Guangdong

Sustainable motoring subsidies introduced to Guangzhou
Guangzhou is claiming to be the first city in China to provide subsidies for energy-saving cars. Buyers for hybrid or electric cars are entitled to a USD1,605 rebate on their cars and get free car number plates, worth a similar amount. Charges for number plates began in August to curb climbing emissions. Over 17,000 free plates have been awarded so far. The municipal government will provide the subsidies so long as the buyer applies within three months of buying an approved vehicle. It also expects to boost sales of hybrid cars.
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PRD 2020 vision
Giant on the edge of a precipice: the PRD by 2020
Su Liu, Civic Exchange
November 01, 2012
According to the Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) for 2008 -2020, formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission, cities in the PRD are progressively converging into one urban cluster, forming the most densely populated urban corridor in China. The nine prefectures in the region were home to 56.15 million people at the end of 2010, according to the Guangdong Statistic Book 2010. Given that Guangzhou alone expects to have 20 million people by 2020, it is entirely possible the total population of the PRD could double by that time.
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The Pearl River Delta Region
PRD governments launch joint green development plan
Fergus O'Rorke
June 26, 2012
The governments of China’s Guangdong Province, and its Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions – collectively covering the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region – have jointly released a plan for long-term co-operation in the areas of environment and ecology, low-carbon development, culture and social living, spatial planning and green transportation systems. Among the raft of proposals in the Regional Co-operation Plan on Building a Quality Living Area, there is a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening regional co-operation on reducing air pollution in the PRD.
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Official report shows Hong Kong’s worsening air quality its own fault
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
April 30, 2012
Further proof (if more were needed) that local sources are driving the decline in Hong Kong's air quality has just arrived in an official report. The 2011 Pearl River Delta Regional Air Quality Report, produced by Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Department of Environmental Protection of Guangdong Province, shows continuous improvement of air quality in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) area.
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Guangzhou in polluted mist
Guangdong starts PM2.5 monitoring
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
March 08, 2012
Taking an early-bird approach to meeting the stricter national air quality requirements, environmental authorities of Guangdong province have released their first set of PM2.5 readings today. The State Council announced last week that stricter standards would be adopted in cities, including readings for ozone and concentrations of PM2.5 - particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter - which is considered more hazardous to health than larger particles.
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South China’s first offshore wind farm planned near HK coast
South China's Guangdong province will construct a 198-MW offshore wind farm this year and connect it to the grid in 2014, according to Guangdong Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. on Monday.
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Ocean-going vessel
Industry moves policy forward: Shipping case study
Veronica Booth, Civic Exchange
September 29, 2011
October marks a year since since the launch of the Fair Winds Charter, a volunary shceme for for ocean-going vessels to swicth to cleaner fuel when calling into Hong Kong. Charter signatories and other stakeholders have been urges governments in Pearl River Delta to madate this across the region but so far, no regulation has been announced by any of the PRD governments.
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Ming Yang and Three Gorges target Guangdong offshore wind
NYSE-listed China Ming Yang Wind Power Group has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with China Three Gorges New Energy Corp (CTGNE) to focus on offshore wind power development in Guangdong. The agreement giving Ming Yang preferential supplier status in CTGNE wind power projects in Guangdong and paves the way for future joint developments in the domestic and international markets.
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Guangdong seeks green collaboration with Maharatra
The most economically advanced regions of China and India - Guangdong Province and Maharatra State - should co-operate on green initiatives according to a senior development official from the Chinese province.
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Yangjiang nuclear power plant under construction
CLP sticks to nuclear for HK as it ramps renewables elsewhere
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
May 18, 2011
The CLP Group has reaffirmed its intention to focus on nuclear power, together with some wind generation, to fulfil the requirements of Hong Kong's Climate Change Strategy and Action Agenda.
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