Energy
Poo-to-Power Breakthrough Appears in China
An innovative plant turns sewage sludge into energy
Stories by Coco Liu
China's Small Factories Join Low-Carbon Fight
Pollution cuts come to small business in China, aiding efforts to curb global warming
Sustainability
Falling Pollution from China Could Hasten Peak Carbon
China is burning less coal due to a changing economy and government action
Wealthy Singapore Resists Tough Domestic Climate Action
The tiny country’s leaders have no urge to restrict the energy and chemicals industry
Sustainability
Deadly Typhoon Smashes into China after Damaging Taiwan
Tropical cyclone Soudelor may be a taste of super typhoons to come
Sustainability
China's Great Green Wall Helps Pull CO2 Out of Atmosphere
China contributed the most to a global increase in carbon stored in trees and other plants
Coastal Development Exposes Billions to Swelling Seas
Growth in coastal areas may expose more than a billion people to sea-level rise
Sustainability
Coal Boomtowns Fade as China Declares War on Pollution
China is headed towards peak coal which means cities reliant on coal mining struggle
Sustainability
China Restarts Nuclear Power Build Up
The first two new nuclear reactors since the meltdowns at Fukushima received approval
Sustainability
China's War on Air Pollution May Cause More Global Warming
Plans to clean up China's air may increase emissions of carbon dioxide
Sustainability
Chinese Plans to Transform Coal Would Worsen Global Warming
Chinese companies press forward with plans to process coal into other fuels, despite water scarcity and excess climate change pollution
Sustainability
To Curb Climate Change, China Slows Coal to Gas
China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels
China Will Limit Pollution from Steel and Cement
The world's largest polluter will cap emissions from those major industries by 2020
Sustainability
Can China's Bid to Turn Coal to Gas Be Stopped?
The effort is an attempt to improve China's air and increase energy security but would be a disaster for efforts to combat climate change
Better Logging Could Slow Global Warming
The Nature Conservancy partners with loggers in Indonesia to limit the destruction of tropical forests
Sustainability
Defective Photovoltaics and Other Flaws Plague China's Push to Build Solar Power
Poor installation and grid connections are also among a laundry list of problems facing China's effort to go solar
China Finds It's Hard to Trade Global Warming Pollution
Pilot cap-and-trade schemes in various places in China have faced a host of difficulties, including a lack of trading
Sustainability
China's Appetite for Meat Swells, along with Climate Changing Pollution
Raising pigs, chickens and cows means increased emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change
Millions of China's Farmers Now Buy Climate-Change Insurance
Policymakers have persuaded farmers in China to buy insurance against losses in agriculture, which is at risk mainly due to climate change
Sustainability
Can Big Dams Prove Sustainable?
Bhutan hopes a new hydropower plant will help lift the country out of poverty while reducing pollution in India
