July 25, 2019
Stories tagged "China"
July 18, 2019
Air Pollution In China Is So Bad That Solar Panels Aren’t Working
by Miro Korenha and Alexandra Patel In China, air pollution is so bad that it’s preventing the sun’s rays from reaching solar panels–depriving the country of a much-needed source of emissions-free energy. In Beijing, concentrations of deadly fine...June 3, 2019
China Breaching International Ozone Treaty
According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, scientists have traced a recent spike in emissions of an ozone-destroying gas to plants northeast China, where they suspect the chemical is being produced and used in violation of the international treaty...May 30, 2019
Hero of the Week: Ma Jun, Chinese Anti-Pollution Activist
This week we salute Ma Jung, a former investigative reporter in China who has been pressuring the Chinese government and private companies for more than a decade to reduce pollution. For good reason, according to the World Health Organization, a staggering 1 million...April 30, 2019
China vows to reduce emissions but is still bankrolling coal worldwide
This past weekend Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing which promoted China’s foreign policy initiatives of supporting massive infrastructure projects within its partner countries. The forum was attended by heads of state...March 29, 2019
Interview of the week: Monica and Miro close out Women’s History Month
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fun to help you get to know us by interviewing each other about our experiences as women in the environmental world, why we started ODP, and what keeps us going. We hope you enjoy!...March 18, 2019
Cities Struggle to Keep Recycling
As we have reported, China has stopped accepting U.S. trash for recycling, which leaves cities in a bind and many have had to cut back or stop recycling altogether. According to The New York Times, hundreds of cities across the country have had to drastically alter...February 8, 2019
Interview of the Week: Todd Stern on COP 24 and the GND
Todd Stern is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Distinguished Fellow at the World Resources Institute. He previously served as the Special Envoy for Climate Change at the State Department, leading the U.S. effort in negotiating the Paris Agreement....Major Wildlife Trafficking Busts In Hong Kong and Uganda
CNN reported last Friday that Hong Kong customs agents had taken into custody $8 million dollars worth of smuggled endangered species parts, including the largest single cache of pangolin scales. This was one of the largest wildlife trafficking busts ever in Hong...January 17, 2019