China Economic ReviewThe central government intends to increase the proportion of woodland from 16 per cent to 26 per cent in 50 years, a task that would take nature at least a century, South China Morning Post said. The deputy head of the State Forestry Administration, Lei Jiafu, said that the objective would be accomplished by six […]
Shenzhen has won a United Nations award for being one of the world’s most environmentally friendly cities, South China Morning Post said. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) decided to award the Guangdong city its Global 500 Roll of Honour for its impressive achievement of marrying rapid economic growth with environmental protection. The award is […]
Shanghai’s Tongji University and the United Nations Environment Programme have agreed to jointly run an ecology and sustainable development institute in Shanghai, said Shanghai Daily. The institute will be a national centre for research and training in environmental protection and it will oversee projects such as monitoring the impact of the Three Gorges Dam and […]
Vivendi Environment, the world’s largest water company, is to buy half of a Shanghai water treatment plant for US$239m from the city government. Under the deal,Vivendi will take a 50 per cent stake in Shanghai Municipal Water Works Pudong Co, which supplies water to 1.7m users in the city’s Pudong district. The joint venture will […]
Beijing’s first rubbish-burning power plant is to be built in Gaoantun in the city’s Chaoyang district. The US-registered Golden State (Holding) Group will take a controlling stake in the US$82m venture, of which US$45m will be covered by loans provided by the Spanish government. Two furnaces and a generator with an installed capacity of 25,000kW […]