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2017/01/20 | Joanna Mills

Coal, Development and Death in Asia

A new report from Greenpeace and Harvard says Chinese-financed coal projects in Asia could lead to 70,000 premature deaths a year.

2017/01/05 | ZhongXiang Zhang

Powering a Low-Carbon China

There are reasons for optimism as China tries to tackle climate change.

2016/12/29 |

All-Weather Friendship: Climate Change and its Effect on Sino-African Relations

China is becoming the leader of climate change policies in developing nations as the new U.S. administration turns it back on the issue.

2016/12/27 | Joydeep Gupta

Green Smudge on the Sahara

At the western edge of the desert that stretches from India to North Africa, an experimental Jatropha plantation shows promise

2016/12/08 | Mangroves for the Future (MFF)

PHOTO STORY: The Lifeblood of Coastal Conservation in Asia

Climate change, industrial fishing and pollution pose constant and increasing threats to coastal and marine ecosystems. These communities are fighting back.

2016/12/01 | Zhang Chun

In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market

As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.

2016/11/28 | Zhang Chun

In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market

As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.

2016/11/26 | Huw Slater

A Climate Agreement That May Survive

The Paris Agreement is not the only climate change treaty to be signed in the past 12 months.

2016/11/02 | Timothy Ferry

FEATURE: Reaching Peak Energy in Taiwan

Can Taiwan maintain reliable – and affordable – electricity prices even as it slashes greenhouse gas emissions?

2016/10/06 | The Japan Times

OPINION: Pressure on Japan to Ratify Paris Climate Change Pact

Japan should seek to promptly ratify and join in the implementation of the Paris accord.

2016/09/29 | Mark Lawson

Why Ratifying Global Climate Agreements Has Proven So Difficult

International treaties do not come into effect simply because they have been signed by representatives of the governments involved.

2015/12/16 | Shih Yuan

Nobel Prize Laurate Suggests Taiwan to Levy Carbon Tax and Eliminate Nuclear Power

Lee Yuan-tseh says that Taiwan hasn't done much for carbon reduction, and levying carbon tax would be a feasible method. He believes in five years, the cost of solar power will be cheaper than coal or nuclear power.

2015/12/03 | Zou Chi

French Media Says Taiwan Is Forgotten in World Climate Negotiation Due to Political Issues

French media, Le Figaro, reported on Taiwan with great details, pointing out that although the island accounts for 1% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and has brought up a goal for its reduction, the country is still blocked out of COP21 due to sensitive political issues.