Posts under ‘Carbon Emissions’

Underground coal fires are blazing out of control on the mainland, contributing greatly to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
Tim Johnson - SCMP | Updated on Nov 17, 2008
The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground […]

Shi Jiangtao - SCMP | Updated on Oct 30, 2008
China’s reliance on coal for economic growth has made it difficult to curb growing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the central government’s first policy statement on climate change.
“Developing the economy and improving people’s lives are imperative tasks currently facing China,” the white paper, issued yesterday, says.
“However, […]

Agence France-Presse in Beijing | Updated on Oct 29, 2008
Mainland is having trouble meeting energy efficiency and pollution-reduction goals, but the government remains determined to reach the targets, a top official said on Wednesday.
Vice-Minister of Planning Xie Zhenhua also said Beijing will consider controls on the greenhouse gas emissions of its worst polluting industries if […]

Shi Jiangtao in Beijing - SCMP | Updated on Oct 28, 2008
The environmental and social costs of China’s reliance on coal as an energy source have been grossly underestimated, a joint study by environmentalists and economists says.
For each tonne of coal consumed last year, China paid 150 yuan (HK$170) extra in environmental damage, according to […]

Potentially Lucrative Projects Devoted To Clean, Renewable Energy Languish For Want Of Financing
Eric Ng - SCMP | Updated on Oct 27, 2008
The United States’ property bust and the subsequent global credit crunch have many investors fretting that the mainland’s economic miracle is coming to an end. Yet, amid the gloom and doom, renewable energy, energy […]

SCMP | Updated on Oct 25, 2008
You see neon lights all over Hong Kong. It does not matter where you are - Mong Kok, Central or Causeway Bay - you cannot escape them.
These neon [and other kinds of] lights sometimes illuminate advertising billboards and your attention is drawn to the product being promoted. But they […]

Chris Buckley - Reuters | October 22, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s greenhouse gas pollution could double or more in two decades says a new Chinese state think-tank study that casts stark light on the industrial giant’s role in stoking global warming.
Beijing has not released recent official data on greenhouse gas from the nation’s fast-growing use […]

Thomson Financial News - 15 October 2008
The government aims to increase the proportion of clean fuels in the power generation sector to 50 % of generated output to combat pollution, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said.
‘As electricity generation is a major source of pollution in Hong Kong, I pay special attention to ways of […]

Updated on Oct 09, 2008 - SCMP
In return for receiving assistance, Hong Kong has a responsibility to return the favour. As the most economically advanced city in China, it should be a high environmental achiever. In exchange for receiving some of the natural gas the mainland desperately needs, under a new memorandum, Hong Kong should […]

Oct 05, 2008 - SCMP
The mainland may be at the beginning of a transformation to a low-carbon economy. In reality, it does not have a choice. People may see little evidence of this at the moment when they stroll down the streets of major mainland cities. For example, Beijing’s infamous smog, which disappeared temporarily during […]