May 2021
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Xinjiang solar debunks forced labor
Factory shows off highly automated operation to Western visitors Xinjiang Daqo, a high-purity polysilicon manufacturer in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, sought to debunk accusations of using “forced labor”, as it opened its doors to solar industry analysts from top financial institutions and journalists from English-language media. By showing off its production lines equipped with Continue reading
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China building modern energy system
China’s output of electricity generated by wind, solar, and nuclear power plants increased by 17.6 percent, 12.5 percent, and 9.6 percent respectively over the past two years ago. Attaching great importance to low-carbon energy development, China is actively promoting energy consumption, energy supply, technology and innovation, and institution upgrading. The country is making multi-faceted efforts Continue reading
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Editorial Statement
About China Environment News Global environmental crisis is the product of centuries of Western exploitation of the land, natural resources and labour of the Global South. Seriously tackling the global ecological crisis must involve a global redistribution of power and wealth from the West to the Global South. We unequivocally acknowledge this will require nationally appropriate forms of Continue reading
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Start of China’s global environmental journey: 1972 Stockholm Conference
Published 2021/09/27 The Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, in June 1972, was the first major United Nations event featuring the People’s Republic of China. It helped shaped the country’s understanding of environmental issues ever since. UN Convention on Biological DiversityChina is set to host a major UN environmental conference, after a delay of more Continue reading
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Simply measuring CO2 production unfair to poor countries
Published 2021/05/25 Measuring CO2 emissions solely against production unfair for developing countries. Calculating CO2 emissions solely on the basis of production “disproportionately” penalizes developing countries which quite naturally have a higher carbon content in their economic structures, a renowned U.S. expert has said. “What I am hoping for rather is consumption-based accounting of emissions also Continue reading
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