PRESS REVIEW WEEK 22-28 SEPTEMBER 2014
CLIMATE CHANGE
China pledges $6m to support South-South climate co-op efforts. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said here Monday that Beijing will offer $6 million to support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in promoting South-South cooperation on climate change. China, Xinhua News Agency, 23 September 2014.
China reaffirms resolve to fight climate change. China on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the common battle against climate change and pledged to help boost South-South cooperation in dealing with the global threat. China, Xinhua News Agency, 24 September 2014.
China's remarks on emissions peak 'extremely encouraging': U.S. experts. U.S. experts on Wednesday hailed Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli's remarks that China will strive to achieve a peak in its carbon emissions as early as possible as an "extremely encouraging" signal for achieving a global climate pact next year. China, Xinhua News Agency, 25 September 2014.
MOBILITY
Transportation in Chinese big cities going green. Government officials, entrepreneurs and other observers are gathered in Tianjin to discuss ways to develop more ecologically-friendly cities in China. China, China Radio International, 25 September 2014.
WATER
Diversion feasibility being debated and tested in China. China is about to realize a re-allocation of its limited water resources to help ease water demand in the north. But there are growing concerns over the cost to the environment and society. China, Beijing CCTV, 24 September 2014.
Flavia Cruciani