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China Imposes First-Ever Fines for Auto Emissions Violations
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Mar 05, 2018 07:10 PMIn January, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) imposed fines on two domestic truck makers—Tangjun and Kama—for selling vehicles that didn’t comply with emissions standards. These were the first-ever fiscal penalties levied by the ministry for auto emissions violations. The two companies were fined nearly $6 million total, or $14,000 per vehicle, for trucks that sold for an average of $7,000.
Mega-City Wuhan Issues Carbon Peaking Plan With Emissions Cap
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Feb 11, 2018 04:05 PMWuhan, a mega-city that has pioneered green growth strategies, has issued a Carbon Emissions Peaking Action Plan (2017-2022) with a quantified emissions cap—the first of its kind for a Chinese city. Wuhan’s plan sends a positive signal to peer cities and exemplifies how the 19th Party Congress' call for "ecological civilization" is quickly translating into local action.
Statement on China’s Launch of the National Emissions Trading System
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jan 07, 2018 10:18 AMYesterday, China’s National Development and Reform Commission launched China’s national Emissions Trading System (ETS), with approval from the State Council. The launch, which fulfills a commitment first made by President Xi Jinping in September 2015, is a major milestone in China’s efforts to fight climate change, and a significant step towards a clean energy future.
Eric Heitz Report Back to CCICED on Recommendations by Clean Energy Strategy and Climate Change Forum
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 11, 2017 06:12 PMOn Dec 11, 2017, as Member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), Energy Foundation CEO and Co-founder Eric Heitz reported back to CCICED Annual Meeting Plenary Session, on the findings and recommendations by CCICED Clean Energy Strategy and Climate Change Forum.
Energy Foundation China Held a “Clean Energy Strategy and Climate Change” Open Forum at CCICED’s Annual Meeting
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 12, 2017 10:59 AMOn December 10, 2017, “Clean Energy Strategy and Climate Change,” an open forum on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), kicked off in Beijing. Undertaken by the Energy Foundation, the forum was hosted by two vice chairpersons of CCICED: XIE Zhenhua, China’s Special Representative on Climate Change, and Catherine MCKENNA, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
China First Forum Focused on the Role Philanthropy Play in Cleaning up the Country’s Air
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Mar 08, 2018 11:28 PMForty experts from research institutions, NGOs, and the business sector shared their experience in air pollution prevention and control, before they explored how to promote clean air research and action in the philanthropy world.
EF China and China Southern Power Grid Signed a MOU
— by hewei — last modified Nov 27, 2017 11:11 PMA Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Energy Foundation China (EF China) and China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd (CSG) on August 17 in Guangzhou.
Zou Ji to Serve as President of Energy Foundation China
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Nov 16, 2017 02:37 PMWe are delighted to announce that as of today, our new Energy Foundation China President, Prof. Zou Ji, has officially joined the staff in our Beijing Representative Office.
Clean Energy Transition becomes the new engine of economic growth – Energy Foundation holds Clean Energy Economy Transition Forum in Beijing
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 10, 2017 09:51 PMOn June 6th – 8th, the Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM8) and the Second Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-2), hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology was held in China National Conference Center. On June 6th, Energy Foundation, with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology, successfully organized the side event – Clean Energy Economy Transition Forum.
Trump's decision will not stop a global economy towards a low-carbon future
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 04, 2017 03:03 PMThe president’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement undermines the efforts of states, cities, and American businesses to grow the economy and create jobs. America is retreating from its global leadership position on trade, national security, and climate change.
China’s Enhanced Global Leadership on Clean Energy Will Boost Its New Silk Road Initiative
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 02, 2017 12:41 PMGovernment officials, organization representatives, experts, scholars, and business leaders from over 130 countries and 70 international organizations recently gathered in Beijing to discuss topics like infrastructure, energy resources, environmental protection, trade, and economic cooperation at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Eric Heitz, Co-founder and CEO of Energy Foundation, attended the forum and was invited to address the Fifth Global Think Tank Summit on the Belt and Road Initiative and clean energy.
International Workshop to address the port emissions in the Pearl River Delta Region
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 06, 2017 02:41 PMThe level of control of ship and port emission in the Pearl River Delta is low compared to its contribution to air pollution in the region.
EF China received Outstanding Contribution Award from VECC
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Feb 07, 2021 10:13 AMEF China received prestigious award from the Vehicle Emissions Control Centre of the Ministry of Environmental Protection on February 28, 2017.
MOU Signed to Launch an Urbanization Forum
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Feb 08, 2017 11:32 PMChina Academy of Urban Planning & Design (CAUPD) and EF China signed on January 19 a memorandum of understanding on establishing ‘China's Urbanization Think Tank Forum’
Vice Minster of MOHURD Met Jan Gehl and CSCP Director of EF China
— by Zhou Jie — last modified Nov 09, 2016 04:08 PMMs. Huang Yan, Vice Minister of Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, met the famous Danish architect and urban design consultant Jan Gehl, accompanied by the Sustainable City Program Director of EF China Wang Zhigao, at China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, on November 1st.
City Air Quality Attainment Plan Pilots Workshop
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Mar 09, 2018 08:32 AMAccording to the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law Amendment (new Air Law), China’s municipal governments are responsible for local air quality and are required to develop air quality attainment plans in non-attainment areas.
