Asia

China Pushes for CO2 Storage, Not Emissions Reductions

The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, ...

U.S. Auto Sector Lags in Sustainability Performance

North American automakers are at the bottom of the pack when compared to sustainability performance of global peers, according to the Queen's University Belfast, in Northern Ireland. The study, "Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing," looks ...

Kyoto CDM Offset Spending Fell 12% in 2008 – More to Come

The 12 percent drop in purchases of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2008 may be just the tip of the ...

Solar Ferry Gaining Users

A type of solar ferry already in use in Sydney, Australia, soon will ...

U.S., EU Want to Cut Cleantech Tariffs

In an effort to bring Beijing into a global climate deal ahead of the Copenhagen meeting in December, the European Union and the United States are ...

UN Climate Summit Long on Rhetoric, Short on Substance

World leaders threw about lofty notions for reducing carbon emissions - but little in the way of concrete proposals - at the Sept. 22 ...

Wind Can Provide 24-50% of India and China’s Power Needs

If India and China continue their forward momentum in renewable energy investments, wind energy may be able to supply up to 24 percent and 50 percent ...

U.N. Calls for Tougher Emission Cuts

The world can still cap global warming at far lower levels -- 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 degrees Celsius -- and the Group of Eight industrialized ...

Retailers, Check Your Shorts (or be Bamboozled)

Why would the big bad Federal Trade Commission go after a small business rather than a big retailer for violating consumer protection laws prohibiting false green ...

Japan, China, India Toughen Opposition to Emissions Cuts

China, India and Japan continue to reiterate their stance against aggressive carbon emissions reductions ahead of the Copenhagen talks in December that will decide a new ...

Kyocera Reduces AC Bill With Natural ‘Green Curtain’

By encouraging climbing plants to climb trellises placed in front of windows, Kyocera has lowered the load on its air-conditioning systems. The new initiative, in place ...

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and ...

Pepsi, Coke to Clean Up Beijing Water Image

Days after a scathing report by a Beijing economic council put Coca-Cola and Pepsi on notice for contributing to water pollution in the Chinese capital, ...

Coke, Pepsi Listed Among Beijing’s Dirty Dozen Water Polluters

While Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have done much to publicize their environmental initiatives worldwide, the two soda bottlers and a host of other water users could not ...

China to Start Cutting CO2 Emissions in 2050

China's top climate change policy maker says carbon emissions will start falling in 2050, which is the first time the world's largest emitter has provided a ...

UN: Lack of ‘Strong’ CO2 Goals May Hurt Climate Talks

If before the Copenhagen talks there aren't strong commitments from rich nations to curb their 2020 CO2 emissions, the global climate treaty will be crippled, according ...

South Korea, Mexico to Set CO2 Reduction Goals

South Korea and Mexico have announced that they will set carbon emission targets ahead of the global climate meeting in Copenhagen this December. Industrialized nations could ...

Even in Agreement, U.S., China Still Worlds Apart on Climate Change

While a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the U.S. and China, no firm goals have been set on climate change. Despite the pledge to ...

U.S., China Partnership to Develop Fuel-Efficient Cars, Green Buildings

China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases accounting for about 40 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted into the air, ...

U.S.: Global Climate Talks in Copenhagen Likely to be ‘Inadequate’

The top U.S. climate envoy is doubtful that any meaningful global agreement on climate change can be forged at December's climate talks in Copenhagen. Jonathan Pershing, the ...