China

China power system transformation: assessing the benefit of optimised operations and advanced flexibility options

China Power System Transformation has a two-fold objective. First, it provides a summary of the state of play of Power System Transformation (PST) in the People's Republic of China ("China") as well as a comprehensive discussion of PST internationally.

Publication Date:

26/02/2019

Source: International Energy Agency

Tags:

Electricity, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, China, Energy Policy

Air Pollution

Air purifier industry to touch $38.99 million by 2023: ASSOCHAM

MANGALURU: Indian residential air purifiers market is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 29% from the current level of $ 14.14 million to $ 38.99 million in 2023, backed by rapid urbanisation

Publication Date:

25/02/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Delhi, PM 2.5, China, Asia

Air Pollution

Northern China pollution rises by 16% in January

SHANGHAI: Air pollution in 39 major northern Chinese cities rose 16 percent on the year in January, official data showed, with surging industrial activity making it increasingly unlikely they will

Publication Date:

13/02/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, China, PM 2.5, Industrial Pollution

Environment

India, China lead global greening effort: study

The greening in China is from forests (42%) and croplands (32%), but in India it is mostly from croplands (82%)

Publication Date:

13/02/2019

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

India, China, Global, Groundwater, Environmental Security, Environment, Forests

Air Pollution

Associations between coarse particulate matter air pollution and cause-specific mortality: A nationwide analysis in 272 Chinese cities

Coarse particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10μm (PM2.5–10) air pollution is a severe environmental problem in developing countries, but its challenges to public health were rarely evaluated. The researchers aimed to investigate the associations between day-to-day changes in PM2.5–10 and cause-specific mort

Publication Date:

31/01/2019

Author(s): Renjie Chen, Peng Yin, Xia Meng & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

pp:

1-9

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, China, Urban Air Quality, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Ozone

Health

The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: The Lancet Commission report

Malnutrition in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks, is the leading cause of poor health globally. In the near future, the health effects of climate change will considerably compound these health challenges. Climate change can be considered a pandemic because of its sweeping effects on the health of humans and the natural systems we depend on (ie, planetary health).

Publication Date:

27/01/2019

Author(s): Boyd A Swinburn, Vivica I Kraak, Steven Allender & et al

Source: Lancet

pp:

1-56

Tags:

Malnutrition, Obesity, Climate Change, Health Effects, Lifestyles, Traditional Knowledge, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Fast Foods, Soft Drinks, Consumption Patterns, China, Food Process Industry

Natural Disasters

Less damage, fewer casualties in 2018 from bad weather, report says

China's weather was generally stable last year, and the nation experienced significantly less weather-related damage and fewer deaths and injuries than in recent years, the China Meteorological Adm

Publication Date:

23/01/2019

Source: China Daily

Tags:

China, Natural Disasters, Storms, Floods, Drought, Typhoon, El Nino

Wildlife

China continues strengthening ivory ban

BEIJING - Many positive results have been obtained since China implemented a total ban on ivory processing and sales in its domestic market in January last year, according to scholars and relevant

Publication Date:

23/01/2019

Source: China Daily

Tags:

China, Wildlife Trade, WWF

Economy