June 29, 2007
Approval backlog for China carbon credit applications
A backlog is growing of Chinese energy and industrial enterprises awaiting UN approval, Reuters reported on Friday. more ...
June 28, 2007
World "cannot afford nuclear climate solution"
Nuclear power would need to be developed at an unattainable global rate of four new power plants a month if it were to help combat climate change, a UK-based think-tank said on Wednesday. more ...
中国将严禁氯氟碳化合物生产
英国《路透社》引据中国国家环保护总局的一声明报道说，中国将从7月1日起开始全面禁止氯氟碳化合物的生产。 更多 ...
China to ban CFCs
The production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in China will be banned from July 1, Reuters reported the country's environment agency as saying in a statement on Wednesday. more ...
June 27, 2007
Tourism and invasive species "threaten Galapagos wildlife"
The United Nations has declared Ecuador's Galapagos islands in danger as booming tourism and immigration threaten giant tortoises and seabirds that are unique to the Pacific archipelago. more ...
联合国警告全球的贫民化发展趋势
周三联合国发布的一报告指出，人口的增长和城市化的发展在合力着打造一个布满贫民窟的地球。 更多 ...
"Planet of slums" by 2030, UN says
The combined forces of population growth and urbanisation are creating a planet of slums, where the urban population will have doubled by 2030, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday. more ...
官员呼吁中国提高污染排放收费标准
中国国家发展改革委员会副主任毕井泉周二说, 为了控制污染, 中国对污水和温室气体排放实施的收费应该至少是现在的两倍。 更多 ...
Chinese official urges doubling of pollution charges
China must at least double the charges it levies on waste-water discharges and gas emissions in order to control pollution, a top economic planning official said on Tuesday. more ...
气候变化威胁北非食物供给
联合国的一气候专家指出，北非旱灾频繁性的增加将会迫使政府进口更多的食物，使得该地区如果不对全球变暖采取措施，它们的经济发展将受损。 更多 ...
Climate change threatens north Africa's food supply
Increasingly frequent droughts in North Africa will force governments to import more food, placing their economies under severe strain unless global warming is checked, according to a UN climate expert. more ...
June 26, 2007
Military "must plan for global warming"
The security threat posed by climate change is such that the military must consider it in their planning, Reuters reported the head of the UK's defence staff as saying on Monday. more ...
中国有责促进合法伐木
英国《路透社》引据一林业集团报道称，中国需尽力以确保其木材出口来源的合法性。 更多 ...
China must promote responsible logging, says NGO
China must take pains to ensure the legal origin of its timber for export, Reuters reported a forestry group as saying. more ...
June 25, 2007
China drought causes water shortages for millions
Widespread drought across China has left over 8 million people suffering from drinking water shortages, Xinhua reported on Friday. more ...
