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Featured Documents
The 2nd International Workshop on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions

9-10 November 2009, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China


Bicycle rental plan falls flat

Bicycle rental companies in Beijing are going broke because nobody wants to hire their services. By Yang Wanli , China Daily


Higher polluting vehicles face higher taxes

China plans to slap a tax on tailpipe emissions. By Chen Jia, China Daily


China to produce 12m vehicles in 2009

China is forecast to produce 12 million units of vehicles for the whole year of 2009, to set a record high, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planning agency, said in Beijing Saturday.


China Railway Construction Speeding Up, Boosting Inland Economic Growth

On Aug. 19th, the 12th session of Guangdong-Hong Kong collaboration meeting revealed that the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou Express Railway will be put into construction late this year.


China's air pollution is reducing rainfall

U.S. Department of Energy research shows eastern China's air pollution during the past 50 years has reduced the amount of light rainfall by 23 percent.


Beijing air 'cleaner' since Games

Beijing is enjoying the best air quality this decade because of measures taken during last year's Olympic Games, officials have said. By Michael Bristow


Fourth City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network: Advancing Vehicle Emission Management (VEM): Emission Standards, Fuel Quality and Fuel Efficiency

4-5 August 2009, Qingdao, China


China's Energy Intensity Cuts Good News for the Climate

In the run-up to the world's leaders gathering in Copenhagen this December to negotiate a new climate treaty, there is plenty of talk, and even some action, from some of the world's largest countries in addressing carbon footprints on a national level. By Matthew Wheeland


Road accidents kill nearly 30,000 in first half of 2009 in China

A total of 29,866 people died in traffic accidents on Chinese roads in the first six months this year, a 10.5 percent drop year-on-year, the Ministry of Public Security announced Monday.


U.S., China launch clean vehicle, building project

China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, launched a joint research effort on Wednesday to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles and buildings. By Doug Palmer


The 2nd Shanghai Clean Air Forum & International Workshop on Mega Events and AQM

14-15 July 2009, Shanghai, China


Survey: four-fifths urban Chinese say traffic jam haunts their cities

Nearly 80 percent of the 15,217 urban Chinese said in an online poll that traffic jam haunts their cities during rush hours, a survey by the China Youth Daily showed.


Diesel Emissions Conference

11 to 13 May, Beijing, P.R. China


11th annual International Atmospheric Sciences and Applications to Air Quality Conference

21 - 23 April 2009, Jinan, Shandong Province, China


Third International Conference on Urban Transport Systems

18-20 March 2009, Shanghai, China


Public transportation meeting opens in Taipei

A regional conference on public transportation opened yesterday in Taipei, with 300 delegates from 22 countries gathering to discuss aspects of sustainable urban development and to observe Taiwan's progress in this regard.


The Great Race: Seven commuters in the dash across Beijing

Ever wondered which is the most efficient mode of transportation in Beijing?


Tax break set for electric vehicles

The First Registration Tax exemption for electric vehicles will be extended five more years to promote their use.


Official says water, air pollution in China still serious

Lakes, rivers and the air in many places in China are still polluted, some seriously, in spite of continuous efforts to control pollution, a Chinese environmental official said Tuesday.


Beijing gets 65k more vehicles

Beijing's crowded and polluted streets have seen a sharp increase of nearly 66,000 vehicles this year, a 13 per cent increase from the previous year, state media reported on Tuesday.


Real-time air quality laboratory monitors Macau

Financed by the Science and Technology Development Fund, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology University of Macau, the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical services and the Environment Council initiated a project to study air quality in Macau with a real-time mobile laboratory prepared to monitor air Condition in real-time, from February 18 to 24, 2009 in different areas of Macau.


Beijing approves new subway line

The Beijing municipal government has approved the construction of subway Line 15, which is expected to start within the year.


