Category Archives: China

Paradox of green.

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

Article: New York Times Rare earth elements such as dysprosium are increasingly relied upon in the production of so-called ‘green’ components and products.  Much of the supply of these rare earth elements comes from China. The image above of dysprosium … Continue reading →

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Govts invest in environment as way out of economic crisis

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

Article “The high emissions, debt-driven, resource intensive (economic) model is dying,” says Mr de Boer, who heads negotiations within the UN climate convention. “Unlimited growth on a planet with finite resources cannot go on forever,” said Eberhard von Koerber, co-president … Continue reading →

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China suggests ‘west’ keeps up technology transfers to tackle climate change.

Posted on November 8, 2008 by

Article The slowdown in the global economy caused by the financial crisis should not be allowed to hamper efforts to deal with global warming, said Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, and more technology should be transferred to poorer countries. “It … Continue reading →

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Africa: the race to extract natural resources

Posted on July 1, 2008 by

Article Africa is a big part of the future of natural resource exploration and production. Right now, Africa produces only about 12% of the world’s oil output. By 2012, that could be 30%. No wonder, then, it has become such … Continue reading →

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China encourages 2 child policy in cities.

Posted on June 4, 2008 by

       According to The China Daily the city of Guangzhou is heading towards a demographic and economic disaster because of its rapidly ageing population. In reaction the city has has developed its own policy encouraging families to have … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Economics, Planning, Politics & Policy initiatives, Population, Protest, Rural communities, Urban | Tagged | 4 Comments

Electric black cabs planned for London’s streets.

Posted on May 7, 2008 by

News: Electric black cabs: prototypes planned for 2008.

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UN food crisis task force set up as hunger spreads

Posted on April 30, 2008 by

  Article The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is setting up a task force to tackle the global food crisis. Mr Ban said the world faced “widespread hunger, malnutrition and social unrest on an unprecedented scale” because of soaring … Continue reading →

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China’s super highway changes SE Asia forever

Posted on April 29, 2008 by

Article The prime ministers of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam officially opened a former opium smuggling route as the final link of what they call the “north-south economic corridor,” a network of roads linking the southern Chinese city … Continue reading →

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China population policy – success or failure?

Posted on March 6, 2008 by

Article China’s family planning policy has prevented 400 million births, Chinese officials say. “Because China has worked hard over the last 30 years, we have 400 million fewer people,” said Zhang Weiqing, minister in charge of the National Population and … Continue reading →

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Beijing humour … green lite.

Posted on February 23, 2008 by
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