July 2021
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Scientists produce high-resolution urban floor area map of China
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 30 July 2021 Recently, using random forest regression models, scientists estimated an urban floor (building) area map with high accuracy for mainland China. This map, produced by Prof. Liu Miao and Associate Prof. Li Chunlin from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in Continue reading
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Wulipo National Nature Reserve added to Hubei Shennongjia World Heritage Site
By WANG KAIHAO in Beijing and DENG RUI in Chongqing | China Daily | 2021-07-30 A nature reserve in Chongqing was included as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Wednesday during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in Fuzhou, Fujian province. The Wulipo National Nature Reserve in Wushan county was Continue reading
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Is America’s e-cigarette crisis a smokescreen for the coronavirus outbreak?
Coughing and short of breath, a patient presented to the emergency room with a low blood oxygen level, and the CT scan showed a “ground glass” pattern of white flecks on his lungs, a sign of severe pulmonary damage. Sounds familiar? Well, he wasn’t diagnosed with COVID-19. Instead, the patient was treated as one of Continue reading
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Climate change opens new avenues for China-EU cooperation
Having set ambitious climate targets and drawn up sweeping plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both China and the European Union are staying on track to pursue sustainable development and thereby to shape a green future, which opens up new vistas for bilateral cooperation. FRANKFURT, July 29 (Xinhua) — Shuttling between stations in an assembly Continue reading
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Chinese university develops new material to accelerate solid state battery production
A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate their commercialization into EVs. The new material, lithium zirconium chloride, offers a reduced material cost and necessary performance, all while remaining stable. As published on Nature Communications this week, Continue reading
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Interview with Wang Yi, China’s NPC Standing Committee member, on routes to carbon neutrality
Introduction Since China elevated the concept of “ecological civilization” to the level of national policy in 2012, the country has made great strides in tackling air pollution, with severe smog almost a thing of the past. The energy transition has also seen successes, with the proportion of coal in the primary energy mix falling year after year and renewables Continue reading
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China adopts new Green Development Guidelines for Foreign Investment and Cooperation
On July 16, 2021, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China issued the “Green Development Guidelines for Foreign Investment and Cooperation” (hereinafter referred to as the 2021 Green Guidelines see link to full document at end of this article). The Guidelines focus on both investment and trade. With Continue reading
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Finding the origins of COVID-19 and preventing future pandemics
“If there was indeed a laboratory-related release of SARS-CoV-2, it may well have occurred in a project funded by the U.S. government, using methods developed and championed by U.S. scientists, and as part of a U.S.-led and U.S.-financed program to collect and analyze potentially dangerous viruses, including in China.“ Jeffrey D. Sachs, is a University Continue reading
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Electricity Transmission in China : The Long March to Smart Grids
To support activity in China, the world’s leading industrial power and most populous country, the transmission and distribution of electricity have become a major challenge. The geographical distance between the areas where energy resources are located and those where they are consumed has made UHV (Ultra High Voltage) technology a priority for over ten years. Continue reading
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China’s first ultra high-voltage (UHV) power superhighway powers quest for green future
After one year of operation, China’s first ultra high-voltage (UHV) power superhighway for transmitting clean energy delivered 13.1 billion kWh of power from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to densely populated Henan in central China. As the world’s first all-clean energy UHV power transmission project, it is a pilot project aiding China’s pursuit of attaining carbon dioxide Continue reading
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China’s green mining praised by Congo local community
KINSHASA, July 18 (Xinhua) — In Kolwezi, in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), beyond counting are drilling rigs and dump trucks coming back and forth on mine after mine. But on the outskirt of this world-class mining hub, one particular mine stands out from the others, with greenery sprawling its mining dumps where Continue reading
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Inner Mongolia’s Hohhot China’s most ecologically competitive city
See special of Hohhot’s ecological progress: http://en.hhhtnews.com/Hohhotgreendevelopment.html Hohhot in Inner Mongolia [Photo/Hohhot news network] Hohhot, capital city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is one of the most ecologically competitive cities in the country, it was announced at the 2021 China Forum on International Ecological Competitiveness held on June 25. Six cities and districts Continue reading
