China’s Coal Output Falls for First Time This Century
China’s National Coal Association reports that the country’s coal production fell 2.1%...
by Samuel Wade | Jan 27, 2015
China’s National Coal Association reports that the country’s coal production fell 2.1%...
by Cindy | Mar 11, 2014
Due to increasingly stringent hydro project approval rules, and despite warnings of a...
by Natalie Ornell | Jan 19, 2014
Naomi Ng reports for CNN that farmers from Jianshe Village in Southwest China have...
by Samuel Wade | Nov 6, 2013
China has built 22,000 dams taller than 15 meters since the 1950s, displacing some 16 million...
by Samuel Wade | Nov 1, 2013
China’s slowing economy and expanding hydropower capacity helped global carbon emissions growth slow to 1.4% in 2012, less than half the average increase over the previous ten years. From the BBC’s Matt McGrath:...
by Samuel Wade | Oct 25, 2013
At China.org.cn, Wu Jin reports the devastation of the upper Yangtze river by overfishing,...
by Sophie Beach | Oct 22, 2013
The Guardian reports on the European firms that are helping China build up its hydropower...
by Samuel Wade | Sep 23, 2013
Critics accuse Chinese authorities of overemphasizing more politically convenient explanations for...
by Cindy | Aug 12, 2013
Amid a race to secure hydropower resources, The Guardian’s John Vidal writes that China and...
by Samuel Wade | May 18, 2013
At The Guardian, Jonathan Kaiman reports the approval by Chinese environmental officials of a proposed 314-meter-tall dam despite fears about its effects on the ecology of Sichuan’s Dadu River, an indirect tributary of the...
by Cindy | May 8, 2013
Tibet’s environment is in jeopardy due to mining and hydropower operations, but despite increasing damage, many are afraid to speak up due to the sensitive nature of Tibet-related topics. Even for Southern Weekly, one of the...
by Samuel Wade | Feb 3, 2013
“Shocking” news emerged last month of Chinese plans to resume hydropower exploitation of the Nu (Salween), Lancang (Mekong) and Jinsha rivers. At The Hindu, Ananth Krishnan reported that three new dams have also been...
by Samuel Wade | Jan 25, 2013
China’s State Council has announced plans to resume hydropower development on the Nu (Salween), Lancang (Mekong) and Jinsha (a tributary of the Yangtze) rivers. Outgoing premier Wen Jiabao had repeatedly intervened to...
by Samuel Wade | Nov 20, 2012
Little more than a year ago, there was talk of Myanmar (also known as Burma) as a “Chinese California”, offering China a west coast onto the Indian Ocean. Now, Coke and Pepsi billboards glare at each other across...
by Sophie Beach | Sep 14, 2012
In its rush to find sources of power, China has focused on hydropower. Following the construction of the massive Three Gorges Dam, work is now centered on the Jinsha River in Yunnan Province, where up to 30 dams are currently in...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 20, 2012
According to a new report (.pdf) by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, China’s per capita carbon emissions have reached a similar level to the EU’s. Global total emissions continue to rise, with the...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 5, 2012
The Three Gorges Dam’s 32nd and final generator went into full operation for the first time on Wednesday, finally bringing the dam to maximum capacity almost 20 years after the project started. From the AFP: “The full...
by Samuel Wade | Apr 16, 2012
Chinese environmental activist Ma Jun and Ikal Angelei, a Kenyan campaigner against a China-backed dam in Ethiopia, are among the recipients of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize. From the Goldman Prize’s...