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Where Is China’s Coal Consumption Trending? Coal has been the primary energy source driving China’s recent “economic miracle.” In 2000 the country went through 1.5 billion tons of coal, and as energy demands have continued to skyrocket, so too has the consumption of coal. By...

What Are the Public’s Sources of Environmental Information? Environmental information is more widely available than ever, from an increasingly wide range of sources. News Media The state-operated television network, CCTV, and state-directed news outlets, like Xinhua, the People’s Daily, China Daily, China...

What Is Contaminating China’s Water Resources? Viewed in the context of the skyrocketing industrialization, urbanization, and population growth of the past 30 years, the widespread contamination of the water supply that now plagues China would seem almost inevitable. Yet, because the country’s water has been...

How Much of China’s Land Is Contaminated? China’s land area is about 3.7 million square miles (world’s third largest after Russia and Canada). Roughly 11.5% to 15%, depending on the source, is arable (approximately 334 million acres). This represents about 7% to 9% of the...

Has the Chinese Government Been Responsive to the Challenges Posed by Pollution? Premier Li Keqiang’s 2014 declaration of “war on pollution” was meant to signal to the Chinese people that Beijing recognizes the full scope of the country’s pollution crisis as well as the public’s...