While getting over the disappointing events surrounding COP15, I thought I would highlight the successes of a single program in Beijing Converting 160,000 homes in Beijing from Coal to electric heaters. This project alone, according to one official in the Biejing EPA: The action could help to reduce sulfur dioxide emission by 190 tons and [...]

While Greenpeace may be known globally for the rainbow warrior and the high profile means by which they look to make their point, in China they are making their point through solid pieces of research on the environmental impacts of China’s development. In their most recent research,  Greenpeace has manage to calculate that China’s top [...]

Yesterday in Beijing, the International Energy Agency released Cleaner Coal in China. A 320 page report (order here), the press release, executive summary,  and release notes offer a glimpse into severity of the issues, and the fact that no matter whether or not we may wish it to be different, China is addicted to coal… [...]

The Energy Tribune has published the fantastic article Coal: China’s Energy Pillar. Perhaps the most comprehensive picture of China’s coal industry I have seen under 3000 words, the authors of this article show the complicated relationship that China has with coal – the growing need for coal, the environment costs, the safety of mines, and [...]