China’s energy consumption per unit of GDP fell 3.46% over the first three quarters according to a report in China Petroleum Daily. For the third quarter, energy use per unit of GDP fell 0.58 pct, according to Yu Cong, director of the energy efficiency center under the Energy Research Institute. If this is so, it would suggest that efficiency gains started to slow in the second half of year. For a skeptics view on China’s ...

First, apologies for my light posting record recently. I’ve been really swamped, but things are easing up a little now. You may recall a post earlier this month with the subheading “One Bad Apple?“ That question has now been answered, there are at least two (alleged) bad apples and there may be more; things are getting pretty hot for some very high officials in the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). It started with Wang Panpu, ...

The State Council Information Office issued a white paper today entitled China’s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change. In the words of the press release the paper describes that China actively participates in worldwide efforts to address climate change, earnestly observes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, and plays a constructive role in international cooperation in this regard. This new White Paper should be read in conjunction with ...