The Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to establish a sound system to protect the country's ecological environment, according to a communique released after a key session about reform.
Many of China's solar panel makers are now looking to invest in solar farms to help return to profitability, industry officials say.
Carbon emission trading will soon start in Shanghai, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission announced Tuesday.
Harsher punishments on polluters are needed to help improve air quality in China, a senior Chinese official said here on Tuesday.
China plans to speed up the introduction of legislation related to environmental protection and resource management.
Bureaucracy and lack of public initiative blocking protection efforts
Drivers in Beijing who violate a regulation aimed at curbing pollution from vehicle emissions face being penalized on two fronts.
China's top legislature decided Friday not to vote on a draft amendment to the environmental protection law after a third reading.
The Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Thursday it has begun a six-month campaign targeting the most heavily polluted regions.
An inspection campaign on how air pollution is being controlled will be launched in key areas of China.
A new draft amendment to China's Environment Law that was presented to lawmakers on Monday would require local governments to carefully consider how their long-term development strategies affect the environment.
A proposed draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Law would make it easier for agencies to file public interest lawsuits against polluters.
Vehicles will be restricted on the roads and schools closed on days when there is heavy smog in Shanghai, under a plan released by the municipal government, China Youth Daily reported.
Chinese governments at all levels will be given more responsibility in improving the environment, a draft amendment to the environmental protection law.
The Beijing Municipal Government will soon issue a program requiring alternate driving days for cars with even- and odd-numbered license plates in case of lingering smog.
Premier Li Keqiang has signed a decree on urban drainage and sewage treatment, as flooding and water pollution is becoming a bigger problem.
Beijing is weighing whether to remove its upper limit on fines for violating air pollution regulations next year.
Road to clean air starts with new energy vehicles
Other measures for the capital to become green
Beijing is striving to make its coal-fired heating facilities go green in response to public concern over the city’s poor air quality, especially during the heating season.
China will offer tax breaks to manufacturers of solar power products, in the country's latest effort to encourage the use of the green energy.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection on Tuesday issued a stricter regulation on light vehicle emissions, the fifth of its kind in the country, which will be fully implemented nationwide on January 1, 2018.
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