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  • Date:
    02 February 2012
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    New Hong Kong budget shows continuation of clear climate fiscal measures

    John Tsang, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, today announced the 2012-2013 Budget, outlining Hong Kong's public expenditure and the Government’s upcoming fiscal measures, which include allocating substantial budget to combat climate change.

  • Date:
    24 January 2012
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    Clean Revolution leader: Better Place

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. One of these leaders is Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider that is set on tackling one of this century’s biggest challenges: moving the world to sustainable transportation.

  • Date:
    16 January 2012
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    China orders greenhouse gas caps ahead of local carbon market pilots

    The Government of China has instructed seven Chinese provinces and cities to set limits on their greenhouse gas emissions, in preparation for the launch of local carbon market pilots.

  • Date:
    23 December 2011
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    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    12 December 2011
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    COP17 concludes with new negotiating process but signal to business and investors unclear

    This year’s UN climate conference – the longest to date - concluded in Durban at 6am Sunday morning after a second all night session of negotiating by ministers and senior officials - here's a first reaction to the Durban outcome.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
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    Our 1,000 Village initiative announced as one of the UN's Lighthouse Projects

    Our 1,000 Village Initiative in Guiyang, China was selected as one of the ten worldwide Lighthouse Projects as part of the UN's Momentum for Change, by the UNFCCC Secretariat at an event in Durban, during COP 17.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
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    COP17 Daily: Tuesday December 6

    All week Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group ismproviding a daily round-up of the news from the second week of COP17 in Durban, as well as analysis and live tweeting.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
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    COP17: Philips and The Climate Group's China LED project chosen as model public-private partnership

    Philips Lighting and The Climate Group were praised for their joint solar-driven LED street lighting project in China’s Guiyang community at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17) today.

  • Date:
    06 December 2011
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    COP17 Daily: Monday December 5

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group is providing a daily round-up of the second week of COP17 in Durban. Week two of COP17 opened with a formal and crowded plenary session, before negotiators once again disappeared behind closed doors to finalise text for ministers later in the week.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
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    COP17: Week one summary

    As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.

  • Date:
    30 November 2011
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    LED revolution advances in China with Government backing

    Despite some quality issues, China now leads the world in the deployment of LED street lights, and the country’s next Five-Year Plan is expected to drive further advancements, writes Phil Jessup for LEDs Magazine.

  • Date:
    28 November 2011
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    COP17: China to highlight domestic efforts while seeking Kyoto deal in Durban

    Changhua Wu, The Climate Group’s Greater China Director, takes a look at China’s negotiating position ahead of this week’s Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa.

  • Date:
    22 November 2011
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    COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan on key issues and possible outcomes

    COP17 takes place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This Pre-COP17 Briefing marks the start of his coverage.

  • Date:
    22 November 2011
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    COP17: China confirms its official position

    Today Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, distributed a White Paper on China’s climate change policies which confirmed the country’s official position for COP17 in Durban.

  • Date:
    21 November 2011
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    Exploring low carbon growth for China's leading cities

    The Climate Group Greater China held a five-day Forum in Kashgar, China as part of the Low Carbon City Tour, to share the innovative low carbon initiatives and opportunities for growth at city level to government decision-makers, leading policy advisors and nationwide media.

  • Date:
    18 November 2011
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    Countries are racing to lead the Clean Revolution, UNEP report shows

    The new Green Economy report from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) demonstrates that as COP17 and Rio+20 draw closer, world leaders are taking the transformational steps needed to achieve a prosperous, low carbon global economy.

  • Date:
    18 November 2011
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    The Climate Group Directors share The Clean Revolution from the inside

    We recently launched two new Blogs by two influential directors from The Climate Group, who will be sharing key clean energy and climate change action in China as well as an inside view of the progress of our three-year international campaign, The Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    17 November 2011
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    Fresh global regulations will accelerate electric vehicle adoption

    The European Union, the United States and Japan approved an international agreement to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) today in Geneva. The Global Technical Regulation will reduce costs and boost efficiency in the EV industry.

  • Date:
    16 November 2011
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    Progress report on China's 12th Five Year Plan in low carbon cities

    This week a short case study report, China Low Carbon City Tour was published under The Climate Group Greater China’s China Redesign program, which reviews the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities so far.

  • Date:
    10 November 2011
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    Hong Kong Summit reveals China's Clean Revolution flourishing despite global crisis

    On November 7, 2011, senior policy and business leaders from across the world gathered in Hong Kong for the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, to identify ways of capitalizing the low carbon business opportunities in the region.

  • Date:
    09 November 2011
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    Clean energy investment booming in China

    Financing in China’s clean energy industry for 2011 is already up 124.95% up on last year's total investment, according to CV Source, a financial database of China Venture.

  • Date:
    07 November 2011
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    Summit spotlights Hong Kong as climate leader, clean tech growth could lift economy

    Over 160 top business executives and government leaders from around the world discussed the emerging opportunities in the low carbon economy during the Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011.

