reegle Blog
Archive for China
The State Information Center in China was cited that a “newly developing energy industries” plan involving $739 billion in investment through 2020 has been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission and will be submitted to the State Council for approval.
Officials announced that such energy industries include nuclear, wind, solar and biomass energy, as [...]
Policy & Regulatory Review on China and Chinese Provinces
07 Jul 2010
by James Smith (REEEP Community Facilitator) - Category: News, REEEP
A special review on China and the status of renewable energy in its provinces has been launched recently by the Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN) at REEEP’s Wilton Park Conference 2010.
SERN operates as a sub-network of REEEP for those involved in energy regulation. Each year, it publishes an annual review of energy [...]
Building Your Dreams on the Pacific Coast Highway
03 Jun 2010
by Binu Parthan (REEEP Deputy Director General) - Category: REEEP
I had the chance to visit two interesting companies last week in Shenzhen, a new metropolis in the Pearl River delta region of China which is a hub of economic activity in China. Shenzhen used to be a fishing village in the 70s, before it was turned into a Special Economic Zone and is located [...]
Talking about the Pew study about “who’s winning the race” it appears China really has taken the lead now, even by global perception.
G-20 states have more than doubled their investment in the past 5 years, 90% of clean energy finance came from G-20 members. In China, such investments totaled $34.6 billion, while in the United [...]
For the past 20 years, the clean energy sector has continuously grown. Due to the worldwide recession investments have declined about 6.6% in 2009 (163 billion $). The Pew Charitable Trusts has released its report “WHO’S WINNING THE CLEAN ENERGY RACE? Growth, Competition and Opportunity in the World’s Largest Economies” on Thursday, and it predicts [...]
The place to spot the trends that will shape the future: world fairs. The next major event will be held in China, is themed “Better City, Better Life” – The Shanghai World Expo 2010 – and will run from May till October.
Launch of the China Low Carbon Platform
05 Feb 2010
by Frauke Urban, Climate Change and Development Centre, IDS - Category: Contributed News
The China Low Carbon Platform (CLCP) has been launched this week. CLCP is a new knowledge-sharing platform for low carbon energy and low carbon development for China. The aim of CLCP is to disseminate and share information in Chinese and English on low carbon energy systems and low carbon development strategies that reduce poverty and [...]
A positive aspect of the Copenhagen summit was the general agreement on the necessity of fighting united against climate change. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria called the Copenhagen Accord a hard-fought political agreement, even if it was far from perfect.
Most countries are expected to sign it, and the focus is on Mexico to establish a legally-binding [...]
China study urges greenhouse gas caps, peak in 2030
17 Aug 2009
by Lauri Kinnunen (www.energy-enviro.fi) - Category: Contributed News
A study, prepared by some of the nation’s top climate change policy advisers, proposes that with the right policies emissions growth could slow by 2020 with levels peaking around 2030. “As soon as possible, study and draft relative and then absolute targets to cap the total volume of carbon dioxide emissions,” says the preface of the report, obtained by Reuters. “Establishing and acting on quantified targets and corresponding policies to address climate change in the medium to long-term is already a matter of great urgency.” The call for “quantified targets” to cap greenhouse gas pollution marks a high-level public departure from China’s reluctance to spell out a proposed peak and date for it. This also signals that Beijing wants to play an active role in seeking agreement for a new international climate change pact.
China has great renewable resources to explore. So far, much has been done to promote wind power, with some of the world’s largest wind power farms being currently constructed in china. Solar thermal energy is well established and widespread. But, until recently, China’ s policy towards Photo-Voltaic was more reluctant in regard to domestic power [...]
- www.reegle.info
Your Search Engine for Clean Energy
- DIREC 2010 Blog
Blog of the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference