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January 14, 2011 A Chinese environmental update

2011-01-14 00:00:00

January 14, 2011

A Chinese environmental update

China and the United Kingdom signed trade deals worth US$4 billion – including agreements on luxury-car sales and oil exploration -- and announced that Beijing will loan a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years, Agence France-Presse reported. The pacts were signed during vice premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Britain, following stops in Spain and Germany, where other multibillion-dollar deals covering a range of business sectors were agreed.

In The Guardian, the author of “The Way of the Panda” welcomed the expected arrival of pandas Tian-Tian and Yangguang in Scotland later this year. Calling pandas “consummate fundraisers”, Henry Nicholls expressed a wish that the Edinburgh Zoo squeeze them “for every last drop of conservation goodness”. Meanwhile, a study published in Biology Letters indicated that giant pandas need old-growth forests as much as bamboo forests, Science Daily said.

The Chinese government agreed to allow imports of edible seal products from Canada, CTV reported. While Canada’s fisheries minister said thousands of Canadian families would benefit from access to the Chinese market, Agence France-Presse said animal-rights groups in China have accused Canada of turning their country into a "dumping ground" for seal meat and oils – banned in the European Union.

Demand for green products and services appears to be skyrocketing in China, but businesses are underestimating consumer interest in environmental issues, China Daily quoted TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific as saying. According to the company’s research, businesses appeared to be unaware of how intense consumer interest translates into demand for green products and a willingness to pay a premium for them.

China will add two new pollution indicators to its emission control list, Xinhua said. Ammonia nitrogen -- a measure of water quality -- is a byproduct of rare-earth mining, while nitrogen oxide is mainly discharged from power plants and vehicles. Plans call for reducing emissions of these two pollutants, along with sulphur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand, by 1.5% this year.

Europe’s top climate official said China’s new five-year plan, expected to be brimming with environmental and energy initiatives, will serve as a stark reminder of Europe's diminishing frontrunner status in the area, EUobserver said. Climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said “many Europeans will be in for a surprise, not to talk about many Americans, when they see the next five-year plan”.

Heilongjiang province has banned logging in China’s largest natural forest – in the Great and Lesser Hinggan Mountains – until 2020 to protect the environment and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, Xinhua reported.

Extreme weather in 2010, including high temperatures, drought and heavy rains, caused the worst damage in China in a decade, Xinhua quoted the chief of the National Climate Centre as saying. The deaths of more than 4,800 people and direct economic losses of over 500 billion yuan (US$75 billion) were attributed to the freakish weather.

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