  • Date:
    06 November 2011
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    Financing China’s Clean Revolution report preview

    The Climate Group Greater China has published a briefing note based on Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth, our fourth annual China’s Clean Revolution report. Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth is the country's first comprehensive review of China's strategy to finance its low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    03 November 2011
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    The Climate Group Greater China wins national green NGO Award

    The Climate Group has won the annual green NGO award in the Green Medal Award 2011 ’Green Love’ Environmental Series, which is organized by China Business Network, currently China's largest and widest financial media group.

  • Date:
    28 October 2011
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    Leading corporates Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered, score China Sustainability Awards

    Corporate members of The Climate Group, Coca-Cola and Standard Chartered, were among several leading companies that won China Sustainability Awards granted by Sohu.com, one of the country’s leading internet search engines.

  • Date:
    14 October 2011
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    The Clean Revolution is underway - clean energy investment soars to record $45.5 billion in Q3 2011

    New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reveals that asset finance of utility-scale clean energy projects has surged to a record $41.8 billion in the third quarter of 2011, with overall new investment reaching $45.5 billion, despite the European debt crisis.

  • Date:
    12 October 2011
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    Hong Kong Policy Address looks to drive low carbon industries

    Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang today announced the 2011-2012 Policy Address, which outlines the policy focus for Hong Kong in the coming year including a number of climate-related policies, as it reiterates the proposal to reduce carbon intensity by 50-60% from 2005 levels by 2020.

  • Date:
    22 September 2011
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    The critical role of CCS in the Clean Revolution

    What role carbon, capture and storage (CCS) can play in the Clean Revolution was the focus of a high-level dialogue of senior leaders from government, business and non-governmental organizations following the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
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    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    16 September 2011
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    Record number of events confirmed for Climate Week NYC 2011

    This year's Climate Week NYC, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and a diverse array of public-facing events, has a record number of events: here is a hand-picked list of just some of them.

  • Date:
    01 September 2011
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    China amps up renewables targets

    China has stepped-up its intentions to expand renewable energy installations during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, by rewriting its plans to encompass much bigger targets for wind, solar and hydro power.

  • Date:
    19 August 2011
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    Asian FITs could be global tipping-point for renewables

    Japan is set to follow China’s lead with legislation to subsidize low carbon energy, which will boost investment in the renewables industry and could provide a global tipping-point for the deployment of renewable energy worldwide and provide a major boost for the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    16 August 2011
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    Analysis of China's smart grid prospects

    The Climate Group China has published a Policy Briefing entitled ‘Smart Grid Development in China's Current Situation and Prospects’. The report offers a background on China’s surging smart grid industry and reviews opportunities and suggestions for the smart grid development which will accelerate a Clean Revolution in China.

  • Date:
    11 August 2011
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    Global smart meter use to surge by 2020

    New data from Pike Research forecasts that smart meter adoption will reach 963 million units by 2020, owing to recent acceleration of use across the world, especially in China.

  • Date:
    08 August 2011
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    Analysis on China's low carbon vehicle future published

    The Climate Group China has published a Climate Policy Briefing which evaluates low carbon vehicles from a policy, technology and industry outlook, helping to clarify and accelerate a Clean Revolution in the transport sector.

  • Date:
    02 August 2011
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    China announces clear policy on solar pricing

    The National Development and Reform Commission in China has announced a pricing policy on solar PV power generation electricity to grid, which is a major step forward in accelerating the solar sector development in China's domestic market.

  • Date:
    01 August 2011
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    Four case studies look inside leading Chinese green buildings

    The Climate Group China has published a report which takes the most innovative ideas from the country’s leading green building projects, to suggest exactly how energy efficiency levels can be improved in the rest of China's buildings.

  • Date:
    25 July 2011
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    Officials look to China Redesign at World Eco-Forum

    On July 16, business and government leaders gathered at the 3rd World Eco-Forum in Guiyang, the capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, to discuss corporate responsibility and low carbon city redesign, with The Climate Group and its corporate members invited as principle speakers and participants.

  • Date:
    13 July 2011
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    Brazil, China, India leading in clean energy investment world record

    A new report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that developing countries such as Brazil, China and India invested more in renewable energy than developed countries like the US and UK last year, helping worldwide investment grow by 32% and reach a record high of US $211 billion.

  • Date:
    12 July 2011
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    China report reveals effective low carbon business model

    A new report from The Climate Group Greater China provides in-depth analysis on the business model of the IFC CHUEE program as well as discussions of the further feasibility for a national wide adoption in the future.

  • Date:
    24 June 2011
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    Clean energy trade disputes miss the point

    Allison Hannon, Senior Finance Sector Manager, The Climate Group, comments on China’s recent announcement of wind turbine subsidies cuts - and how the clean energy industry will still continue to grow in both China and the US.

  • Date:
    23 June 2011
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    UN climate talks in Bonn: business tells it like it is

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, analyzes the UN climate change talks in Bonn.

  • Date:
    20 June 2011
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    Soaring prices boost energy efficiency, says new Johnson Controls Inc. survey

    Led by Johnson Controls’ Institute for Building Efficiency, the International Facility Management Association and the Urban Land Institute, the fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Survey shows that high energy costs are driving green growth in the North American building sector, as building owners compete to improve energy efficiency to reduce costs.

  • Date:
    16 June 2011
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    China's Carbon Strategy guidelines launched at Carbon Treasure event

    The Climate Group China successfully organized the closing event of Carbon Treasure Program Phase, with two panel discussions and the launch of Carbon Strategy and Management Guidelines for Chinese Businesses, which includes one general and three sector guidelines, to help drive a Clean Revolution in China.

  • Date:
    15 June 2011
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    Report - CCUS in China: 18 Key Issues

    The Climate Group China has released a new report entitled CCUS in China: 18 Questions & Answers, which describes the development and future of CCUS (carbon capture, use and storage) technology in China by analyzing its pros and cons. The report offers government and enterprises specific descriptions to better understand and practice CCUS.

  • Date:
    07 June 2011
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    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, on climate policy and the low carbon economy

    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, shares his views on carbon markets, low-carbon economy and climate policy with Sheetal Vyas, in India's Planet Earth magazine's June 2011 edition.

  • Date:
    01 June 2011
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    LED trials are persuading early adopters

    Phil Jessup, Head of International Lighting, The Climate Group writes for LEDs Magazine about the LightSavers consortium of cities - in particular New York, Toronto and Sydney - which is undertaking an extensive and coordinated series of trials of LED outdoor lighting products, with a sure view to persuading the relevant authorities to adopt the technology.

  • Date:
    18 May 2011
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    The New Cities Foundation joins China Redesign

    The Climate Group is proud to announce a new partnership with the New Cities Foundation, who we will be working together with to drive the Clean Revolution in China’s cities, through our innovative China Redesign program.

  • Date:
    18 May 2011
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    Million-Forest and Baidu launch Million-miracle project in Beijing

    On May 15, 2011, Million-Forest and Baidu Company launched Million-miracle project in Beijing. The Climate Group Greater China Director Changhua Wu, UNEP representative Yan Chang, China Green Foundation office director Peng Chen, Vice President of Baidu marketing Guang Zhu, Love ambassador Mi Yang attended the Chinese city-based program launch.

  • Date:
    17 May 2011
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    Beijing’s carbon reduction goals could vault it to the front of the pack

    As summarized by Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, Beijing’s carbon reduction goals could vault it to the front of the pack, where not long ago it was barely in the race. Changhua Wu, Greater China Director and Allison Hannon, Senior Finance Sector Manager of The Climate Group, share their views on China’s greener growth strategy.

  • Date:
    13 May 2011
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    S&ED: Six new US-China EcoPartnerships announced

    From May 9-10, 2011, leading officials from China and the US met in Washington for the third annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), to discuss major bilateral, regional and global issues, including climate change, clean energy and low carbon growth, in particular, expansion of the EcoPartnerships.

  • Date:
    12 May 2011
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    Changhua Wu, China Director, on the role of CCS in China

    Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group, on the prospects for CCS to help China meet its objectives in reducing its impact on greenhouse gas emissions and continuing to advance its economy.

  • Date:
    28 April 2011
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    Climate legislation advancing in 16 leading countries

    According to a study by Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) published last week, in the last 18 months the world’s leading economies have rapidly developed their climate change legislation, collectively helping to advance a global Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
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    Bangkok Climate Talks: A step back?

    Alaa Khourdajie reports on the first official round of climate negotiations for the year, which were wrapped up in Bangkok on April 8 2011 and where disagreement revolved around setting a new agenda for guiding negotiations through the rest of the year.

  • Date:
    29 March 2011
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    Tony Blair, Jiang Zhaoli and business leaders attend China Redesign

    The Climate Group kicked off the new China Redesign program on March 28 in Beijing, with the Rt Hon Tony Blair and Jiang zhaoli, Director of National Policy & Convention Division, Department of Climate Change, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, as well as government officials and a suite of influential business leaders.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011
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    Landmark program will help Chinese cities meet low carbon objectives of 12th Five Year Plan

    The Climate Group has launched a new program, China Redesign, to help China’s cities develop and implement low carbon growth strategies. The Climate Group will work with five cities to develop and implement a low carbon growth plan over the next three years, unlocking large economic opportunities.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
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    What China's 12th Five Year Plan means for CCS

    Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, writes a blog for Global CCS Institute looking at the focus of China’s 12th Five Year Plan on continuing China's Clean Revolution with significant low-carbon energy, energy efficiency and clean technology targets, and what it means for CCS.

  • Date:
    07 March 2011
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    New report: China charts ‘clean industrial revolution’ to power its new economy

    A new report by The Climate Group (commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence) says the Chinese government’s decision to put a ‘clean industrial revolution’ at the heart of the nation’s 12th Five Year Plan will deliver real carbon savings and ensure China is seen to be “pulling its weight” on international climate targets.

  • Date:
    19 January 2011
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    Analysis: Prospects for Carbon Trading in China

    With the Chinese government's anticipated release of their 12th Five-year Plan, The Climate Group have published a policy briefing note on the prospects for carbon trading in China.

  • Date:
    13 December 2010
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    COP16 report: Cancun can, actually

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, analyzes the key outcomes from what proved to be a successful two weeks of negotiations in Cancun.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
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    Chinese business and government leaders convene in Cancun to discuss climate action in China

    On day 1 of the Climate Leaders Summit, The Climate Group hosted a high-level delegation of Chinese leaders from business, and municipal and provincial government who joined over 150 of their counterparts from around the world for a day of events focused on climate action in China.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
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    Clean Revolution Ceremony: leadership and action

    Day two of the Climate Leaders Summit, set on the sidelines of the UN’s COP16 negotiations in Cancun, opened on Tuesday with the Clean Revolution Ceremony, where leading businesses and international state and regional governments announced new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
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    COP16 report: Calm before the storm?

    With the high-level ministerial segment of the conference formally opening today (Tuesday), Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, examines the key divisions that remain unbridged across many of the core negotiation issues.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010
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    ‘China Day’ at the Climate Leaders Summit (COP16, Cancun)

    A delegation of senior Chinese government officials representing some of China’s major cities, states and national government met with international counterparts today in Cancun at ‘China Day’ – part of The Climate Group’s Climate Leaders Summit (6-8 December, 2010) on the sidelines of the annual UN climate talks (COP16) in Mexico.

  • Date:
    19 November 2010
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    The Climate Group to host landmark Chinese government and business leaders group at UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico

    International NGO The Climate Group announced today that it will host a ground-breaking delegation of senior Chinese government officials, green entrepreneurs and China business leaders in Cancun, Mexico on 6-8 December 2010.

  • Date:
    09 November 2010
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    Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010: Hong Kong

    Over 150 international and regional business leaders attended the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, organized by The Climate Group, in Hong Kong on November 1, 2010, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the emerging low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    08 November 2010
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    Tony Blair launches The Climate Group’s new program supporting low carbon corporate action in China

    The Climate Group today launched a new low carbon business initiative in Beijing, China with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Vice President of the Chinese Society on Sustainable Development and Director of the Low-Carbon Economy Research Group, Mr. Zhang Kunmin, and Secretary-General of the China Electricity Council, Mr. Wang Zhixuan.

  • Date:
    01 November 2010
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    Hong Kong hosts leaders in the low carbon economy

    The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010 gathered over 150 business leaders from around the world in Hong Kong today, to further the emergence of a low carbon economy in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

  • Date:
    29 October 2010
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    The Climate Group webinar: what we've been up to

    The Climate Group held the first of its quarterly ‘Update Webinars’ on Wednesday 28th October 2010, discussing the significant policy developments within each of its regions.

  • Date:
    26 October 2010
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    Why climate change should be on G20 finance agenda

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, discusses the relationship between global financial regulation and climate change, in light of last week's G20 finance ministers' meeting in Korea.

  • Date:
    21 October 2010
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    China puts a clean revolution at the heart of its national development strategy

    On 18th October, the Chinese Communist Party concluded its annual conference in Beijing, setting the tone for the upcoming 12th five-year plan, with sustainability, balanced development, quality and rapid growth listed among the major criteria.

  • Date:
    12 October 2010
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    UN talks inch ahead (again)

    Progress, of a sort, appears to have been made at last week’s UN climate talks in Tianjin, China, with UN climate chief Christiana Figueres stating that negotiators had “gotten closer to the structure of a set of decisions at Cancun”.

  • Date:
    04 October 2010
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    Latest UN climate talks begin in China

    The latest round of climate change talks kicked off today in Tianjin, China. The week-long meeting is the fourth session held this year, and the last before the UN’s annual climate conference - ‘COP16’ - to be held in Mexico in late November.

  • Date:
    28 July 2010
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    Tony Blair and Li Bingbing praise success of Million Forest campaign

    Tony Blair attended the first anniversary of the Million Forest campaign in Shanghai with Chinese actress and project ambassador Li Bingbing.

  • Date:
    23 July 2010
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    CCS: Towards Market Transformation in China

    The Climate Group publish a briefing paper on CCS in China which discusses the growth of the CCS industry in China, the demand for the technology, the need for effective regulation, and the key challenges that China faces to achieve widespread implementation.

  • Date:
    18 June 2010
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    Climate Group and Landsea share vision of China's low carbon development pathway

    The Climate Group and Landsea Property Company hosted a discussion on the market value of low carbon buildings today at the Shanghai World Expo...

  • Date:
    17 June 2010
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    Governments back electric vehicles with laws and finance

    The Climate Group's Thurstan Wright reports on policies and legislation being adopted in the US, EU and China to accelerate the scale up and deployment of electric vehicles...

  • Date:
    16 May 2010
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    “Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign” reduced over 51,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions

    The °Climate Group concluded the inaugural “Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign” (HKCRC) at its closing funfair in Hong Kong on Saturday 15th May...

  • Date:
    12 May 2010
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    1000-Village Solar LED Initiative sees new launch in Sichuan to promote greener provinces

    The Climate Group and Jet Li One Foundation Project today launched a new solar lighting project in Pengzhou village in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China as part of their joint 1000-Village Solar LED Initiative...

  • Date:
    11 May 2010
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    Johnson Controls and The Climate Group co-organize 2010 China Energy Efficiency Forum

    The 2010 China (Tianjin) Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum, organized by the Tianjin Airport Economic Area, The Climate Group and Johnson Controls, was held in the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) today...

  • Date:
    09 May 2010
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    The Climate Group and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation host EV20 electric vehicle (EV) leadership summit at Shanghai’s World EXPO 2010

    The Climate Group convened an electric vehicle leadership summit on May 3rd, followed by a closed-door EV20 roundtable at the Monaco Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 to explore how the world's biggest and smallest countries are hoping to turn the world’s 1 billion vehicle fleet electric.

  • Date:
    30 April 2010
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    BASIC group meeting underlines negotiating challenges ahead

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the meeting of the BASIC group of countries, held in Cape Town at the end of April...

  • Date:
    28 April 2010
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    Organizations Join Hands to Pilot Low Carbon Lighting as Hong Kong Takes Part in Global LightSavers Trial

    The Climate Group launched a ground-breaking LED outdoor lighting pilot program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today...

  • Date:
    30 March 2010
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    Hong Kong poised to overtake China in low-carbon goals

    According to a new report commissioned by The Climate Group, Hong Kong has the opportunity to adopt or overshoot China’s target of reducing carbon intensity by 2020...

  • Date:
    03 March 2010
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    Taobao.com joins The Climate Group

    Taobao.com - Asia’s biggest online business platform - joins The Climate Group's global leadership coalition today, aiming to help 170 million Asians adopt low carbon life-styles...

  • Date:
    12 February 2010
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    EU-US-China climate partnerships can cut global emissions and boost economy and jobs

    Following the UN climate Summit in Copenhagen, The Centre and The Climate Group convened a high-level panel in Brussels this week to discuss how the EU and the US should engage China in a dialogue on climate change...

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
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    Sino-US-EU panel outlines need for global framework to spur technology transfer

    Representatives from the world's largest developers of clearn technologies - China, the US and Europe - agreed that a global framework was urgent to speed up technology transfer...

  • Date:
    26 November 2009
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    TCG welcomes new pledges from China and US - now all countries must up their game

    After their historic meeting last week, both President Hu and President Obama have now come forward with real targets that can serve as the basis for further negotiations in Copenhagen", said Mark Kenber, The Climate Group's Policy Director. The key now is to use this as the basis for an ambitious binding global agreement that sends a clear signal to investors that the world is firmly on a low carbon path.

  • Date:
    25 November 2009
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    US and India join in "Green Partnership"

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to the United States culminated with the launch of a new "Green Partnership to Address Energy Security, Climate Change, and Food Security..."

  • Date:
    17 November 2009
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    Presidents Obama, Hu underscore importance of an ambitious global deal in Copenhagen

    But with the short time remaining until Copenhagen, it is now up to the US and China to translate these promises into clear commitments for the negotiations.

  • Date:
    21 September 2009
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    Coalition of the willing call for climate deal at launch of Climate Week NYC

    NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, and The Climate Group CEO Steve Howard are taking part in the Climate Week NY°C opening ceremony today. Lead climate change negotiators from the U.S., China, India and Denmark - as well as luminaries from business, subnational government, and civil society - will also participate....

  • Date:
    20 September 2009
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    Blair to UN: Climate deal will boost growth in all major economies & create millions of new jobs

    NEW YORK - The new report - "Cutting the Cost" - shows how action to cut {CO2} emissions can increase both GDP and employment in all major economies, with global collaboration significantly cutting the cost of climate change mitigation. The report aims to give new confidence to world leaders meeting together at the UN General Assembly meeting tomorrow and at the G20 in Pittsburgh later this week before important negotiations take place at the UN's Copenhagen climate summit in December.

  • Date:
    17 September 2009
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    LED pilot project launches in New York City

    The Climate Group has launched a ground-breaking LED pilot project in New York City to assess potential of this low carbon technology in curbing urban greenhouse gas pollution and cutting energy costs, while making cities brighter and safer at night.

  • Date:
    22 August 2009
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    One Thousand Village Solar LED Initiative launches in southwest China

    Tony Blair and Jet Li today launched the initiative which will engage 400 villages in China in its first two years....

  • Date:
    20 August 2009
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    New report shows China maintains momentum in its clean revolution

    A new report by The Climate Group shows that, despite the economic downturn, China's domestic markets continue to scale-up low carbon technology. On the back of ambitious government policies and a new breed of entrepreneurs, Chinese businesses are amongst the top producers of electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and energy efficient appliances...

  • Date:
    12 May 2009
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    Tony Blair in Netherlands: Technology, US-China agreement key to global deal

    Mr Blair's visit was part of his joint initiative with The Climate Group - Breaking the Climate Deadlock - which aims to strengthen political momentum for a new international climate treaty that will succeed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and drive ambitious emissions reductions across the world...

  • Date:
    20 April 2009
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    The Climate Group launches Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Commitment Campaign

    The °Climate Group, an international non-profit organisation that works to advance climate change solutions and accelerate a low carbon economy, today launched the Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC)...

  • Date:
    01 April 2009
    Location:

    London meeting of 'Big Emitters' to set stage for Copenhagen

    China President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama will meet tomorrow on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in London. The meeting is the first time the current leaders of the world's two biggest emitting countries have met. Hammering out agreements on the economy and climate change will be central to discussions and the outcome may well determine the level of international ambition and pace of international co-operation ahead of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December...

