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Managing Water for More Desirable Cities
A decent sewer system is one of the most important infrastructure elements of a city without which civilised, healthy living and protection from flooding is just not possible. Modern populations demand...
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Goodbye Blue Sky
Air pollution is nothing new to people living in China, but the recent extreme conditions witnessed across the eastern provinces placed the issue under the scrutiny of international media. On Saturday...
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Emission impossible?
Besides laying out impressive economic reforms, last year’s Third Plenum Decision also underlined the importance of China’s environment and how the country’s ongoing economic development must not be to...
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Water wise
EU-China collaboration for delivering better urban water infrastructure in China through integrated eco low carbon urban planning. In Europe our cities and their basic infrastructure are generally well...
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A clean sheet: environmental sustainability in the paper manufacturing industry
There is increasing pressure on China’s manufacturing industry to make concerted efforts to minimise their impact on the environment. Although the paper industry is seen by many as a major contributor...
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China’s Green Building Sector
Although the concept of ‘green building’ has been in Europe for more than two decades, it only landed in China 10 years ago. Motivated mainly by energy concerns the Chinese Government are now starting...
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Cleantech in China
IP Strategies for a Rapidly Expanding Market China is the fastest growing market for wind and nuclear power generation, and is investing heavily in exploring alternative, renewable means to address its...
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Environmental Protection Law Revision
Environmental upgrade On 24th April, 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) promulgated the revised PRC Environmental Protection Law...
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Airpocalypse Now: China’s war against air pollution
After Beijing’s infamous ‘airpocalypse’, Premier Li Keqiang declared war on air pollution. Official data show surprising progress in the past year. But to sustain this progress the Chinese Government...
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EC-Link Opportunities
Networking opportunities EC-Link provides China-European stakeholders Cities are facing overcrowding issues all across China, and in tandem with recent problems related to climate change, the country...
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The Orgy of Consumerism and Waste: Are We the Last Generation on Earth?
In his new book, Toxic Capitalism, European Chamber Public Procurement Working Group Chair Gilbert Van Kerckhove calls attention to an aberrant strain of capitalism being practiced in Europe, the...
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The Executive Interview: Yuan Xiaoyu, Director Corporate Relations, UPM, China
When UPM entered China nearly 15 years ago they brought with them a wealth of experience drawn from more than a hundred years of paper production in Europe. Their China operation now has an annual...
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China’s Water Quality
The issue of water quality in China was highlighted in the media after the contamination of the water supply in Handan, Hebei province in January. It made headlines for two principle reasons. Firstly,...
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