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Major developing countries, including China and India, rejected a proposal to steadily reduce the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons last week during the 24th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The European Commission launched an investigation November 8 into Chinese solar panel imports to determine if manufacturers are benefiting from illegal subsidies
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection called October 31 for significant changes to Environmental Protection Law revisions that it was instrumental in drafting
Opponents of a proposed Puget Sound terminal that would ship millions of tons of coal to Asia called for a broader environmental impact statement October 27 considering impacts from Montana strip mines to Chinese smoke stacks
The Climate Group’s China director recommended October 22 that to build a carbon market and develop low carbon industries, China should create a national climate change fund, explore new models for financing projects, and establish an independent committee to monitor carbon emissions and evaluate the trading system’s performance
China’s National Development and Reform Council released a natural gas policy October 31 outlining the country’s plan to reform natural gas prices and increase the amount of natural gas as a portion of its total energy consumption to 10 percent by 2015
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce began an investigation last week in response to claims by Chinese solar companies that European subsidies for solar polysilicon gave European producers an unfair market advantage
China’s Ministry of Transportation is considering either starting a pilot program for taxing carbon emissions from marine shipping companies or involving them in pilot trading markets
As part of the country’s efforts to develop a voluntary low-carbon product certification system, China’s National Development and Reform Council shall soon release technical requirements for certifying low-carbon products and rules for measuring emissions reductions in such products
