China is fighting hard to clean up its environment to ease strains on the economy, food resources and social stability, writes Sam Geall, Executive Editor at chinadialogue “We need to increase exchange and cooperation, share experience and jointly meet challenges in climate change, environment protection, energy conservation and emission reduction.” So said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Bo’ao Forum in Hainan Province last April in a speech aimed at …
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Charging into the future by Jake Mendrik In 2017 a number of countries have actively promoted innovation within the energy storage industry in order to take advantage of new technologies and ensure the maximum potential of their energy-producing capabilities. Britain has taken a lead in this aspect with the UK government, in collaboration with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM), launching a plan in July to introduce a …
President and Chair of BP China Yang Xiaoping talks to The Economist’s Rachel Morarjee about her role as a female business leader What path did you take to become the President of such a major company in China? I started working at BP 27 years ago, working in the research and technology department in the US, before going on to work in the environmental technology department. When we expanded our …
Ambitious targets and a low starting base means there’s a lot of scope for expanding China’s biofuel business writes Oliver Luen According to recent figures from BP, China consumes as much as 23 percent of the world’s energy. And with great power, comes great responsibility. China is positioning itself as a leader of clean energy production and has set an ambitious target to produce 20 percent of its energy from …
Cities are becoming smarter but it’s the development of sponge cities that will reduce flooding, preserve water, clean up China’s rivers and improve quality of life. By Tom Pattinson and Patrik Li The concept of ‘smart cities’ started after IBM, along with other global technology companies, started seeking solutions to the many environmental challenges found in large urban areas. Big data, cloud software, wireless technology, and collaborative systems enabled tech …
China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) aims to further the country’s trade links and influence with over 60 nations, mainly in Asia and Europe. The initiative offers both opportunity and risk for China and its partners. The Chinese government expects to invest trillions of dollars in large-scale infrastructure projects such as railways, container ports and power stations in OBOR (One Belt, One Road) countries. These will have a significant environmental …