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A new venture capital wave is on the rise in China: vegetarian meat substitutes. Since Buddhists already perfected meat and fish imitations centuries ago, China is serval steps of other countries in this area. This new food trend also offers several advantages for the government.
By Frank Sieren
Beijing's climate ambitions are great. Emissions trading is to be one of the building blocks for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The start of trading in CO2 certificates was planned for the end of June, but was postponed several times. However, there is hardly anything left of Beijing's ambitious plans after numerous downgrades. Experts even doubt whether trading in this form can make any significant contribution at all to reducing the immense emissions.
By Nico Beckert
China's EV market is growing rapidly. The People's Republic is facing the question of how to deal with the increasing amount of used batteries earlier than other countries. This is because old batteries are extremely harmful to the environment. The powerful Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has now held the manufacturers responsible once again and calls for more attention to recycling.
By Frank Sieren
A report is circulating in the US media that the Taishan nuclear power plant is about to be shut down due to safety problems. China insists that the situation is under control. In fact, radioactive gases are inevitable during reactor operation. However, they should not escape in large quantities into the plant or the surrounding area.
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China's skyscrapers are among the most sustainable in the world. The developers are still primarily state-owned. But now Beijing is forcing private builders to meet higher sustainability standards as well. This will have consequences because most of the world's new skyscrapers are currently built in China.
By Frank Sieren