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Re-tested blood samples still point to COVID-19 in Italy 2 months before China
On 4 June 2021, China Environment News (CEN) carried a post on Facebook reporting that the World Health Organization (WHO) had requested re-testing of results where antibodies to COVID-19 were found in blood collected in Italy, October 2019, during a lung-cancer screening trial (see links at end of this article). Those blood samples have now Continue reading
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Program seeks to popularize science among Chinese girls
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, All-China Women’s Federation and 11 other governmental departments recently launched a series of measures to encourage women to play a greater role in science and technology innovation. “I’m thrilled to take the opportunity because it’s been my biggest wish to popularize science among students. They can broaden their horizons Continue reading
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China makes headway in rejuvenating population of Chinese alligators
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China announced Friday that the population of the Chinese alligator has effectively increased after years of protection boosted by artificial breeding. The Chinese alligator, also known as the Yangtze Alligator, is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Chinese Continue reading
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Three questions for the U.S. to address regarding furtive Fort Detrick
By John Lee (ECNS) — More than four million Chinese netizens have signed a joint letter as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, demanding the World Health Organization (WHO) to send virologists, laboratory safety experts and biochemical specialists independent of geopolitics influence of the U.S. to investigate the Fort Detrick biowarfare laboratory. The joint signing points to Continue reading
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Fossil fuel electricity peaks as emerging markets leapfrog to renewable energy: report
Emerging economies are increasingly investing in clean power grids over polluting power plants but many are still reluctant to quit coal. Vietnam is experiencing a solar energy boom Researchers say the amount of electricity generated from burning fossil fuels has likely peaked worldwide as emerging markets invest in clean and cheap renewables over coal, oil Continue reading
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China invests in renewable energy in Cuba
On April 1, 2021, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported that the use of renewable energy sources in Cuba during 2020 reached and installed power potential of 297,4 Megawatts, which is expected to increase in tune with a national energy strategy aimed at diversifying energy sources. Cuba began investing in renewable energy in 2014 and Continue reading
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China builds world’s largest floating solar farm
A massive civil engineering experiment is underway 150 km south of Shanghai and is causing an international wave in more ways than one. Floating technology could potentially be capable of providing 50% of the world’s ongoing energy needs** the clean and green technology being tested at China’s Hangzhou Fengling Electricity Science Technology Solar Park will Continue reading
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The Lancet: Sinovac vaccine 83.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19
Two doses of the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese drug maker Sinovac offer 83.5 percent protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to a new study published in the top medical journal The Lancet on Thursday. A large-scale randomized controlled phase-3 trial of the inactivated vaccine, involving more than 10,000 participants aged 18-59, was conducted in Turkey between September Continue reading
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Southeast Asia’s forest clearance – unprecedented forest carbon stock loss
Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research. A joint China-UK research team led by the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China, with collaboration from the researchers from The University of Hong Kong, Leeds University UK, Mae Jo University, Thailand and Continue reading
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Habitats of endangered wild animals demonstrably improve in China
As China has made active efforts to protect ecological environment and biodiversity, the country is seeing more and more traces of wild animals, which signals evident improvement and restoration of China’s wildlife habitats. The country has established a relatively complete system of nature reserves that systematically and thoroughly puts large areas of natural ecosystems under Continue reading
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Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Guide for Foreigners
Published 2021/07/14 INTRODUCTION BY CHINA ENVIRONMENT NEWS: The author, Roland Boer, is a Professor of Marxist philosophy in the School of Marxism at Dalian University of Technology in China, and a member of the Communist Party of Australia. He lives in China and is fluent in Mandarin. Earlier, he taught at Renmin University of China and in Continue reading
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Human impact on Coral Reef Community Structure in the northern South China Sea: Chinese-Australian research
