For all the recent questions surrounding China’s Ecotowns, and the difficulties in getting the projects off the ground, the Straits Times piece S’pore, Nanjing to build eco-city shows that some are still drawn to the opportunity of getting the first eco-town off the ground. The Nanjing authorities have reached preliminary agreements with the Singapore Government [...]

Greenlaw, a website maintained by NRDC and CECPA, has recently released an English case summary and analysis of a court case in China. The case highlighted is that of where a fish farmer has decided to sue a polluting firm over the loss of income. In essence, the firm dumped chemicals into the body of [...]

While planning out my next article for Supply Chain Asia on green logistics, I came across a Guardian the article Health risks of shipping pollution have been ‘underestimated’ that suggests largest 15 ships pollute 760m cars worth of SOX. A figure I find stunning. The calculations of ship and car pollution are based on the [...]

106.67 That is according to the statistics provided by the recent articleChina’s MEP tells polluters to clean up their acts: Last year, environmental departments sent out more than 1.6 million officers to inspect about 70,000 enterprises. To date they have punished 15,000 enterprises for breaking environmental laws. More than 100 local government officials and department [...]

In his speech last week, Seeking Pathways for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change, John Podesta once again addressed the fact that the US and China need to begin acting as one to address the issues we face going forward. His focus was “global warming” by name, but the topics he covered were varied: [...]

In China, one cannot help but to be awed by the power that, when used, can move mountains…. or somewhat cynical when reading articles about how local governments must now buy green. According to the article Local government requires green procurement, local officials are being encouraged to spend the money on green items in the [...]

When researching sustainability in the building sector, one will come across a lot of new technologies for how buildings can be made better… meters, cement, solar panels, insulation, and so on. However, at the same time as we are celebrating these technologies and the architects who are able  to incorporate them into their buildings, it [...]

Canadian Solar Wins a Bid to a Rural Electrification Project in China

When living in urban environments of China, one of the most common complaints is of the air quality. Well, look no further than this 4 minute TED clip where Kamal Meattle shows us how to create fresh air in our homes and offices.

With the World Expo a year away, a lot of time, money, and paint has been put into making sure Shanghai is presentable. Buildings are being refaced, streets are being clean, and 9 new regulations are going into place to make sure Shanghai is ready… and my personal favorites will result in a lot less [...]