City to spend US$379m on 3,200 new buses

The local government is to spend 2.6 billion yuan (US$379.8 million) this year on new buses to service city routes, according to transport administration officials. By Dong Zhen


Olympic Pollution Controls In Beijing China Had Big Impact On Air Pollution Levels

Chinese government regulators had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing’s air. And that's what they got.


International Conference on Integrated Transport for Sustainable Urban Development

15-17 December 2008, Beijing, China


Strategic Approaches to Regional Air Quality Management in China

6-7 November 2008, The Ritz-Cartlon Hotel, Beijing, China


Driving people mad

When Zhang Ximan bought her second car before the Olympics, she did not expect Beijing's vehicle restrictions to become permanent. By Qiu Lin, China Daily


Electric cars for China -McKinsey

China should push electric cars to curb its dependence on imported oil and foreign automobile technology, although they offer smaller cuts in carbon emissions than alternatives like hybrids, McKinsey and Company said.


Partnership to promote energy-efficient buildings in China

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending 800 million yuan (about US$116.9 million) in a partial credit guarantee program that will support private sector-led energy efficiency projects in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).


Beijing debates whether Olympics pollution controls should stay

With his shades, polo shirt and Cherokee Jeep parked by the roadside, Sun Ke looks like a typical member of the international yuppie classes. By Richard Spencer


Mapping: Beijing Air Quality

The Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting in China (AMFIC see picture) initiative continues to monitor air quality for Beijing as the Paralympics began today.


The Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality in Socially Deprived Urban Areas in Hong Kong, China (2008)

Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 116, Number 9, September 2008


Season, Sex, Age, and Education as Modifiers of the Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on Daily Mortality in Shanghai, China: The Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) Study (2008)

Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 116, Number 9, September 2008


Clean skies campaign was a success, Beijing says

The massive effort to clear the skies over Beijing for the Summer Olympics paid off, the city's environmental authority said Monday, with the capital seeing its cleanest air in a decade.


Beijing residents want Olympic pollution limits kept in place

Residents of Beijing are so pleased with the clean air they enjoyed during the Olympics that they are petitioning the government to keep stringent pollution restrictions in place. By Richard Spencer


Beijing's best air in a decade due to Olympic measures

Beijing is enjoying its best air quality in a decade thanks to steps taken for the Olympics, authorities said Monday, amid a push by some locals for the anti-pollution measures to be made permanent.


China to Support New Energy Vehicles in Public Transportation

China is expected to issue policies in favor of new energy vehicles this year, according to Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities.


Work begins at Tianjin's eco-city

Construction of the transport infrastructure within the 4-sq-km Sino-Singaporean Eco-city start-up area of Tianjin has begun, a local official said yesterday. By Wu Jiao, China Daily


Give Beijing some breathing space, say UNEP

Images of the Beijing sky-line, seemingly bathed in a soup of smog and haze have been never far from the world's TV screens over recent days and weeks.


China expands its green agenda under the eye of Olympics

As the Olympic Games get under way, Beijing has forced half of its 3.3 million vehicles off the road, halted construction and idled factories to try to reveal the blue skies it promised the world. By Katie Merx, Free Press


Bend it like Beijing’s bicycles

An Indian doctor in Beijing, the booming capital of the world’s second-largest car market after the US, made two priority purchases when he moved here after four years in New Delhi: toothpaste and a bicycle.


Beijing's pedal power revolution restores lost kingdom

Zhao Xiaoming, 47, a manager at an overseas-funded company, used to sit comfortably behind the wheel of his car every day and drive to work in downtown Beijing.


China gears for more anti-smog measures

China will shut more factories and impose further bans on cars if smog remains a serious problem in Beijing during the Olympic Games.


China mulls tougher Olympic pollution plan

China is mulling emergency plans to keep Olympic skies clear and may push more cars off the road in Beijing and nearby cities if wind or rain do not disperse smog build-ups, government pollution advisors said on Wednesday.


