中国在非洲的商业和投资活动不断增加，在非洲媒体中也呈现出多元镜像。崔守军在加纳进行了数月田野调研，以此为基础解读中国人在非洲社会的整体形象。
As Chinese investment in mineral-rich Ghana soars, negative attitudes towards Chinese workers are also common. Cui Shoujun spent three months in the African state investigating
欧美推行私有化和解除管制规定的新古典主义思潮，使其无法在壮大可再生能源产业方面与中国竞争。
The push for privatisation and deregulation by Europe and the US is preventing them from competing with China on renewables
就在中国与泛滥的铅污染奋战之时，美国也在与自己的铅“遗毒”苦苦抗争，而且面临着一系列新的“生化危机”。
While China battles widespread lead pollution, the US is dealing with its own legacy of lead poisoning – and facing a new set of biohazards
中国铅污染严重但治理进程缓慢，儿童成为最大受害者。美国经验，或许可以借鉴。
Slow progress on tackling lead pollution is an acute health threat to young children, but lessons can be learnt from bitter experiences in the US
两位气候问题专家就新成立的中美气候变化工作组给出了他们的建议。
Two climate experts give their recommendations to the new US-China climate change working group
作为国际社会的积极一员，中国有责任公开其在西非等地海外捕鱼作业的影响。
As an active member of the international community, China has a responsibility to be transparent about the impact of its overseas fishing fleets, particularly in West Africa
克莱夫·汉密尔顿在新作《地球之主》中指出，由于地球工程倡导者们热烈讨论对气候变化的“技术性处理”方式，各国政府可能会开始单方面地对地球系统进行干预。
As geoengineering advocates talk up the “technofix” approach to climate change, governments may start intervening unilaterally in earth’s systems, says Clive Hamilton
云南省委副书记仇和说，云南的江水流向了国外，要应对大旱，云南必须蓄水。此论引起很大争议。杨方义、周嘉鼎认为仇和的建议仅部分应对了工程性缺水，但忽视了云南旱灾中的生态型缺水和水质性缺水。
Calls by Yunnan officials to restrict water flows to other countries overlook the ecological and water quality factors behind south-west China’s drought
韩国进出口银行（KEXIM）发行了亚洲第一支“绿色债券”，这标志着投资者对中国及其邻国的污染和气候项目的兴趣日益增长。
The first Asian “green bond”, issued by South Korea’s KEXIM Bank, signals growing investor interest in pollution and climate projects in China and its neighbours
成功摘掉“雾都”帽子的伦敦，是许多中国人心目中治理空气知耻而后勇的典型。但六十年后，伦敦的空气难达标屡遭欧盟警告，这似乎也昭示着空气治理从来不是一劳永逸的事情，也提醒着中国治理之路的漫长。
For Beijingers, London’s history offers an example of a successful fight against air pollution. But on a trip to the UK capital, Chinese journalist Feng Jie found a city still battling its demons
尽管中国在国际谈判中言辞保守，在减排行动上却长足进步。国际谈判实际促进了中国减排。李硕认为，保持气候谈判中来之不易的自上而下法律框架至关重要。
Top-down, rule-based structure of UN climate negotiations is crucial in pushing China to make progress on cutting carbon emissions, argues Li Shuo from Greenpeace
在中外对话和伦敦大学亚非学院联合举办的讲座上，公众与环境研究中心主任马军就环境信息透明度与听众们进行了讨论。
Award-winning environmentalist Ma Jun talks about his quest for transparency at a recent event organised by chinadialogue
依照中国国家发展和改革委员会宣布的计划，深圳——中国第一个碳排放权交易试点城市，要在“十二五”期间将碳排放量减少21％。
The city of Shenzhen will reduce carbon emissions by 21% over a five-year period under plans announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
诗人及生态环境保护者露丝·帕德尔分享了五本探索我们与动物和自然环境关系的重要著作。
The poet and conservationist shares five key books that explore our relationship with animals and our natural surroundings.
短评 in brief
如果人类不能消除对生态和地球系统的无知，世界将会怎样？卡斯帕•亨德森认为，弗雷德•古特尔的《物种的命运》一书对最坏的情形进行了令人惊心的概述。
The Fate of the Species by Fred Guterl is a bracing overview of the worst that can happen if humans do not overcome their ecological and Earth-systems illiteracy, writes Caspar Henderson.
