Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
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China struggles for safe mining
But many believe closing over 7,000 coalmines would be futile
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Black is not green
THE Chinese are in an unenviable position. On one hand, they have large reserves of cheap coal, enough to meet the rising demands of energy consumption. On the other, they have to contend with the
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Roadblock ahead
Even as electric bicycles are riding high on a popularity wave in Beijing, traffic officials have decided to phase them out by 2005. The user-friendly features of these vehicles
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In short
<font class="UCASE"><b>mines found in tibet:</b></font> Chinese geologists have found 600 possible mining sites on the Tibetan plateau for mining iron, copper, lead, zinc and other metal ores. "Once the mines are developed they will greatly relieve the strain on China's existing resources,' said Zhuang Yuxun, lead geologist. One of the biggest potential reserves is an estimated 500 million tonnes of rich iron ore in the Nixiong area, close to the centre of the plateau that covers a vast area inhabited mostly by Tibetans.
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CHINA
Top environment officials from China and the us will meet in Beijing to exchange ideas and discuss specific cooperation schemes. Carol Browner, administrator of the us Environmental
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Relocating to resuscitate
Fishing, boat traffic and industrial effluents have put the rare Chinese Yangtze river dolphins at risk. But there is hope on the horizon for these aquatic creatures with Chinese scientists chalking
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Borneo's forests hacked
Borneo s tropical forests face the axe
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Tidal wave kills 26
a tidal wave along the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh has claimed the lives of at least 26 persons. The death toll is expected to rise. The wave has also caused large-scale destruction.
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High on Chinese demand
Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka s Bellary district
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Ebbing away
Kazakhstan's waterbodies seem to be eternally mismanaged. Lack of vision saw the Aral Sea, which flows through Central Asia, shrink to a third of its actual size. Today, Balkhash lake faces a similar