Chinese cities overhaul transport systems for Olympics

Olympic host city Beijing and six co-hosts are making last-minute efforts to overhaul public transport systems in order to support the upcoming Olympic Games.


Beijing`s air pollution: it isn`t the cars

Even with half of private cars off the road, Beijing remains wrapped in a haze of smog.


Beijing Olympic Law Targets Car Pollution

Beijing's streets are busy with bicycles, buses, taxis, and trucks.


Beijing's Air Pollution: A Primer

As China has become more industrialized, Beijing and other large cities have struggled with air pollution from cars, factories and construction.


Beijing says it's meeting Olympic air quality goals

Beijing authorities insisted Thursday air quality in the Chinese capital had improved enough to meet its Olympic targets, even as the city remained shrouded in smog less than a month before the Games.


China's pollution Olympics

Sometimes it's the little stories that tell us the most. By Peter Navarro


China: Xi'an Sustainable Urban Transport

The city of Xi'an, home to the world-renowned Terracotta Army and other cultural relics, faces a huge challenge of balancing preservation of its cultural heritage with the demands of a modern city.


Beijing opts for odd, even vehicle plan to cut smog levels

As Beijing remains shrouded in thick grey smog less than 50 days before it hosts the Olympics, city authorities have now decided to take vehicles with odd or even license plates off the roads on alternate days from July to September. By Reshma Patil, Hindustan Times


Olympics air pollution studied by VU prof

Potential air pollution wafted from China to Japan around the time of the Beijing Olympics is the subject of a new study by a Valparaiso University professor.


Beijing game for clean air challenge

With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference.


China says Beijing Olympics "basically" carbon neutral

This summer's Beijing Olympics will be "basically" carbon neutral thanks to a series of energy saving measures such as the use of solar power and an afforestation program, a senior official said on Thursday.


Beijing reports more "blue sky" days in first four months

Beijing saw 86 "blue sky" days, or days with fairly good air quality, in the first four months of this year, a sign that years of anti-pollution efforts made by the Olympic host city continue to pay off.


Beijing to crack down on air pollution ahead of Games

The Chinese Government will stop construction in Beijing to clean the city's air for the Olympics. By Stephen McDonell, China correspondent


Shanghai plans China IV emissions standard in 2009

Starting at the end of 2009, new vehicles on sale in the Shanghai market must meet the China IV emissions standard, just after Beijing, according to Zhang Quan, director of the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB).


IOC receives Beijing assurances

The International Olympic Committee has received "assurances" from Beijing Olympic organisers regarding internet access and live television broadcasts during the Games, as well as efforts to deal with the capital's noxious air pollution.


Clean air at Olympics 'no problem,' China vows

Beijing will meet its pledge to have clean air for the Summer Olympics, an environmental official said Tuesday, downplaying worries the city's notorious smog will overshadow the Games.


Smog measures must not destroy Beijing life: official

Measures aimed at providing clean air for August's Olympics must not be too disruptive to the city's economy or the lives of the people, organizing committee official and Beijing vice mayor Liu Jingmin said on Wednesday. By Liu Zhen


Cover Story: Olympics 2008, Beijing - raising the bar

With the Olympic Games breathing down Beijing’s neck, the city is racing against the clock to ensure it meets one of the commitments it made when it won the bid for the games in 2001: blue skies. By Anumita Roychowdhury


Olympic teams vie to find ways to deal with Beijing pollution

As the lead exercise physiologist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, Randy Wilber has been fielding one bizarre question after another from Americans training for the Games in Beijing. By Juliet Macur


Air quality improvements in Beijing challenged

A new study has cast doubts about whether air quality has improved in Beijing and has concluded that "irregularities" in the city government's system of measuring air pollution have allowed the city to meet environmental targets linked to the coming Olympic Games. By Jim Yardley


Beijing introduces cleaner fuel standards

China has introduced cleaner fuel standards in its capital Beijing, its latest effort to curb the city's notorious pollution ahead of the Olympic Games in August.


