China’s anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
BEIJING (Reuters) - A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking...
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China takes cautious step toward carbon emissions trading
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched its first pilot carbon emissions exchange on Tuesday, though plans for a nationwide rollout and efforts to apply the scheme to some polluting heavy industries...
China must strike harder against unapproved construction: official
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing needs to toughen up to prevent local authorities and state-owned enterprises breaking the country's laws by building dams and power plants without prior approval, an official...
Insight: China’s losing battle against state-backed polluters
SHANGHANG COUNTY, China (Reuters) - When Zijin Mining Group threatened to move its headquarters some 270 kms from its home county of Shanghang to Xiamen on China's southeast coast, a...
China’s reform posterboy set to become vice premier: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - Wang Yang, one of China's best-known reformers who was passed over for promotion last year, is set to become one of four vice premiers, sources said, a...
New rules may ease China pollution, won’t solve steel overcapacity
BEIJING (Reuters) - New rules aimed at making China's sprawling steel sector greener will do little to tackle rampant overcapacity or help Beijing protect its big state-owned mills from smaller,...
After China’s multibillion-dollar cleanup, water still unfit to drink
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to spend $850 billion to improve filthy water supplies over the next decade, but even such huge outlays may do little to reverse damage caused...
China’s carbon intensity falls over 3.5 percent in 2012: official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's carbon intensity, or its emissions relative to economic output, fell more than 3.5 percent in 2012, outperforming its average annual target, China's chief climate change official...
In “beautiful China”, local polluters still hold sway
TIANYING, China (Reuters) - In ramshackle semi-industrial Tianying in China's Anhui province, a state-owned lead smelter and foundry sits at the centre of town, behind high walls and secure gates...
In “beautiful China”, local polluters still hold sway
TIANYING, China (Reuters) - In ramshackle semi-industrial Tianying in China's Anhui province, a state-owned lead smelter and foundry sits at the centre of town, behind high walls and secure gates...