  • Date:
    26 March 2009
    Location:

    China: Jet Li One Foundation and The Climate Group form partnership on climate change

    The Climate Group and the Jet Li One Foundation have signed an MoU agreeing to work together to help Chinese businesses and governments develop a low carbon economy in China and to help foster agreement toward a successful global deal on climate change.

  • Date:
    04 March 2009
    Location:

    Comment: Will China's solar sector weather the downturn?

    The global economic downturn may force the consolidation of China's solar sector. This may not be all bad news, says Changhua Wu, Greater China Director of The Climate Group....

  • Date:
    02 March 2009
    Location:

    New CAS report: Postive outlook for China's low carbon development

    A new report from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) says that China can successfully curb and cap emissions and develop a low carbon economy...

  • Date:
    18 February 2009
    Location:

    Chinese business leaders call for a global climate deal

    Over 20 Chinese business leaders signed an unprecedented climate change communiqué at the annual Yabuli Business Forum in northern China...

  • Date:
    22 January 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group supports green tech drive for China's cities

    The Climate Group has published a new report outlining China's growing efforts to curb urban carbon emissions to support the launch of a new low carbon development initiative with 20 of China's cities, including Guiyang and Dezhou....

  • Date:
    10 December 2008
    Location:

    State and regional governments unite, commit to stepping up low carbon action for Copenhagen

    State and regional governments from all corners of the world today committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency as part of a comprehensive "statement of action" to accelerate low carbon policies....

  • Date:
    26 November 2008
    Location:

    New HCP research: Governments worldwide should do 'fair share' to reduce global emissions

    The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor 2008 - a survey of 12,000 people across 12 countries worldwide - reveals 78% of respondents want their countries to take on their 'fair share' in reducing global {CO2} emissions.

  • Date:
    24 October 2008
    Location:

    China Mobile, Broad, and Suntech join The Climate Group's global business coalition

    CEOs of three of China's leading companies today became the newest members of The Climate Group's global climate coalition...

  • Date:
    31 July 2008
    Location:

    China unleashes Clean Revolution

    China is over-taking more developed economies in exploiting valuable economic opportunities, creating green-collar jobs and leading development of critical low carbon technologies, says a new report to be published by The °Climate Group...

  • Date:
    28 April 2008
    Location:

    "It is Doable": Greater China Director Changhua Wu on BBC's HardTalk

    Changhua Wu was featured on BBC's HardTalk this month to discuss the Chinese response to climate change. The conversation painted a fascinating portrait of a country under rapid transitions: political, economic, and environmental. Yes, China's emissions are worrying, she concurs. But, she contends, the country is making great and promising strides already...

  • Date:
    01 April 2008
    Location:

    Watch BBC's HardTalk with Changhua Wu, Greater China Director of The °Climate Group

    In a hard-hitting HardTalk interview first broadcast on Wednesday 26th March, the BBC's Stephen Sackur talks to Changhua Wu, Greater China Director for The °Climate Group....

  • Date:
    14 March 2008
    Location:

    The Climate Group supports Tony Blair's new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock

    Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has today announced a major new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock - achieving a global deal on climate change. The Climate Group - an independent, not-for-profit organisation working internationally with government and business leaders - is providing strategic international support for this new initiative...

  • Date:
    30 January 2008
    Location:

    2007-2008: The Climate Group Perspective

    Climate change shot to the top of global agenda in 2007. The °Climate Group pauses to consider the ground covered in 2007 - and to assess the challenges and the events that await us in 2008...

  • Date:
    09 January 2008
    Location:

    Opinion: Regions that may rescue the planet

    In an article published by www.climatechangecorp.com, The °Climate Group's Emily Farnworth illustrates California and Guangdong as exciting new grounds for potential climate change laws....

  • Date:
    05 December 2007
    Location:

    HSBC CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN CHINA

    HSBC Climate Programme, launched in the UK in May 2007, rolls out in China with ambitious targets set to 2011...

  • Date:
    07 June 2007
    Location:

    Summary of the Chinese national climate change program

    On June 4th China announced its aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions growth by almost one billion tonnes by 2010 under a long-awaited national climate plan announced in Beijing.

  • Date:
    30 May 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group partners with HSBC on US$100 million programme to combat climate change world-wide

    The °Climate Group has been selected as one of four lead partners in the HSBC Climate Partnership, a groundbreaking five-year, US$100 million initiative to respond to the urgent threat of climate change world-wide. Along with Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and WWF, The Climate Group is working with HSBC to inspire action on climate change by individuals, businesses and governments world-wide...

  • Date:
    14 February 2007
    Location:

    More Companies Make Link Between Climate Change and Increased Profit

    More companies, cities and regional governments than ever are managing to reduce their carbon footprints while strengthening operational performance, shows a new edition of the report Carbon Down Profits Up released today. In many cases these organisations have made significant cost savings as a result of their actions...

  • Date:
    03 October 2005
    Location:

    Cities Are Central to Solving Climate Change, Says New Report

    As 20 of the world's most important cities gather in London today (Tues 4th Oct 2005) to discuss climate change at C20:The World Cities Leadership Summit, The Climate Group has released a comprehensive report on what key cities are doing to cut their emissions of the greenhouse gases (GHG). The publication looks in detail at 15 major cities that have taken a leadership role - what their GHG emissions are currently; what their targets are and examples on how they are delivering on these targets.

