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China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked
Or so say the results of the latest analysis conducted by Climate Action Tracker (CAT). According to the analysis, CO2 emissions may in fact have already stopped increasing and reached peak levels. This would make China over a decade early in meeting their commitment in the Paris Agreement, where the promise is for CO2 levels […]
NEEC participated at the World’s largest Offshore Wind Energy gathering
During the first week of June, the 6th – 8th, NEEC participated at the Offshore Wind Energy 2017 conference and exhibition in London, United Kingdom.
Innovation Norway and China-EU Business Association Investment Promotion Alliance sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
On Friday 9th of June, Innovation Norway’s China Country Director, Knut R. Sørlie, spoke at the China-Europe International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition launching Ceremony.
NEEC at the China (Fujian) – Norway Environmental Protection Technology Fair
The China (Fujian) – Norway Environmental Protection Technology Fair The Norwegian Energy and Environment Consortium (NEEC) co-hosted with the Fujian Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Provincial People’s Government, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou, Innovation Norway and Fujian Association of Environmental Protection Industry, the ‘China (Fujian) – Norway Environmental Protection […]
NEEC at China’s Most Important Environmental Technology Exhibition and Conference
Last week, between the 13th – 16th June, the Norwegian Energy & Environment Consortium (NEEC) participated with both a stand and seminar at the 15th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference (CIEPEC). China’s Most Important Event for Environmental Protection CIEPEC serves as a platform for forming new business partnerships, and is considered to be the most important […]
Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Norway 2017 Review
Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest addition to the “Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Review” series, which focuses on Norway and its energy policies; “Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Norway 2017 Review”. The report finds that Norway’s energy policies on hydrocarbon resources and revenues promote both the country’s sustainability and […]
ADB: Invitation to bid: Anhui Huainan Urban Water Systems Integrated Rehabilitation Project
The People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Anhui Huainan Urban Water Systems Integrated Rehabilitation Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for the Procurement of Civil Works for Improvement of Urban Lakes […]
Alibaba Joins the Battle to Protect Domestic Water Resources
Alibaba, which is a leading e-commerce player in China, announced in the beginning of May that it has teamed up with several nongovernmental (NGOs) environmental protection organizations in China to step up domestic efforts to protect water resources. These include Alibaba Foundation, Friends of Nature, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Green Hunan, and Beijing […]
The Potential for Carbon Capture and Storage in China
The International Energy Agency (IEA), released last year a report investigating the potential for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in China; ‘Ready for CCS retrofit: The potential for equipping China’s existing coal fleet with carbon capture and storage’. As noted by the report’s lead author, Simon Bennett, a CO2 capture policy and techno-economic expert at the IEA, retrofitting CCS […]
China Air Report 2016 – Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities
Last year in 2016, Clean Air Asia, an international NGO that works towards achieveing the mission for better air quality and healthier, more livable cities in Asia, released its second report in the series; ‘China Air – Air Pollution Prevention and Control Progress in Chinese Cities’. The report provides an overview of air quality data from 161 […]
Ministry Embarks on Enforcement Inspection Campaigns
In the beginning of May, the Ministry of Environmental Protection embarked on a substantial environmental inspection campaign. The campaign will focus on evaluating officials’ enforcement efforts in 28 cities in provinces surrounding Beijing and Tianjin. The campaign will involve 5,600 inspectors and will run all the way until March 2018. The aim of this campaign is to evaluate and […]
China: the World’s Biggest Producer of Solar Energy by Capacity
In 2016, China doubled its solar power capacity and became the world’s biggest producer of solar energy by capacity. According to figures released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) in February, installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity rose to 77.42 gigawatts at the end of 2016, and prior to that it had risen with about 34.54 gigawatts throughout […]