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China leads in climate change's 'critical decade'
2013-04-30 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: China is fast becoming a world leader in the fight against climate change. In the past year, it has halved the growth in electricity demand, continued to increase its wind and solar energy production, and is in the process of developing emissions trading schemes to cover a quarter of a billion people. The US is also doing well, although much of its improvement comes from a shift away from oil in favour of cheaper gas and a slower economy, rather than as a result of direct action on climate...
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China leading in fight against climate change, argues report
2013-04-29 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: As United Nations leaders today gather in Bonn to again discuss global efforts to tackle climate change, a new report has revealed that while China remains the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter it is also taking some of the most ambitious strides to curb environmental impacts. The Australian government's independent advisor, the Climate Commission, has today launched a report showing how global action to tackle carbon emissions progressed during the last nine months. The report shows that...
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China on track to meet climate change targets
2013-04-29 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: China continues to increase its renewable energy use as the Asian nation works towards lowering growth in carbon emissions, a new report says. The federal government's climate commission released a report today showing the world's two largest economies, China and the United States, are on the path to meet their international commitments on climate change. Chief commissioner Tim Flannery says China is set to become a global leader on climate change. "China has halved its growth in electricity demand,...
China becoming global climate change leader: study
2013-04-28 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News.com.au: CHINA is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States, a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly. The report by the independent Australian-based Climate Commission, The Critical Decade: International Action on Climate Change presents an overview of action in the last nine months. It was released on the same day as a fresh round of UN talks were to start in Bonn on boosting action on climate...
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China to Complete Climate Change Law Draft in Two Years
2013-04-18 13:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China plans to draw on the experience of seven regional carbon markets as it drafts new national legislation in one or two years, according to the countrys lead climate negotiator. The nation, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases linked to global warming, will actively promote the legislation, Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman at the National Development and Reform Commission, said today in Beijing. Shanghai and Shenzhen are trying to set rules for carbon trading, providing expertise for the...
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