Retirement age dly to apply gradually

Wuxi sets out strategy for low-carbon growth

Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province, plans to develop green and low-carbon industries in accordance with the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), a city government official said on Tuesday.

Expanding clean-energy cooperation

China and the United States, the world's two biggest energy consumers, are seeking to expand cooperation on clean energy. The latest area of interest, according to experts, is energy-saving infrastructure.
US, Chinese firms to build world's largest solar plant

China to end tax incentives for small-engine vehicles in 2011

China will resume levying a 10 percent purchase tax on vehicles with engine sizes of 1.6 liters or less beginning in 2011 as the country rebounds from the financial crisis and the economy has regained its rapid growth, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Tuesday.

Clean-energy complaint is rejected

China's measures to develop wind energy will help save energy, reduce emissions and protect the environment and are in line with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in response to a US complaint against China's subsidy for the wind-power sector.

Anticipated limit on license plates fuels car-buying frenzy

Beijing is expected to release a package of detailed rules on Thursday to ease its growing traffic gridlock, including axing new car license plates from next year.

Goldwind to make mark in US with wind farm energy supply deal

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co will sell power to Commonwealth Edison Co from its Illinois project, the first large US wind farm using Chinese-made turbines.

Challenges of charging ahead in electric cars

Media reports last summer from China said the government plans to invest 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) to support the development of electric vehicles and advanced battery technology in the country.

China's top negotiator meets with representatives of int'l NGOs

Xie Zhenhua shakes hands with Geoffrey Kamese, program officer of National Association of Professional from Uganda, one of 16 representatives of international non-government organizations, at the ongoing UN climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, on Dec 10, 2010.

Biofuels to power the future

China's bioethanol production will reach 10 million tons a year by 2020, resulting in a 10 percent drop in oil imports, according to COFCO group, China's largest grain trader.

China's top climate negotiator speaks about two keywords

A balanced outcome in Cancun and the Kyoto Protocol - China's top climate negotiator Su Wei explains two keywords to China Daily during an exclusive interview at the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico on Dec 4.

Wrestling over Kyoto Protocol heats up at Cancun

At the end of the first week of the ongoing UN climate change conference in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, it seems that the wrestling over the second period of the Kyoto Protocol is heating up.

Snapshots at Cancun conference

A glance of Mexico Pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun.

Europe aids clean air campaign

The Ministry of Finance signed a second climate-change framework loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Friday, borrowing 500 million euros ($663 million) for projects supporting climate-change mitigation.

Stop blaming each other, youth group tells negotiators

As negotiations continue at the UN climate change conference, a group of youths from China and the United States have sent a clear and firm message to the delegates: Stop blaming and start trusting each other.

A Greener China

Green energy powers grasslands

Xilin Gol has abundant land with open grassland and sandy soil, and is sparsely populated, with five people per square kilometer. It is hard not to be impressed with the spectacular sight of hundreds of wind turbines on its plains and meandering hills.

City rooftops become vegetable gardens

A resident harvests vegetables grown on her rooftop balcony in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province on Nov 23, 2010.

China pushes to develop green economy

China invested a total of 2 trillion yuan ($301 billion) in plans to save energy and reduce emissions during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2005-2010).

Xinjiang to build 10-million-KW wind power farm

China will build a 10.8-million-KW wind power farm in Hami in the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region within five years, a local official said Thursday.

Hangzhou runner carries green message

Chen Jun, a long-distance runner who shaved his head, wearing a green leafy hat and skirt, runs on the Bai Causeway (Bai Di) of West Lake in Hangzhou, East China, on Nov 16. Carrying a flag with a "low carbon” message, he said he planned to run around the lake for 15 days until the end of this month, calling on more people in Hangzhou to adopt low-carbon living.