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Chinese protesters confront police over incinerator plans in Guangzhou

A local holds a banner reading "oppose garbage incineration, protect green Guangzhou" outside government offices in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Photograph: Reuters Chinese police have dispersed a demonstration by hundreds of Chinese protesters over ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Barack Obama and Hu Jintao aim to agree greenhouse gas targets

Barack Obama and Hu Jintao during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA The US and China, the world's two biggest polluters, today said they aimed to set targets for easing greenhouse gases ...

From TANIA BRANIGAN, JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hu Jintao,  Environmental Protection Agency,  Dalai Lama

China and US poised to break new ground in green technology partnership

A worker hoists an US flag alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama. Photograph: PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama said the US and China will break new ground in their partnership on clean ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hu Jintao,  General Electric,  Steven Chu,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jonathan Watts on Obama saying it's too late for environment deal at Copenhagen

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From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

The changing face of China's coal industry

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Jonathan Watts reports from Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on a project that could eventually clean up the planet's fastest growing source of greenhouse gases Your IP address will be logged When autoplay is ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, SHEHANI FERNANDO, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009

The two faces of China's giant coal industry

The world's newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi province. Ordos is a city that few outside China know. But the future of global emissions, and global warming looks ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hu Jintao,  Barack Obama,  Greenpeace

Copenhagen climate change summit hopes in tatters as Obama backs postponement

Barrack Obama speaks with Thailand prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as they attend a meeting in Singapore during The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama acknowledged today that time has ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,  U.S. Senate,  Abhisit Vejjajiva,  Michael Froman

Barack Obama's trip to China expected to set the tone for talks in Copenhagen

President Barack Obama meets with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, in New York September 2009. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Instead, modest progress may be announced in the fields of technology co-operation and private sector initiatives to move ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  Hu Jintao,  World Resources Institute

Yangtze delta warned to prepare for effects of climate change

A river bed is exposed as water levels fall along the Yangtze river near Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. Photograph: AP China's most populous river needs massive investment and careful planning to ease the impact of climate change, which is ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Nov 2009

Philippines flooding hits refugee camps

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Jonathan Watts reports from the Rizal province in the Philippines, where flooding after an intense typhoon season is still blighting the lives of thousands of climate refugees Your IP address will ...

From JONATHAN WATTS, SHEHANI FERNANDO, Guardian Unlimited,  2 Nov 2009

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