Global coral reefs have entered a distinctive human-dominated era, the Anthropocene, characterized by more frequent severe global coral bleaching events and regional-scale coral habitat degradation. Coastal areas around the world are usually densely populated regions that are under increasing pressure from urbanization, intensifying land use, and industrial development. Compared with remote, pristine coral reefs, inshore Continue reading
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Carbon Emissions by Country: Top 15
Total carbon emissions, per capita amounts, main drivers, and outlook. Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of climate change, but they’re not the only one.1 Other greenhouse gases include methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases (that includes hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride).2 While it’s difficult to quantify all greenhouse gas emissions, Continue reading
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West’s consumption of imports must be counted in its carbon footprint
Introductory comments Western media commentators most commonly use annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per country to describe carbon output, but this is a very misleading way to identify the actual dynamics behind carbon emissions. As China is the most populous nation, it is no surprise that this approach lends itself to painting China as the Continue reading
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China does not dominate global coal financing: US research study
“In 2020 Japan financed the most overseas coal power plants providing US$7.8bn annually, while Korea provided US$5.3bn and Canada provided US$4.3bn“ Global Trade Review Over the past 3 years, the Western media has waged a politically motivated campaign of misinformation, attempting to portray China as the “world’s worst polluter” and as engaging in a climate Continue reading
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Community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs found that of 11,590 grain crop varieties planted in the country in 1956, only 3,271 varieties remained in 2014. In an effort to combat dwindling crop diversity across China, the government has bolstered its system of national genebanks, plus issued recent policy recommendations. These are making positive steps Continue reading
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US moves to sabotage global solar power manufacturing
US trade war and illegal sanctions risk shortages in world’s top silicon-producing region. TOKYO — on 4 July 2021, the Nikkei Asia news outlet reported that US sanctions against the Chinese solar manufacturing industry “are now casting a shadow over the solar industry” and “one of the world’s biggest sources of silicon.” The article reported that Continue reading
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US sanctions on China sabotage global solar power manufacturing
US trade war and illegal sanctions risk shortages in world’s top silicon-producing region. TOKYO — on 4 July 2021, the Nikkei Asia news outlet reported that US sanctions against the Chinese solar manufacturing industry “are now casting a shadow over the solar industry” and “one of the world’s biggest sources of silicon.” The article reported that Continue reading
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China’s wild giant pandas no longer endangered: government
The number of giant pandas in the wild in China has reached more than 1,800 and their status has been changed from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable,” the Chinese government said on 7 July 2021. Apart from wild giant pandas, the living conditions of rare and endangered species such as Tibetan antelope and Père David’s deer, also Continue reading
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China unveils new 5-year development plan to spur the circular economy
NDRC underlines better resource utilization, lower wastage, green moves, recycling China’s top economic regulator, the National Development and Reform Commission on 7 July 2021 unveiled a new development plan to spur the circular economy in the next five years. The plan’s goal is to increase efficiency of utilization of resources and foster high-quality development during Continue reading
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China’s oil industry is undergoing a serious makeover
China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater competition and encourage new players in the sector. The move is also a step towards optimize the industry’s energy consumption structure to enable more use of electricity generated from renewable Continue reading
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Incredible progress in environmental rule of law in China since 2015
The US oligarchy’s media continues its irrational, racist hysterical attacks on every aspect of Chinese life. Part of this American State orchestrated campaign of lies is that China lacks “the rule of law”. Below we provide a short commentary of the progress China has made in strengthening and modernizing the rule of law in relation Continue reading
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China key to Vietnam’s solar success
Vietnam has been a Southeast Asia solar success story. It went from having barely any generation in 2018 to a quarter of its total installed capacity being solar – a 100-fold increase in two years. This rapid growth is mainly down to the Vietnamese government’s feed-in tariff which provides a guaranteed above-market price for renewable energy producers; other incentives signed Continue reading
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