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China environment
April 01, 2023
China’s Wild Spaces Have a Major Garbage Problem. Tech May Be the Solution.
By Matthew Bossons
The pandemic has pushed people globally to reconnect with nature, and in China, that has unfortunately resulted in an epidemic of litter in the nation’s wild spaces. But there are reasons for optimism.
January 27, 2023
Becoming a ‘Sponge City’ at Shenzhen Speed
By Robert C. Thornett
Shenzhen is a prime example of China's Sponge City Program, which aims to both prevent flooding and increase water supply in urban areas.
December 01, 2022
China and the Long Game on Climate
By Marina Kaneti
The seeds for China’s current climate change strategy – for better or for worse – were laid with the Kyoto Protocol 25 years ago.
December 13, 2021
China’s Vision for Environmental Leadership
By Marina Kaneti
China’s climate diplomacy expands far beyond the COP process at this point, but its larger framework is often overlooked abroad.
November 10, 2021
Can China’s Singles’ Day Go Green?
By Tang Damin
For e-commerce giants to reach sustainability, they first need to be transparent about their climate footprints.
November 01, 2021
Can China and the United States Cooperate Fully in Tackling Climate Change?
By Paul Meao
On the political level, there's little incentive to cooperate. But businesses from the two countries have every reason to work together.
May 29, 2020
Can China Lead the Post-COVID World Toward Sustainability?
By John Pabon
The pandemic is an opportunity to drastically rethink development. China is best positioned to take up the challenge.
May 08, 2020
Can China’s Electric Car Industry Weather the COVID-19 Storm?
By Eleanor Albert
The booming industry faced headwinds even before the massive economic upheaval brought by the pandemic.
March 20, 2020
China’s Largest Insurer Must Walk Its Climate Talk
By Peter Bosshard
If Ping An really wants to be an “active global influencer,” it needs to rethink its coal insurance policies.
January 29, 2020
China Tackles Its Plastic Problem
By Eleanor Albert
Ambitious new reforms seek to cut down on China’s plastic addiction.
July 04, 2019
Is China Winning Its War on Pollution?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Six years after the “airpocalypse,” China has made progress – but is still struggling in some areas.
May 03, 2019
Making the Belt and Road Environmentally Sustainable
By Jackson Ewing
‘Greening’ the BRI is a two-way street that starts in Beijing.
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