China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has arranged for CNY5 billion-worth (USD772 million) of support for pollution control projects along major rivers or lakes in the country.
Hitachi plans to provide Chengdu, capital of China's Sichuan Province, with a sewage purification system, becoming the first Japanese manufacturer to enter China's water-related business on a major scale.
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.