Topic: Yunnan Province

China a big winner in carbon credit game

AFP Global Edition | 264 days ago

In energy-hungry China's southwestern Yunnan province, power is being produced at wind farms, dams and garbage dumps as the Asian giant adopts more "green" technology thanks to carbon trading. The UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows rich countries to fulfil part of their greenhouse gas reduction commitments under ...

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