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    07 November 2011 - 07 November 2011 
    Location:
    The InterContinental Ballroom, Kowloon, HKSAR

    Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011

    The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011 (BSCL 2011) is a leadership platform and dialogue on the progressive business solutions to address climate change.

  • Date:
    30 May 2011 - 30 May 2011 
    Location:
    Hong Kong

    The Third LED Lighting Deployment Advisory Council

    The Climate Group has set up the LED Lighting Deployment Advisory Council in Hong Kong, which comprises representatives from government agencies, businesses, financiers, industry leaders and academics, to help devise a roadmap for Hong Kong to accelerate the adoption of low carbon technology.

  • Date:
    15 May 2011 - 15 May 2011 
    Location:
    798 UCCA, Beijing, China

    Million-Forest Million-Miracle kick-off

    2011 is International Forest Year and the second year of the Million-Forest program in China. Leaders from The Climate Group, China Green Foundation and UNEP, plus the President of Baidu, JCDecaux China and Million-Forest love ambassador Mi Yang will attend, to launch Million-Forest Million-Miracle and enhance the support to climate impoverished areas in China.

  • Date:
    10 May 2011 - 10 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 10 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on the scaling-up of LED solutions to move from trials to deployment. Hear from experienced city representatives in the process of large scale deployments as well as financial experts, who can offer advice on making municipal scale-up of LED technology happen.

  • Date:
    09 May 2011 - 09 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 9 May

    Today the focus of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an introduction to the LightSavers and LED program and cities. Share information with partners who are in various stages of the LED trials.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 8 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    12 May 2011 - 12 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 12 May

    Today the LED Global Partners Summit 2011 focuses on the Opening Plenary of the CSA’s Green Lighting Shanghai 2011 conference and smart controls, lighting and smart cities in a session jointly organized by Philips China.

  • Date:
    11 May 2011 - 11 May 2011 
    Location:

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 11 May

    The focus today of the LED Global Leaders Summit 2011 is on an continuing and concluding the LightSavers and LED program in the cities, as well as advice on recruiting new consortium partners. Hear from countries or regions on their LED technology road maps, market support and deployment programs.

  • Date:
    13 March 2011 - 14 March 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 13 May

    The LED Global Partners Summit 2011 concludes with a visit to the LED program in Yangzhou, the SFT Lighting factory, a leading manufacturer of LED products in China.

  • Date:
    08 April 2011 
    Location:
    Regus Conference Centre, 35th Floor, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong

    Forum on China's 12th Five Year Plan

    Following the release of China's 12th Five Year Plan, join The Climate Group, Civic Exchange and Climate Change Business Forum for a dialogue with leading experts on how China and Hong Kong can pursue and benefit from a low carbon strategy.

  • Date:
    08 May 2011 - 13 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global LightSavers Partners Summit 2011

    LightSavers is an international consortium of lighting users that seeks to speed up acceptance of LEDs and smart control technologies in outdoor lighting applications such as streets and parking areas. The Summit will convene the LightSavers consortium partners worldwide and senior government officials from countries that strongly support LED development and deployment, to help advance acceptance and market readiness for LED and smart lighting control products.

  • Date:
    07 May 2011 - 08 May 2011 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    LED Global Partners Summit 7 May

    LightSavers global partners arrive in Shanghai, ready for the LED Global Partnets Summit 2011. On Sunday a tour of a nearby ancient canal town such as Suzhou may be arranged, subject to participant interest. On Sunday evening, a social event and dinner will be held in Shanghai for LightSavers partners.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011 
    Location:
    Level LG, Grand Hyatt, Beijing, China

    China Redesign launch event

    The Climate Group are holding a launch event for their new China Redesign program on March 28, in Beijing, China.

  • Date:
    01 November 2010 
    Location:
    JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong

    Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010

    The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010 is the single best occasion for delegates to discuss the current conditions and future prospects of climate business to materialize green growth by leveraging talents and resources in the region.

  • Date:
    06 November 2010 
    Location:
    Beijing, China

    Carbon Treasure - China's Corporate Carbon Strategy Program'

    The Corporate Carbon Strategy (Carbon Treasure) Program, a program intended to address climate change issues and actions being taken by businesses in China, is being launched in Beijing, China on Saturday 6 November, 2010 by The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    22 July 2010 - 24 July 2010 
    Location:
    Beijing, China

    Towards Market Transformation – CCS in China Report Launch Event

    The Climate Group launch their 'Towards Market Transformation - CCS in China' report at a high-level roundtable meeting in Beijing.

  • Date:
    29 June 2010 - 29 June 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai, China

    Ernst & Young Cleantech Ignition Session executive roundtable series

    The Climate Group are acting as Strategic Supporting Organization in this year’s Ignition Session series, which focus on how to bring electric vehicles to an expected tipping point in 2020.