China’s ratification of Paris Agreement will set a good example for countries worldwide
— by Wang Wei — last modified Sep 10, 2016 11:51 PMChina’s ratification of Paris Agreement is not a surprise, It’s impressive that President Xi chose again to stand on stage with President Obama to emphasize China’s global leadership and to highlight the China-U.S. partnership on climate and energy. And the G20 Summit—an economic forum—is a great venue in which to make the case for low-carbon economic growth.
Project to Develop an Electricity Substitution Plan for Distributed Residential Coal in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Launched
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Feb 07, 2021 10:08 AMIn the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-jin-ji, JJJ) Region, heavy haze pollution episodes are more serious during winter heating seasons, when pollution from low elevation, distributed residential coal combustion contributes significantly to the concentration of PM2.5.
New Case Study on the Clean Energy Transformation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Launched
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jul 01, 2016 05:33 PMIn order to better implement the requirements of China’s national air pollution prevention and control standards and improve air quality in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-jin-ji, JJJ), the China Environmental Management Program (CEMP) grantee Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection (BMRIEP) will conduct a project on the clean energy transformation in the JJJ region.
Local Air Quality Management Pilot Project (Phase II) Has Been Launched
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jul 01, 2016 05:26 PMIn 2016, local pilots will carry out Phase II projects, including the 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for air pollution prevention and control and local city air quality attainment plans. Phase II projects will continue centering on the core requirements of urban air quality standards attainment and carrying out pilot studies on the time limit of standards attainment, phased improvement objectives, measures and tasks for attaining standards, and co-control measures.
Asia Society Honored the Energy Foundation with a Leadership Award
— by Zhou Jie — last modified Jun 13, 2016 04:13 PMWe are pleased to report that the Asia Society honored the Energy Foundation with a Leadership Award at their annual dinner on May 4th, 2016. The theme is “Innovation Beyond Borders: Bridging the U.S. and Asia,” and the selection recognizes our 16 years of work to move innovative ideas between the two countries. Eric Heitz, CEO and co-founder was proud to accept the award on behalf of the China staff and Chinese network of grantees.
1 Trillion USD Investment Needed in Five Years to Build Low-carbon Cities in China
— by Zhou Jie — last modified Jun 07, 2016 01:53 PMBloomberg Philanthropies Partners with China's Green Finance Committee, Paulson Institute, Energy Foundation China and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association to Promote Green Finance for Low-carbon Cities in China
EF China Recognised for Contribution to RE Grid Integration Studies
— by Chen Renwei — last modified May 03, 2016 06:05 PMWe are very honored that our Renewable Energy team was nominated for the 2016 UVIG Achievement Award on April 26, 2016 together with our partners at SGERI, CEPRI, and SGC Dispatch Centre for the RE Priority Dispatch Study and the Qinghai Solar Integration Study that we jointly developed.
Chen Jining, Minister of the Ministry of Environment Protection of the People's Republic of China, met with Eric Heitz, Co-founder and CEO of Energy Foundation
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Nov 12, 2019 03:06 PMChen Jining, Minister of the Ministry of Environment Protection of the People's Republic of China, met with Eric Heitz, Co-founder and CEO of Energy Foundation, in Beijing on March 1, 2016.
Moving Changzhou’s Air Quality Management Pilot Forward
— by Cai Jingjing — last modified Dec 23, 2015 03:24 PMOn December 14, Changzhou held the third Air Quality Management Training, organized by Changzhou Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB), Changzhou Institute of Environmental Science, and the Clean Air Alliance of China (CAAC). In the first session of the conference, domestic and international experts from the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP), CAAC, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory gave presentations on the upcoming 13th Five-Year Plan for Air Pollution Prevention and Control, pollution control in non-road mobile sources, city air quality management, and energy planning tools. Industry representatives from Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Jiaxing discussed their experiences with advanced air pollution control technology with the Changzhou EPB and leaders from Changzhou’s industrial parks.
Chen Jining: Build Emission Permits into a Core System for Stationary Point Source Environmental Management
— by Lin Yuan — last modified Feb 07, 2021 09:54 AMSupporting Chinese Cities to an early Peaking of Carbon Emissions — 22 Non-Profit Organizations Release the Ten Key Principles of Low Carbon Urbanization
— by Zhou Jie — last modified Dec 04, 2015 10:19 AMThe China Urban Sustainability Coalition, along with multiple non-profit organizations that advocate for sustainable urbanization in China, jointly released the Ten Key Principles of Low Carbon Urbanization on December 3rd in Paris, at China Pavilion of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21), offering recommendations for Chinese cities’ transition towards a green and low-carbon development model.
Calling for Co-control of Air Pollution and Climate Change
— by Lin Yuan — last modified Nov 23, 2015 09:37 PM
Enhance Air Quality Monitoring and Forecast Technical Capacity for Promoting Regional Cooperation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Its Surrounding Areas
— by Cai Jingjing — last modified Nov 18, 2015 04:43 PMOn November 10 and 11, grantee Beijing University of Technology held a training on air quality monitoring and forecast technology for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (JJJ) region and its surrounding areas. About forty attendees from local environmental monitoring centers and stations in the relevant region joined the training.
Energy Foundation China holds its 15th Dialogue Partners Meeting
— by Zhou Jie — last modified Aug 06, 2015 10:33 AMOn July 4, 2015, Energy Foundation China (EFC) held its 15th annual Dialogue Partners Meeting in Beijing. With over 60 attendees this year, the Dialogue Partners Meeting is a one-day event aimed to exchange ideas with China’s policymakers on energy and environmental challenges and successes.
