The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Environment (环境)

Greenpeace says China’s energy plans exacerbate climate change
绿色和平称中国煤制气项目或加剧气候变化
The New York Times, July 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140724/c24chinacoal/dual/

See report:
China’s planned coal-to-gas plants could emit over 1 billion tons of CO2
Greenpeace, July 24, 2014
http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/press/releases/climate-energy/2014/coal-to-gas-plants-china/

China’s hunger for timber is wrecking Mozambique
Quartz, July 23, 2014
qz.com/238520/chinas-hunger-for-timber-is-wrecking-mozambique/

See report:
First class crisis: China's criminal and unsustainable intervention in Mozambique's Miombo forests
Environmental Investigation Agency, July 2014
eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/First-Class-Crisis-English-FINAL.pdf?_ga=1.214424663.1795132776.1404956138