Can the world survive China’s burgeoning love affair with the automobile?
Red Road Rising Yves Engler | 1st March 2005 News Automobiles China Oil Bicycles Shanghai Companies International Development Oil Pollution Society Archive_265.jpg Can the world survive China’s …
China's growing 'bling' culture has taken off big time, writes Thembi Mutch - yet it is widely reviled among ordinary people who in the face of China's industrial boom hold resolutely to traditional values of economy and frugality, quietly yearning for the old days of clean air and safe, wholesome food to fill their stomachs.
Chinese environmentalism: driven by a deep desire for healthy living and wholesome food Thembi Mutch | 24th April 2015 News China Food Pollution Health Consumerism cycling-beijing-put.jpg China's …
Despite the PR spin the truth about nuclear power is clear, says Paul Flynn. Current projects are plagued with technical failures, cost escalations and long delays - while renewables power ahead. As tin-eared ministers refuse to get the message, it's time for civil servants to speak out direct to the public.
Civil servants must speak out: 'the time has gone for nuclear power' Paul Flynn MP | 18th June 2015 Comment Nuclear Energy Politics UK Technology Finance China Saudi Arabia …
Communities facing around Taiwan's Taoyuan Airport are facing huge land grabs for a vast airport city that will line the pockets of powerful officials, politicians and developers, but leave them with nothing, writes Rose Bridger. Now, faced with official abuse and police brutality, they are fighting back with street protests and art projects.
Taiwan: residents resist forced eviction for 'Aerotropolis' megaproject Rose Bridger | 16th December 2014 News Taiwan China Land Grabs aerotropolis-protest.jpg Communities facing around Taiwan's …
If you want evidence that global warming is happening, you need only look to China. Unseen by the rest of the world, much of the north of the country is turning into a land of droughts, dust storms and deserted villages.
Red Dust Rising Mark Lynas | 1st February 2004 News Duolun Droughts Dust Storms China Global Warming Drought Climate Change Archive_119.jpg If you want evidence that global warming is happening, you …
China is attempting to pursue the same impossible path as the rest of the world: generating consumer demand and wealth without destroying its natural resources and the planet
China exports its environmental problems as consumer culture booms Gervase Poulden | 6th September 2011 News China Climate Change Natural World Asia china.jpg China is attempting to pursue the same …
With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
Greening Cities Dan Box | 1st April 2003 News Sustainable Cities Urbanization China Copenhagen Brazil Population Energy Conservation Community Society Local Economies Community Population Carbon …