Changes to the UK renewable energy subsidies, including programs such as Feed-in Tariff scheme and Renewable Obligation, will contribute a total reduction of GBP500 million-GBP600 million ($746 million-$895 million) from the Levy Control ...
Tags: Renewables Energy, fuel, climate change
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China and France should work with all parties to effectively carry out the historic climate accord reached in Paris. During a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Francois ...
Tags: global economic growth, climate change, Paris climate conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 14, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] A series of cooperation deals have been inked ...
The just-concluded 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting has once again drawn global attention to China's endeavor to export its surplus industry capacity to meet demand in other countries. A statement ...
China on Wednesday said abandoning multilateralism in trade talks were shortsighted and irresponsible, urging members of the world's major trade body to reinforce the Multilateral Trading System (MTS) and highlight its role in addressing ...
Tags: Multilateralism in Trade
China and Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday signed a number of cooperative documents in finance, culture and energy after talks between the prime ministers of the two countries. "China is willing to discuss industrial capacity and investment ...
China and Azerbaijan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. "The signing of the MOU shows that the substantial cooperation between the two countries has entered into a new ...
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Hu Kaihong: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the news briefing held by the State Council Information Office. The Johannesburg Summit and the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ("FOCAC") will ...
Over 15 years after the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (the "FOCAC"), China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a highlight in international cooperation with Africa and a model of South-South ...
Tags: FOCAC, financing cooperation
Bulgaria and the European Commission have agreed to establish a joint working group to support the development of a gas hub in Bulgaria designed to serve the whole Balkan region. Gas infrastructure in southeast Europe is poorly ...
Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, and the Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) announced today they are partnering on a comprehensive $14.8 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to improve ...
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A major Chinese company has won contracts to complete a rail link running across Kenya-a major project expected to boost connections in East Africa. China Communications Construction Co has signed a framework agreement with the Kenyan ...
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The Palace Museum in Beijing is one of the country's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. [Photo by Zhuo Ensen/China Daily] China celebrates UNESCO founding with pledge to protect its own sites and do more, Wang Kaihao reports. Preservers ...
Tags: Mogao Caves, Palace Museum
One-Handled Jug Inlaid with Gold and Precious Stones from India, 18th century. At an exhibition called "Heavenly Crafted: Selected Mughal Jades from the Palace Museum", the Chinese University of Hong Kong is showcasing 40 exquisite pieces ...
Tags: Palace Museum, Jades, Indian jade artwork
The UN global climate negotiations in Paris starting Monday are likely to drive further investment in renewable energy, prompt a switch to electrification in heating and transport and further curb coal-fired power, Swiss bank UBS said in a ...
Tags: coal-fired power, decarbonized economy, wind, solar