In China, climate change and environmental pollution mitigation research has been playing an increasingly important role, especially since 2012 when...
China Leads Green Jobs in Renewable Energy Sector
Green jobs have been on China’s agenda since 2006, when it became one of the first member countries to collaborate...
Climate Justice in China
China is home to 55 ethnic minorities. While many live in rural areas affected by poverty and lack of employment...
Energy Reforms Are Needed to Support Increased Use of New Electric Vehicles in China
In post-COVID-19 pandemic efforts to revive the economy, China’s government has so far – unlike other countries – resisted issuing...
China Imposes Temporary Ban on All Wildlife Trade and Consumption after COVID-19 / 后疫情时代，中国实行临时禁令：禁止任何形式的野生动物交易及消费
In 2020, China was to host the 15th UN Conference on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, capital of the southern...
Climate Mitigation and Environmental Protection Policies Continue Unabated in China Despite COVID-19 / 新冠疫情下，应对气候变化和环境保护政策不停摆
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim victims across the globe, China is gradually reducing the drastic measures that shut...
Mixed Results from China’s Energy Reform Efforts
Several policy documents laying out plans for an energy sector reform have been issued since 2014. Among them are China’s...
China Seeking to Set Carbon Price Through its Emissions Trading System (ETS)
China is seeking to set a carbon price through its Emissions Trading System (ETS). A specific carbon tax for industry...
China Makes Serious Efforts To Re-Green Its Deserts
With forests and grasslands burning across the planet, the importance of forests as carbon sinks has come back into the...
Climate Change Education in China
Education and awareness building regarding sustainable development have been part of China’s educational curriculum for over two decades. First policies...