankings of PM2.5 pollution from IQAir, a provider of technology that protects people from airborne pollutants. The worst of the lot is ...

China bans fishing in the Yangtze for 10 years to rejuvenate fish stocks
Jan 17, 2020 (WiC 479)

In 1994 China’s post office launched a Rmb2.1 stamp featuring various types of paddlefish. The stamps were meant to celebrate the rare freshwater species, which was said to be as ancient as the dinosaurs. Growing to seven metres in length and ...

Two high-profile incidents point to China’s environmental challenges
Nov 22, 2019 (WiC 475)

In 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping cited “environmental clean-up” as one of the “three critical battles” his country had to fight. Teams of inspectors fanned out around the country to catch polluters. But in Ningxia province they ...

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