The Environment Development Center of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British Standards Institution on the certification of low-carbon products.

It is learned from Gov.cn, the official web portal of the Central People's Government of China, that China has approved 16 new nature reserves.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been enhancing its support for environmental protection and innovations on energy saving and emission reduction technology and by the end of June 2009 it had granted up to CNY400 billion in loans for green programs.

Chongqing Green Volunteers' League, a Chongqing-based non-governmental organization, has submitted an application of administrative reconsideration in which it criticizes China's Ministry of Environmental Protection for its improper settlement of the Jingshajiang River Hydropower Projects.

Eight Chinese cities and five power plants have been included on the blacklist of China's Ministry of Environmental Protection for their illegal behavior and have been asked to rectify their faults within a given period.

Eight Chinese ministries jointly held a videoconference to plan for this year's special campaign against polluting companies.

A special commodity, carbon dioxide, has been licensed for trading on the China Beijing Environment Exchange.