Hong Kong public calls for air pollution fight

Most Hong Kong people were willing to pay for a tougher crackdown on chronic air pollution through road pricing and other measures, a government-backed report said on Monday. Reuters


China Drafts Laws to Curb Pollution

China began deliberating a draft law aimed at boosting energy saving and emissions reductions on Sunday, its latest effort to curb widespread resource waste and degradation.


China's Emissions Drop But Situation Grim - Report

China, the world's top emitter of sulphur dioxide, has managed to cut emissions of the acid-rain causing pollutant in first half of 2007, but the government said on Tuesday that meeting national targets would be tough.


China Agency Says Pollution Worsening Amid Economic Boom

Emissions of a key air pollutant fell slightly in China in the first half of the year but water quality worsened, the country's environmental watchdog said Tuesday, urging tougher measures to deal with a grim pollution situation.


China's new middle class in love with cars - big cars

It was the frugal minicar that lured the Liu family to the showroom, but it was the full-size sedan that hooked them. By Robert Collier, Chronicle Staff Writer


China's National Climate Change Programme Report (June 2007)

Prepared under the auspices of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)


China's Strategy and Measures on Energy-related Environmental Problems

Wang Yuqing, deputy director of SEPA (Speech on “Economical Society Building and Energy Conservation in Transport Sector, International Diesel Development Workshop”)


Beijing formally launched Phase III (Euro III) emission standards

Effectivity date: 30 December 2005


China Academy of Transportation Sciences

Ministry of Communications, Center for Sustainable Transportation (CST)


APECC News Briefings

Monthly News Published by Auto Project on Energy and Climate Change (APECC), China Program


CDM Country Guides

CDM Country Guides is a series of manuals on CDM project development for Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand developed by IGES. These guidebooks aim at facilitating CDM project developments in Asia by providing essential information to both project developers and potential investors.


Annual concentrations of major air pollutants of main cities

National Bureau of Statistics of China


Source apportionment of PM2.5 and PM10 in Beijing area (2007)

Chinese Science Bulletin (SCI), 52, 608-615, 2007


Characteristics and Sources of Formic, Acetic and Oxalic acids in PM2.5 and TSP Aerosols in Beijing, China (2007)

Atmospheric Research, 84(2), 169-181, 2007


Air Pollution in megacities in China (2008)

By Chak K. Chan and Xiaohong Yaoa, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 1-42


Understanding Energy in China (2008)

Published by Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)


PRD Regional AQ Monitoring Network (2008)

A report of monitoring results for the period between January and June 2008


CAI-Asia China Project


Beijing bans smoking for Olympics

Beijing's smog can choke first-time arrivals. By Calum MacLeod, USA Today


China to formulate vapor pollution standards

China is in the process of formulating national standard to control petrolium/gasoline vapor pollution at storage, transportation and selling processes.


Policy Research Working Paper 5017‑Lock-in Effects of Road Expansion on CO2 Emissions: Results from a Core-Periphery Model of Beijing

In the urban planning literature, it is frequently explicitly asserted or strongly implied that ongoing urban sprawl and decentralization can lead to development patterns that are unsustainable in the long run.


Improving Air Quality in Chinese Cities by Substituting Natural Gas for Coal: Barriers and Incentive Policies

As a result of its rapid economic development and large volume of coal burning, China is faced with serious coal-smoke pollution in urban areas. In large cities such as Beijing and Chongqing, people are clearly suffering the adverse health effects of coal-smoke pollution, with PM-10 and SO2 as the main pollutants.


China and Nepal for multiple connectivity

China and Nepal are engaged in developing modern infrastructural ways and means to further secure their bilateral ties.