  • Date:
    18 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai Expo, China

    "Building Blocks" for a Low Carbon Future - Clean Revolution at Shanghai Expo 2010

    The Climate Group, in partnership with Landsea, host an industry-focused high-level dialogue and media event focusing on green buildings in China.

  • Date:
    15 May 2010 - 15 May 2010 
    Location:
    Chater Garden, Hong Kong

    Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC) Closing Fun Fair

    The Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign (HKCRC) comes to an end in May, with a fun fair aiming to further enhance the awareness of low carbon living among the citizens of Hong Kong.

  • Date:
    10 May 2010 - 11 May 2010 
    Location:
    Tianjin, China

    2010 China Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum

    The 2010 China Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Forum, organized by Johnson Controls China, takes place on 10-11 May this year and aims to promote open dialogue on energy efficiency and the resulting impact on the environment and economic growth in China.

  • Date:
    03 May 2010 - 29 July 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai Expo

    The Shanghai Expo 2010

    The Shanghai Expo is a World Expo of international fairs and expositions with the theme “Better City - Better Life,” signifying Shanghai’s status as a major economic and cultural center.

  • Date:
    28 April 2010 
    Location:
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

    HK LightSavers launch

    LightSavers, an international consortium of government agencies and organizations working together to advance LEDs and smart adaptive lighting solutions in cities are launching a scheme in Hong Kong.

  • Date:
    16 April 2010 - 16 April 2010 
    Location:
    Washington, DC

    'Reducing Emissions in China' Roundtable

    A private lunch with international business, government and thought leaders to discuss how China will likely meet and verify its emission reduction commitments, and the implications for an international review process.

  • Date:
    29 March 2010 - 29 March 2010 
    Location:
    Hong Kong JW Marriot Hotel, Hong Kong

    Low Carbon Vision for Hong Kong

    The °Climate Group has commissioned the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission to project the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Hong Kong in 2020 and 2030.

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • What now? Network views on the Copenhagen Accord

    Date:
    18 January 2010

    We asked leaders from across our global network leaders for their thoughts on the outcome of COP15 - and what it might mean for business, policy and climate action in their regions.

  • Jargal Jamsranjav

    Date:
    06 January 2005

    Jargal Jamsranjav, the winner of Whitley Award for Nature Conservation (the UK's top conservation prize), discusses her work in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, and the impacts of climate change in the region.

Publications

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  • Post-COP17 Briefing 04 January 2012

    Date:
    04 January 2012

    COP17 took place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager's Durban coverage, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • China's Clean Revolution IV - English Language Summary 06 November 2011

    Date:
    06 November 2011

    The Climate Group Greater China has published a briefing note based on our fourth annual China’s Clean Revolution report, Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth, the full report of which is available in Mandarin.

  • China City Low Carbon Tour 16 November 2011

    Date:
    16 November 2011

    Building on our 2010 China’s Clean Revolution: Cities report, we review the status of implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan in China’s cities. We visited four cities as case studies - Hangzhou, Wuhan, Dongguan and Kashgar - conducting workshops and interviews with city officials in each.

  • TheCleanRevolution.org 05 October 2011

    Date:
    05 October 2011

    To illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution, we have selected an initial set of eight success stories. We have presented these case studies on a new website, TheCleanRevolution.org, which aims to be the world’s most comprehensive compilation of information and best practices for how the world's leading governments and businesses are implementing the Clean Revolution.

  • Delivering Low Carbon Growth: A Guide to China's 12th Five Year Plan 07 March 2011

    Date:
    07 March 2011

    China has plans to continue its ‘clean revolution’ over the next five years, with significant targets for low-carbon energy, energy efficiency and clean technology. This report looks at how the policy framework, as contained in the 12th Five Year Plan covering 2011-2015, will be more sophisticated, with phasing in of market mechanisms and ‘bottom-up’ action in provinces and cities.

  • China Clean Revolution Report III: Low Carbon Development in Cities 06 December 2010

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    As China gears up to announce its 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for its economic development between 2011 and 2015, The Climate Group releases 'China’s Clean Revolution III: Low Carbon Development in Cities' report, which focuses on the role cities will need to play in ensuring China’s ambitious targets on the low carbon economy are met.

  • A Low Carbon Vision for Hong Kong Discussion Paper 29 July 2010

    Date:
    29 July 2010

    The Climate Group in Hong Kong has produced a discussion paper which gives a vision of what carbon reduction targets Hong Kong could achieve, with an aim to initiate discussions on the ways and means to achieve the vision, as well as Hong Kong’s role in facilitating China’s low carbon development.

  • CCS: Towards Market Transformation in China 23 July 2010

    Date:
    23 July 2010

    This briefing paper discusses the growth of the CCS industry in China, the demand for the technology, the need for effective regulation, and the key challenges that China faces to achieve widespread implementation.

  • China EV20 Report: Executive Summary 03 May 2010

    Date:
    03 May 2010

    The Climate Group launches 'Market Transformation of Low Carbon Technology: Electric Vehicles', a new report that focuses directly on the current developments and arising opportunities for electric vehicles in China.

  • China's Clean Revolution II: Opportunities for a low carbon future 20 August 2009

    Date:
    20 August 2009

    Despite the economic downturn, China's domestic markets continue to scale-up low carbon technology.