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Transparency is essential for net zero transition: Greenpeace East Asia comment on China corporate sustainability disclosures regulation
China’s Ministry of Finance has released a draft guideline on corporate sustainability disclosures for consultation, and says it aims to create a nationwide system of standards by 2030.
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Greenpeace East Asia reaction to US-China climate talks
“Amid difficult geopolitics, Liu and Podesta met on a narrow spit of common ground hollowed out by their predecessors. That space to meet now and move forward will prove to be Xie and Kerry’s greatest legacy. This first face-to-face meeting between the two new envoys shows that they don’t take the opportunity lightly."
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Untapped potential: one in five municipal bonds in China could pursue green bond certification
A Greenpeace East Asia analysis of newly-issued municipal bonds from provincial and municipal governments around China found that nearly one in five had unidentified medium to high potential for issuance as green municipal bonds, reflecting a significant gap in leveraging finance resources to make local infrastructure sustainable and climate-resilient.
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China’s first-ever disaster management regulation for heritage sites needs to mention climate change: Greenpeace
Beijing – China’s first-ever provincial-level regulation on natural disaster risk management for cultural relics will take effect in Shanxi province on February 1, outlining how to manage disaster risk for…
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China needs a law that protects its cultural heritage from climate change
It’s vital for the revised law to provide a forward-looking, preventive legal framework, ensuring the protection of China’s cultural heritage against the burgeoning threat of climate change.
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Reaction to China-US joint statement on climate
“This statement is a gesture towards progress in G2 climate action but we are certainly not yet in the clear."
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Tea trees are susceptible to temperature change. Can they survive the climate crisis?
Tea is big business in China, and central to entire regional economies.
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Redirected typhoon rains lead to deadly flooding in and around Beijing
Climate change is altering how much rain hits, but also where and how often it comes.
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Ancient Buddhist art in peril as extreme rainfall hits China’s Silk Road
As China initiates a nation-wide cultural heritage survey to log the state of the country’s historical artifacts, researchers say ancient Buddhist murals in Dunhuang and Zhangye, Gansu province,…
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What’s it like to podcast on climate change in China？
“Numbness doesn’t come from the amount of info available, but more from a sense of powerlessness”