E-China: The bicycle kingdom is going electric

It's a simple pleasure, but Xu Beilu savors it daily: gliding past snarled traffic on her motorized bicycle, relaxed and sweat-free alongside the pedal-pushing masses. China, the world's bicycle kingdom — one for every three inhabitants — is going electric. By Elaine Kurtenbach


Climate change mitigation and co-benefits of feasible transport demand policies in Beijing

Urban car transportation is a cause of climate change but is also associated with additional burdens such as traffic congestion and air pollution.


Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States

The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world.


The Future of Personal Transport in China: Summary of a Symposium, January 12, 2001

In August 1999 a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) visited The National Academies in Washington to discuss opportunities for collaboration on a study of the future of personal use vehicles in China.


Vehicles Emissions Pollutant Control In Beijing

Li Kunsheng, EPB


Personal Cars and China

This collaborative study between the NRC and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) addresses the problems facing China in the next twenty years as it attempts to provide personal transport desired by millions of Chinese, while preserving the environment and the livability of its cities. According to Song Jian, president of the CAE, the decision has already been taken to produce a moderate cost family car in China, which will greatly increase the number of vehicles on the roads.


The future of electric two-wheelers and electric vehicles in China

Jonathan Weinert, Joan Ogden, Dan Sperling, Andrew Burke


Climate Change and Air Quality—Measures with Co-Benefits in China

Although the Kyoto Protocol is an important step, its impact on global warming, seen in isolation, will be small.


Black Smoke in China and its Climate Effects

David G. Streets (Decision and Information Sciences Division, DIS/900 Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439 USA)


Report on Environment in China 2006 (Sections 1, 2 - Ambient Air Quality and Acid Rain)

Full report released by SEPA (in Chinese). Sections 1 and 2 translated into English by Li Shuang.


CAI-Asia China Project E-newsletter

Compiled by Shan Huang, CAI-Asia China Project


Beijing considers charging emission fees on vehicles

Beijing’s environmental watchdog said it considered charging emission fees on vehicles in order to improve air quality and curb rapid car growth.


UN report hails Beijing air quality during 2008 Olympic Games

Beijing's improving energy efficiency and air quality were a priority for the 2008 Olympic Games organizers, according to a newly published post-Games assessment report Wednesday.


Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Coal-Burning Pollutants on Children's Development in China (2008)

Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 116, Number 5, May 2008


Lessons for Hong Kong: Air Quality Management in London and Los Angeles

Air pollution has become the most serious environmental problem for Hong Kong, affecting not only public health but also the city's ability to attract and retain foreign investments.


A Price too High: Health Impacts of Air Pollution in South China

Over the past 15 years, air pollution has been the most highly visible and widely discussed environmental problem in Hong Kong.


Marine Emission Reduction Options for Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region

Hong Kong's port has ranked number one in the world (in terms of throughput) in all years since 1995 with the exception of 1998 when it ranked number two.


Green Harbours: Hong Kong and Shenzhen - Reducing Marine & Port-Related Emissions

This report, which was based on extensive consultation with stakeholders from both government and the private sector, highlights the fact that many private sector port operators and ship-owners have already taken voluntary measures to improve environmental performance, and are willing to do more.

Events in 2008
EventDate and Venue
JARI China Round Table 200819 January 2008, Shanghai, China
International Workshop on Regional and Urban Air Quality in Yangtze River Delta Region17-18 April 2008, Shanghai, China
Training Course on Mass Transit 24-25 April 2008, Jinan, China
The 9th China Int'l Environmental Protection Exhibition (CIEPEC+EPTEE 2008)27 to 29 April 2008, Shanghai, China
1st Sino-French Workshop on Atmospheric Environment 28-31 October 2008, Beijing China
Strategic Approaches to Regional Air Quality Management in China6-7 November 2008, The Ritz-Cartlon Hotel, Beijing, China
International Conference on Integrated Transport for Sustainable Urban Development 15-17 December 2008, Beijing, China
China NGO Training on Co-benefits18-19 December 2009, Beijing, China

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