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Cutting carbon: energy sector not yet on track

In 2020, China’s government announced the country’s environmental goals of achieving peak carbon by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Last year, a team led by Professor Chen Wenying from Tsinghua University developed an energy-environmental economic model, China TIMES, which…
2022-05-07

Chinese foundation helps support Cambodian students

The Amity Foundation has funded 310 Cambodian students to continue their studies through its “Pass the Flame International Student Aid Project”, according to a recent conclusion meeting held by the foundation. A Chinese NGO created in 1985, the Amity Foundation…
2022-05-06

Educating migrant children: challenges remain

China has experienced rapid urbanization and large-scale internal migration. In 2020, the number of migrant workers nationwide was around 376 million. Based on this estimate, the number of migrant workers’ children now exceeds 130 million — more than 40 percent…
2022-04-28

Chinese students get classes on ‘zero waste’

For this year’s World Earth Day, some Chinese elementary and middle schools in cities like Beijing and Hangzhou launched a new class on the concept of zero waste. The class — Zero Waste Knowledge — is part of the “Pepsi…
2022-04-27

Action plan issued to increase disabled employment

The General Office of the State Council issued the Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting Employment of Disabled Persons (2022-2024) on April 8. The plan proposes that from 2022 to 2024: At least 1 million disabled persons should be newly employed…
2022-04-27

Academics meet to discuss carbon emissions in rural areas

The 1st Interdisciplinary Academic Exchange Conference of the Research Center for Zero-carbon Buildings was held at Tsinghua University on March 11. Dozens of experts and academics delivered speeches on promoting carbon emission reduction in rural areas. Professor Zhang Hong from…
2022-04-25

Shipping company fined for environmental damage

Xiamen Maritime Court recently concluded China’s first case related to a dispute over damage to the marine environment, brought by the Coast Guard. The defendant, a shipping company based in Wuhu, Anhui Province, was ordered to pay more than 1.28…
2022-04-24

Using the market to reduce emissions: Han Jin interview

In early March, at a village in Rwanda’s Southern Province, a borehole in a schoolyard was repaired after lying abandoned for many years. As the well water gushed out, people cheered, sang and danced in celebration with the realization that…
2022-04-21

Gu Weimin: NGOs and government can improve cooperation

In recent years, the scope and frequency of government purchases of NGO services in China have gradually increased, which has helped to promote the sector’s development. To better understand the reasons and requirements of government purchases and how NGOs can…
2022-04-20

Government departments aim to make cities more youth friendly

A new set of opinions jointly issued by 17 Chinese departments urge cities to regulate the development of youth social organizations and increase the number of volunteers providing services for young people. The departments include the Central Propaganda Department, Cyberspace…
2022-04-18

Revealed: how a foreign NGO can legally operate in China

On January 1, 2017, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Domestic Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations (also known as: the NGO Law) came into effect. In the years since, it has become the most…
2022-04-15

NGOs assist MU5735 search and rescue effort

When flight MU5735 crashed in Wuzhou, Guangxi, on March 21, rescue teams from NGOs and private companies rushed to the site to participate in the search for victims. Due to poor weather and the complex terrain of the local mountainous…
2022-04-14

Roundup: delegates’ environmental proposals at Two Sessions

When it comes to the environmental protection issues discussed during China’s “Two Sessions” this year, carbon neutrality and resource conservation received most attention from the public, with 55.2 percent and 54 percent of respondents to a questionnaire claiming to be…
2022-04-12

10 illegal social organizations banned

The Social Organization Law Enforcement Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Civil Affairs released a list of 10 social organizations that have recently been banned on April 8. The organizations are as follows: China Quality Certification Supervision Commission (listed as…
2022-04-12

New research sheds light on migrant mothers (part 2)

As mentioned in the previous article, new research sheds light on migrant mothers, the Facilitators launched the Health Care Action for Working Mothers and released a report calling for more attention to be paid to this vulnerable group. Among the…
2022-04-11

Guidance encourages ‘green’ Belt and Road

China’s top economic planner and three ministries jointly issued guidance on promoting the green development of the Belt and Road Initiative on March 16, encouraging businesses to increase investment and global cooperation in green infrastructure, investment, finance and environmental impact…
2022-04-08
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