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China to impose emissions cap on big city polluters
Installations from six industries spread across 47 cities will ultimately be closed down if they fail to meet new regulations
Climate and Clean Air Coalition can cut warming by 0.5°C
UNEP led coalition of government celebrates first anniversary with reminder that its work must be done in tandem with ambitious reductions in CO2
China announces carbon tax
Plans for CO2 emissions to be added to existing environmental tax structure announced
Canada aims to prove clean coal can work
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China clean energy drive is working, says BP
Oil giant’s Energy Outlook highlights China’s slowing thirst for coal and better efficiency but its new greener economy will still increase its emissions output
Mexico, China & Vietnam setting pace with new climate change laws
Report from Globe International highlights ambitious legislation from Mexico, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia in 2012
Coal comeback threatens Obama’s climate change policy
Despite accusations of the White House’s ‘War on Coal’, the coal industry is in good health in the US, which is bad news for the climate
Surging demand for coal threatens climate targets
IEA report says coal could be world’s largest energy source by 2020, highlighting importance of support for carbon capture and cleaner power generation in developing world
Coal to be largest source of energy by end of decade, warns IEA
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Climate talks “sleepwalking towards disaster” – NGO coalition
COP18: ActionAid, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF unite with vulnerable nations to call on deeper emission cuts and more climate finance.
1,200 coal plants planned worldwide despite climate change warnings
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Why water must be at the heart of China & India’s future plans
Soaring populations, ambitious infrastructure projects and the effects of climate change will all combine to put pressure on the most precious resource of all – water
Clean coal, kryptonite and Mitt Romney
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney says clean coal is the answer to the USA’s energy problems – but does it really exist?
Youth Profile #11: China’s young activists out to prove they do care about climate change
In the 11th of RTCC’s youth series, Cao Yuan from the China Youth Climate Action Network talks about the work they are doing getting the young people’s voices heard on climate change, both in China and on the international stage.
Climate Live: EU to investigate China solar panel imports & Danish Minister calls for climate to top political agenda
Today’s top headlines – EU to investigate China solar panel imports, Danish Minister calls for climate to top political agenda and President Putin flies with the cranes.
China to invest $372bn to reduce energy consumption as part of climate change fight
Money will be spent over three-and-a-half year period as country chases ambitious energy efficiency targets.
Analysis: Despite soaring emissions is China the world’s new green superpower?
China’s economic expansion remains remarkably resilient in the face of the global economic crisis – and much of it is down to a renewable energy sector that is working for the rest of the world
Report: World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments
Research in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics journal suggests pollution and toxins in air could be ‘normal’ if new regulations are not adopted
China’s 20 top technologies to combat climate change
The Climate Group reveals Beijing’s plans to focus on ten mitigation and ten adaptation tools as it looks to tackle climate change head-on.
Climate Live: US drought send food prices up, England tracks natural capital and China oil industry becomes player in North Sea
Today’s top headlines: US set to see food price rises because of drought, England tracks natural capital and China enters the North Sea oil industry.