The World Bank has approved a loan of $100 million dollars to support an environment project in south China's Nanning city, the bank's China office said Wednesday.
BEIJING - A stronger partnership between China and Europe on innovative clean technologies is needed to make up for the imperfect UN forum on climate change, a senior Italian negotiator has said.
China must starts building big hydropower projects soon, or fail the clean energy development targets for 2020, China's top energy official said, supporting industry calls for fast project approvals
We hear a lot of talk these days about the "green economy"- and the automotive industry is certainly a big part of that - but the market for "green cars" is driven far more by government command than consumer demand.
Provincial governments and key enterprises which fail to realize the year's missions in environmental protection and emission cut will be punished as the Chinese central government is taking a tougher stance towards improving the country's environment.
Cui Jian, the godfather of China's rock 'n' roll, added environment protector to his rsum, when he announced he would perform at a two-hour outdoor concert, Green Now, on June 5, to celebrate the World Environment Day at the Shanghai World Expo.
At the USA Pavilion (USAP) of the Shanghai 2010 Expo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced an Alcoa Foundation-sponsored initiative to off-set the Pavilion's carbon footprint.
Companies from China and Finland signed twelve deals on clean technology with a total contract value of around $250 million on Wednesday.
China will launch its first flight using aviation biofuel this year after signing an agreement with US aviation giant Boeing on Wednesday.
China and the United States on Wednesday signed eight green energy deals to enhance cooperation in the sector, a move analysts said would set examples for global collaboration in increasing energy efficiency and protecting environment. Biofuel flight
China Construction Bank (CCB), one of the country's four leading State-owned lenders, saw a sharp increase in its green-credit business in 2009 with outstanding loans totaling 181.1 billion yuan ($26.6 billion).
Veteran filmmaker John Woo will lead the jury of the Golden Goblet Award, the main competitive segment of the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will open on June 12 and last nine days.