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NGOs in Beijing: a decade in review

The Social Organization Management Center (SOMC) of Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau (BCAB) held the opening ceremony of the 2nd Beijing Social Organization Promotion Event on Sept 28. (NGOs are known locally as “social organizations”). Releasing a series of official statistics,…

China’s NGOs not spending enough to tackle climate change

In August, China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF) joined hands with FAW-Volkswagen to launch the 3rd “Automotive Environmental Protection Innovation Leadership Plan”, funding projects that tackle key technology and engineering bottlenecks in the new energy vehicle industry, in order to support…

Maximizing charity: the power of effective altruism

Spend 1 million dollars to save one life or 180 lives, which would you choose? Yes, every life matters, but are you fully aware of the potential of your donation? In developed countries such as the US and UK, governments…

Project set to provide homecare services for elderly

Forty-two cities and districts have been selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to be implementation areas for the 2022 Home-Based Basic Elderly Care Service Improvement Project (the project). Supported by the central…

Guangdong releases new plan to tackle emissions

A new plan released by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government stipulates that by 2025, the province’s energy consumption per unit of GDP will drop by 14 percent compared to its 2020 level. The Guangdong Province “14th Five-Year Plan” Energy Conservation…

NGOs contribute to government research projects

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued an announcement in June calling for research institutes to join the 2022 dual carbon goals research project. Following a two-month review, the results have been released. The NDRC received a total of…

Cement industry expected to join national carbon trading market

At a seminar on dual carbon goals and carbon asset management last week, Song Zhiping, chairman of the World Cement Association (WCA), delivered a speech and predicted that the cement industry would be included in the national carbon trading market…

Ministry of Civil Affairs holds law enforcement meeting

The Social Organization Administration of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) held a symposium in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, on July 25, to summarize law enforcement activities of social organizations (NGOs) during the past few years, and to make instructions and…

SMEs encouraged to trade carbon emissions

After President Xi’s announcement of the Dual Carbon Goal at the 75th United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, China has clarified its national policy of achieving peak carbon by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. SMEs were once seen…