Primeval Forest Biodiversity Found in China’s Sinkholes

07/05/2024 CEN_net89 0

In the midst of southern China’s vast sinkhole-ridden landscape, a recent study of ancient forests found growing in the depths of karst tiankengs – super-deep sinkholes – has revealed the astonishing degree of biodiversity they harbor and protect. Rather than representing a simple extension of surrounding above-ground ecosystems, these lush forests, which are partially hidden hundreds of feet beneath the earth’s surface inside the tiankengs, are unique. While the species they host […]

China’s revolutionary sodium EV battery

06/05/2024 CEN_net89 0

China Changed the Future of EVs with New Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries China is leading the way with research and development of sodium-ion batteries, which are safer and potentially cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. The newest and more eco-friendly alternative is coming from China from the world’s largest EV battery producer – Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), in the form of its latest ‘hybrid’ sodium-ion batteries.  CATL began investing in sodium-ion […]

China-EU environment & climate cooperation

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Report on China-EU environment, climate cooperation released by China A think tank report titled “China-EU Cooperation on Environment and Climate: Progress and Prospects” was released globally on May 3, 2024. The report was jointly released by the National Energy Conservation Center, the Xinhua Institute and the Institutes of Science and Development under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, It consists […]

Chinese-backed Serbia-Hungary Railway

04/05/2024 CEN_net89 0

BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE IN EUROPE Chinese-backed Rail Line Brings Benefits to Serbia, Hungary The Chinese-built Hungary-Serbia railway, a fruitful result of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has significantly enhanced Serbian people and foreign tourists’ travel convenience and introduced innovative technologies to both Serbia and Hungary. Once fully completed, the line – a hallmark project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Europe – is set to cut rail […]

China slams EU raids on green energy company

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China slams EU’s ‘shocking’ raids on Chinese green energy company’s offices The EU cannot hold high the banner of combating climate change with one hand advocating global green cooperation, while wielding the stick of trade protectionism with the other hand against China. The EU carried out a sudden and unexpected raid on the offices of a Chinese green energy company in Poland and the Netherlands in late April 2024 over […]

Developed nations fail climate finance pledge

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China urges developed countries to fulfill climate finance commitments at G20 meetings China has urged developed countries to expedite the implementation of their climate finance commitments, helping developing countries in climate actions with financial and technological assistance. The stance was made during G20 meetings, held on Wednesday and Thursday, aimed at enhancing technical and capacity-building support for developing countries. During the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting under […]

Dangerous heat wave envelops East Asia

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Heat wave is affecting hundreds of millions of people across East Asia (including China) and South East Asia A punishing heat wave is affecting hundreds of millions of people across East Asia (including China) and South East Asia, with monthly and all-time temperature records falling repeatedly. And the heat shows no signs of slowing. The heat, exacerbated by climate change, is proving relentless and fatal in many areas. Studies on […]

Hungary, China build solar energy storage

03/05/2024 CEN_net89 0

By 2030, Hungary will have the fourth largest capacity in the world for storing green energy after China, the United States and Germany. Forest-Vill, the Hungarian company behind the storage facility says construction is underway for the EUR 21 million, 20 MW storage facility, located near Szolnok. Chinese company Huawei will provide the equipment for 60 MWh capacity project, which is expected to be completed in the first half of […]

BRICS challenge World Bank

03/05/2024 CEN_net 0

End of Western hegemony: BRICS+ challenge World Bank Since its formation the World Bank has promoted and consolidated Western hegemony, imposed draconian neo-liberal economic policies and perpetuated global inequalities The World Bank has been the target of extensive criticism over the years by developing nations, centering on its operational practices and the broader implications of its policies. These criticisms include allegations of promoting Western hegemony and perpetuating global inequalities, as […]

West anti-China moves harm climate action

02/05/2024 CEN_net 0

Efforts by the US and EU to stem China’s dominance in green technologies risk stalling the fight against global warming, according to the veteran diplomat tasked by Xi Jinping to represent China on climate issues. Liu Zhenmin, appointed in January as China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, this month heads for his first in-person meetings in the US since taking the role. Those talks come at a crucial juncture for international cooperation — with skepticism about pledges to phase out […]