China

The analysis by US ITC petitioners Suniva and SolarWorld Americas stands in stark contrast to projections made by US SEIA and GTM Research.

East Asia typhoons have been increasing in intensity, a trend that is expected to continue and take a heavier toll throughout the western Pacific rim and posing greater challenges to regional and world leaders.

China's scaling down coal and steel production capacity while U.S. wind power capacity reached 75 MW in 2015, adding momentum to the global drive to curtail GHG emissions.

China's National Modern Energy Holdings signed a contract worth $12 billion with Panda New Energy to deliver 150,000 EVs based on the Saab 9-3, as well aa associated products and services.

A combination of emissions from vehicles, power and industrial plants along with wind and weather patterns is responsible for dangerously high levels of air pollution in Beijing and cities across China, a threat that China's government are just now taking steps to address.

Instituting another measure to reduce carbon emissions and toxic air quality, China's national government is requiring that at least 30%, of new cars purchased by local government bodies, public institutions and publicly funded organizations' between 2014-2016 be EVs or "new energy" vehicles.

The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing is protesting China's imposition of tariffs on imports of polysilicon -- the raw material used in solar photovoltaic cells and panels -- from the U.S. While the tariffs violate international trade treaties, the Chinese government has ramped up the illegal subsidies it provides to domestic manufacturers, CASM asserts.