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New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity
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Clean alternatives help, but not nearly enough, to loosen energy-water choke point
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Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country
An escalating confrontation over resources; a confrontation with global implications.
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Memo to Hu and Obama: Water and Energy Choke Points Merit Time at the China-U.S. Summit
Collaborate on resolving confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries.
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Chinese Power Plant Develops Advanced Coal Technology
China attempts to move forward with its clean energy ambitions.
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China’s Climate Emissions Are Global Issue, But Water Scarcity Is Greater Domestic Priority
China hosts its first U.N. climate conference as the country works to wed its financial and environmental ambitions.
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Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China
Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with floods.
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China Looks to Increase Hydropower to Meet Clean Energy Goals
While the superpower announces ambitious sustainability goals, it faces droughts and intensive energy needs.
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Drought in South China is Worst in Decades
Parts of southern China are being ravaged by a severe three-season drought. Millions of people lack adequate water supplies, and millions of acres of cropland are too dry to plant.
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Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories
Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.
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China’s Poor Farmers Hit Hardest by Climate Change
Farmers on the edge of poverty in China’s rural provinces face a bleak future in the wake of warmer temperatures, more frequent droughts and infrequent rainfall. The changing climate is forcing many harvesters into poverty or keeping them from climbing out.
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China Resettles 300,000 for Plans to Redirect Water to Combat Drought
Nearly 1.5 million people in the Hunan and Guangdong provinces have reported drinking water shortages.
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