A subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Geely Holdings plans to make low-speed electric vehicles (EVs) under an agreement with Kandi Vehicles.
Geely's 50-50 joint venture with the NASDAQ-listed company ties China's cheap car maker, with a low-speed EV specialist. Starting with capital budget of CNY1 billion (USD160 million), the joint venture plans research and development, production, marketing and sales of electric vehicles on the Chinese mainland.
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has approved an environmental assessment of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Changhua, although water issues continue to be the main issue. The EPA has agreed that all CTSP-discharged waste water will be closely monitored for contaminants.
As we prepare for the Year of the Snake, some lunar New Year charms and accessories, found in the Philippine capital, Manila, might not exactly bring good fortune.
The Ecowaste Coalition, a consumer safety watchdog, has discovered dangerous chemicals in 28 lucky charms and accessories, including a fertility amulet with a high level of lead that ironically could induce miscarriage and premature childbirth.
It’s been a busy and productive few weeks for both the shipping industry and the Hong Kong government.
In his first policy address, Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung announced plans to introduce legislation for at-berth fuel switching during the next legislative session, continue discussions with Guangdong officials on extending fuel switching to other places in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), and for shoreside power at the new Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, scheduled to open in June.
Thailand's Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development (SCRF) has demanded that government tackle the problem of toxic waste, and strengthen penalties against violators.
Government representatives from 19 Asia Pacific countries are meeting in Bangkok to look at ways to catalyze fast action to reduce the impacts of short-lived climate pollutants – so-called SLCPs – in the region.
SLCPs – such as black carbon or soot, methane, tropospheric ozone and some hydrofluorocarbons – are responsible for a substantial fraction of both the warming experienced to date and the current rate of global warming and can be dangerous air pollutants, with various detrimental impacts on human health, agriculture and ecosystems.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to loan the China Water Affairs Group (CWA) USD100 million to improve water supply in second and third-tier cities in China.
China should adopt a strategy of multi-pollutant control in reducing emissions from its coal-burning power plants, according to a report released this week.
Spain’s Abengoa SA, a provider of sustainability solutions ranging from solar farms to waste treatment plants to biofuel and desalination technologies, has commenced operations at a large water desalination facility in the Chinese port city of Qindao.
Dozens of China’s political leaders, business executives and academics attended a round table conference aimed at developing a green and circular economy for the country’s garment industry this week in Beijing.
Whilst the Chinese government is finally acknowledging Beijing’s air pollution and acting on it, the Indian government still refuses to take action despite pollution levels in the capital New Delhi far exceeding its northern neighbor.
Vietnam will spend USD280 million on pollution reduction and environmental protection between 2012 and 2015, according to the Ministry of National Resources and Environment (MNRE).
While Beijing is planning to transition power generation to natural gas in a bid to improve the city’s notorious air pollution, the authorities should also concentrate on reducing the high levels of sulfur in vehicle fuel.
Taiwan's KentFa Advanced Technology is taking a different tack on recharging electric vehicles. Instead of installing individual recharging points, it is opening 60 scooter battery-exchange stations utilizing radio frequency identification technology (RFID).
The Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency is to install 3,340 solar heaters in houses in the northeastern state of India, in an effort to conserve energy and reduce pollution.
With China’s economy continuing to grow at pace, the country’s solid waste disposal market has also seen rapid expansion with 131 million tons of urban waste processed using “harmless means,” which include landfill, composting and incineration in 2011, according to the government.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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