When the economy was growing robustly, Beijing saw stronger environmental policies as core to its economic transformation. Today, with growth at its slowest pace since the early 1990s, that has changed. The FT reports. © Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Baoding, China | The smoggy city of Baoding is known for two things: donkey burgers, and solar panels. … Continue reading How China Moved From Leader To Laggard On Climate Change
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China plans to double global capacity of wind power, solar power
Government analysis of recent UN climate pledge says renewable deployment could be radically accelerated by 2030. More than half of power capacity installed in 2014 was renewable. China will be installing clean energy capacity equivalent to the UK’s national grid every year between 2020 and 2030, according to its National Centre for Climate Change Strategy. … Continue reading China plans to double global capacity of wind power, solar power
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Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing to supply wind turbines to Fujian Zhongmin Offshore Windpower
The Chinese wind turbine maker will deliver 10 sets of 5-megawatt products next year to an offshore wind power project in Putian in the southeastern province of Fujian, Xiangtan said today in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange. The value of contract accounts for 5.93 percent of Xiangtan Electric’s revenue in 2013, it said.
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