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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Experts agree that climate change will affect China, and China will affect climate change. Yet, as a developing country, it is not required to limit its emissions under the internationally agreed Kyoto Protocol.
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Opinions and Analysis
China can sink carbon in the soil
China can reduce carbon emissions — and the cost of fighting climate change — by storing carbon in farmland soil, says Jiang Gaoming.
China must rethink wind power policies
China could make great use of wind power but they need to get their policies right, says an editorial in Nature.
Microbiology has much to offer climate change science
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Policy Briefs
China and climate change: the role of the energy sector
Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship is the nation's booming economy and changing energy sector.
How biodiversity and climate change interact
Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.
News and Features
China's water deficit 'will create food shortage'
Recent drought in north China has highlighted a long-term water deficit that poses a threat to agriculture, warns a Chinese climate expert.
Brazil and China to partner on new technologies
Common goals on biofuels and climate change have led Brazil and China to forge a research collaboration.
