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Anders Hove 09.05.2017 China has huge ambitions for EVs but what can it learn from the US about getting subsidies right? Asks  Anders Hove China's government hopes for EV sales to rise up to 40% this year despite deep cuts to consumer subsidies (Image by  Remko Tanis ) Depending on who you listen to, China is either on the cusp of revolutionising world energy storage and electric vehicle (EV)  markets, or in the throes of upheaval. Of course, the reality is a bit more nuanced. Some of the issues experienced by the electric vehicle sector in the last few months have resulted from an urgent need to reform the country’s vehicle subsidy programme. But going forward, China can learn a few things from other countries in the design of its programme that will boost the market while limiting the scope for cost overruns. China is already a global leader in EVs and battery manufacturing. In May 2014, President Xi Jinping  declared  that new energy vehicles would be a path

Zhang Chun 11.05.2017 chinadialogue  is launching a two-year series of articles exploring challenges to our global fisheries and marine environments and China’s role in tackling them The catch on board a Chinese fishing vessel in Guinea (Image:  Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace ) It is estimated that over the last fifty years almost half of the world’s fish  species  and  population  have disappeared. This is due to the vast expansion of global fishing fleets, increasing exploitation of seabed resources and climate change, which humanity has so far failed to prevent. Traces of human activity and interference can now be found from the summit of Mount Everest to the depths of the  Mariana   Trench . The state we’re in One billion people worldwide rely on the oceans for their food but over-exploitation and damage of marine environments is threatening this vital source of nutrition. To ensure that oceans remain alive and plentiful, the United Nations in 2015  made the pr

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Indigenous peoples push for permanent seat at UN : Indigenous leaders and representatives worldwide are convening at this year's United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which runs through May 5. One issue they are lobbying for is regular access to the U.N. and a seat at the General Assembly.