{"id":28202,"date":"2009-07-31T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:39:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:39:14","slug":"3202-em-from-chinadialogue-and-pace-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/3202-em-from-chinadialogue-and-pace-em\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>from chinadialogue and PACE<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A court in Guizhou Province has accepted China&rsquo;s first environmental lawsuit against a government agency, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thechinaperspective.com\/articles\/landmarkenviromentallawsuitagainstlocalgovernment6197\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><strong>The China Perspective<\/strong><\/u><\/a> reported. The All-China Environment Federation sued Qingzhen&rsquo;s land and resources authority for granting a permit for an ice-cream workshop said to threaten ecosystems near scenic Baihua Lake.   <\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s National Energy Bureau says 7,467 small-scale coal-power generating units have been shut down since 2006 as part of a drive to make the coal industry more efficient, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.china-cbn.com\/s\/n\/000002\/20090731\/000000122198.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>China-CBN.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The three biggest power companies in China &#8212; Huaneng, Datang and Guodian &#8212; produced more greenhouse-gas emissions last year than the whole of Britain, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2009\/jul\/28\/china-greenhouse-gas-emissions-greenpeace\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said, citing a Greenpeace China report. <\/p>\n<p>A protest over pollution problems caused by a chemical plant escalated in Zhentou Township in Hunan Province, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-07\/30\/content_11799399.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported. Villagers are demanding health care and compensation for crops damaged by heavy metals. <\/p>\n<p>A Chinese environmental NGO, the Chongqing Green Volunteers Union, has asked the environmental protection ministry to scrap the two-stage evaluation system for new hydroelectric projects, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.21cbh.com\/HTML\/2009-7-30\/HTML_VA8DQ9XHR4PF.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>21st Century Business Herald<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.   <\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s largest desert lake &ndash; Hong Jian Nao &#8212; is still shrinking as a result of climate change and human activities, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-07\/27\/content_11781336.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Situated in Shaanxi Province, the wetland area is the habitat of more than 20 species of rare birds. <\/p>\n<p>A Chinese drainage-canal project on the Argun River has drawn complaints from Russia, which says the work may harm the ecosystem along the countries&rsquo; border, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alertnet.org\/thenews\/newsdesk\/LR257036.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Reuters<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.  <\/p>\n<p>Contaminated drinking water has made more than 2,600 people ill in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/society\/2009-07\/29\/content_11790255.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said.  <\/p>\n<p>While setting no firm goals, the United States and China signed a memorandum of understanding, promising more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE56R4W320090728?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=environmentNews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Reuters<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>China concluded an agreement with Ecuador to buy US$1 billion worth of crude over the next two years, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hexun.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Hexun.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said. <\/p>\n<p>As its population ages, Shanghai is urging eligible couples to have a second child, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/jul\/24\/shanghai-second-baby-family-planning\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacechina.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>www.pacechina.net<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A court in Guizhou Province has accepted China&rsquo;s first environmental lawsuit against a government agency, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thechinaperspective.com\/articles\/landmarkenviromentallawsuitagainstlocalgovernment6197\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><strong>The China Perspective<\/strong><\/u><\/a> reported. The All-China Environment Federation sued Qingzhen&rsquo;s land and resources authority for granting a permit for an ice-cream workshop said to threaten ecosystems near scenic Baihua Lake. <\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s National Energy Bureau says 7,467 small-scale coal-power generating units have been shut down since 2006 as part of a drive to make the coal industry more efficient, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china-cbn.com\/s\/n\/000002\/20090731\/000000122198.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>China-CBN.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The three biggest power companies in China &#8212; Huaneng, Datang and Guodian &#8212; produced more greenhouse-gas emissions last year than the whole of Britain, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2009\/jul\/28\/china-greenhouse-gas-emissions-greenpeace\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said, citing a Greenpeace China report. <\/p>\n<p>A protest over pollution problems caused by a chemical plant escalated in Zhentou Township in Hunan Province, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-07\/30\/content_11799399.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported. Villagers are demanding health care and compensation for crops damaged by heavy metals. <\/p>\n<p>A Chinese environmental NGO, the Chongqing Green Volunteers Union, has asked the environmental protection ministry to scrap the two-stage evaluation system for new hydroelectric projects, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.21cbh.com\/HTML\/2009-7-30\/HTML_VA8DQ9XHR4PF.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>21st Century Business Herald<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.   <\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s largest desert lake &ndash; Hong Jian Nao &#8212; is still shrinking as a result of climate change and human activities, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2009-07\/27\/content_11781336.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Situated in Shaanxi Province, the wetland area is the habitat of more than 20 species of rare birds. <\/p>\n<p>A Chinese drainage-canal project on the Argun River has drawn complaints from Russia, which says the work may harm the ecosystem along the countries&rsquo; border, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alertnet.org\/thenews\/newsdesk\/LR257036.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Reuters<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.  <\/p>\n<p>Contaminated drinking water has made more than 2,600 people ill in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/society\/2009-07\/29\/content_11790255.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Xinhua<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said.  <\/p>\n<p>While setting no firm goals, the United States and China signed a memorandum of understanding, promising more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE56R4W320090728?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=environmentNews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Reuters<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>China concluded an agreement with Ecuador to buy US$1 billion worth of crude over the next two years, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hexun.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Hexun.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> said. <\/p>\n<p>As its population ages, Shanghai is urging eligible couples to have a second child, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/jul\/24\/shanghai-second-baby-family-planning\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/strong><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pacechina.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>www.pacechina.net<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"country":[],"class_list":["post-28202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>from chinadialogue and PACE | Dialogue Earth<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A court in Guizhou Province has accepted China&rsquo;s first environmental lawsuit against a government agency, The China Perspective reported. 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A Chinese environmental NGO, the Chongqing Green Volunteers Union, has asked the environmental protection ministry to scrap the two-stage evaluation system for new hydroelectric projects, the 21st Century Business Herald reported.    China&rsquo;s largest desert lake &ndash; Hong Jian Nao -- is still shrinking as a result of climate change and human activities, according to Xinhua. Situated in Shaanxi Province, the wetland area is the habitat of more than 20 species of rare birds.   A Chinese drainage-canal project on the Argun River has drawn complaints from Russia, which says the work may harm the ecosystem along the countries&rsquo; border, Reuters reported.   Contaminated drinking water has made more than 2,600 people ill in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, Xinhua said.   While setting no firm goals, the United States and China signed a memorandum of understanding, promising more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment, according to Reuters.   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