Beijing has stepped up its efforts to switch to clean energy after it shut two of the large coal-fired power plants that supply power to the city during the weekend.
A series of reports summarizing green development achievements were released to public at China National Radio New Media Building in Beijing on Monday.
Organizations in China have come together to help reduce the country's air pollution by effectively implementing emission control policies for trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.
North China's most polluted province Hebei claims to have abandoned obsession with mere growth, and to be focused on quality, technology upgrades and clean industry.
A failed program to convert swathes of Northeast China's swampland into farms in the 1970s has proved a boon for one of the country's faltering bird species.
Kunming Aquatic Science Park is aiming to provide solutions for water pollution problems in the province and the rest of the country.
In the past three decades, China's development has pulled a staggering 680 million people out of poverty.
The battle for the country's wetlands rages in China as farmers eager to boost meager incomes butt heads with government initiatives to preserve biodiversity.
The coal sector in North China's Shanxi Province, one of the nation's leading coal producers, is losing its investment appeal as the province shifts to development of non-coal industries.
Beijing will push out industries that generate high levels of pollution and consume a lot of energy and water in order to make room for cleaner, high-tech sectors.
Slower economic expansion in the first half of 2014 has helped some regions in China perform better in fulfilling goals for energy saving and cutting emissions.
China could learn from the United Kingdom and establish a green investment bank to back the development of its energy conservation and environmental protection industries, economists said.
The 114 energy and industrial firms covered by the Tianjin market were supposed to hand over permits to cover for their 2013 emissions on Thursday.
Clean energy, the environment and climate change will be the new engines of China-US ties.
Haze, air and water pollution and food security will come into focus at a State-level conference next week in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.
China's top court says environment cases can be heard outside the jurisdiction, aiming to prevent local officials from using their influence on judgments.
The city-state has earned this reputation through careful government planning and investment over decades with a population keen to embrace the concept of living in a sustainable environment.
In Japan, it's not uncommon to see buildings that have been transformed into living structures with gardens and parks incorporated into their frameworks.
China leads the globe in the trade of renewable energy products, a survey from the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday revealed.
As an emerging economy experiencing rapid growth, China has to strike a balance between satisfying its huge energy demand and safeguarding the environment in order to make its growth sustainable.
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