What does Kentucky mean to your average Chinese consumer? Kentucky Fried Chicken would probably be at the top of a very short list. Nevertheless, the state believes it has more to offer in China's new economy and wants to become a booming source of clean technology exports to China...    more »

Its going to be tough being seen among the crowds at next year's Olympics. And that goes for the sponsors too. Coca-Cola has found an original way to stand out by associating itself with the landmark Beijing National Stadium, popularly known as the Bird's Nest stadium because of its nest-shaped structure...   more »

Like car owners the world over, most Chinese consumers prefer to put their green principles to one side when it comes to purchasing a new car. Large, expensive vehicles are preferred to smaller, low-emission models, and that uncomfortable reality shows up in the declining sales for low-emission cars...    more »

[UPDATED] Scares about air quality are nothing new for the Olympics. The choice of Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympics was disastrous for many athletes because of Mexico DF's high altitude and rarefied air. Forty years on, events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing may get postponed if the city's plans to rein in pollution fail...   more »

An OECD report says China's breakneck economic growth is wreaking severe environmental damage, with air pollution in Chinese cities amongst the worst in the world. Hardly a revelation, of course, but nevertheless, its good to see that the OECD is not afraid to say China's pollution problem is bad -- and getting worse...   more »

Some ethanol plants in China have suspended production due to the high cost of corn coupled with low ethanol prices. The tightness of the corn market is blamed on traders stockpiling corn in the expectation of higher prices. Government concern that China's ethanol producers are jeopardising China's food supply is also dampening prospects for the sector...    more »

In 2006, China surpassed the US to become the world's largest emitter of CO2, according to the Dutch environmental assessment agency. The figures are the most alarming yet and contrast with predictions made last year by the International Energy Authority, which maintained that China would not surpass the US until 2009 at the earliest...   more »

Bad news from London-listed China Biodiesel International. China, more than any country, could do with some greener alternatives to fuel its rapidly growing economy. But biodiesel's attractions have waned because of a rise in the price of the feedstock that CBI uses to make its fuel...   more »

Siemens has won a €300m order to bring electrical power to China's power-hungry Pearl River Delta. It will help build the world's highest capacity power link stretching 1,400km beween the provinces of Yunnan, where new hydroelectric plants are being built, and Guangdong...    more »

Investment house London Asia Capital is betting on growing environmental awareness in China by investing £2.7m in Hainan Zhengye Zhongnong High-tech Co (ZYZN), a maker of bio-pesticides. China is the largest consumers of pesticides in the world but the high-toxicity products that dominate the market cause severe damage to the agricultural ecosystem...   more »