August 2021
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‘Code Red’ for humanity: UN releases landmark climate report warning
The U.N. climate panel’s new report sounded a dire warning, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming – and that humans are “unequivocally” to blame. The landmark report on climate change was released on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations expert body for assessing the science related Continue reading
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Canada, not China, dominates energy and mining in the Amazon
Canadian companies have the greatest share of foreign investment in Amazon energy and mining projects while companies headquartered in China control scarcely 10% across the hydropower and extractives sectors, according to new data published by US think-tank the Inter-American Dialogue. China is the biggest foreign investor in renewable hydro–electricity power in the Amazon but Canadian companies have Continue reading
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BRI hydo projects: green development
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed in 2013, China has invested and constructed more than 80 hydropower projects globally across six continents. While helping different regions raise standards of living and stimulate their economies, these projects also demonstrate the concept of “green development” in their design, construction and operation procedures. In addition Continue reading
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Plant Conservation in China
Plants plays an essential role in maintaining the global environment and supporting human development. China has over 35,000 species of higher plants, about 10% of the world flora, which made it the 3rd largest plant species home in the world. China is also one of the four origin centers of cultivated plants in the world, Continue reading
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China sets world’s largest offshore wind converter station in place
The world’s largest offshore converter station has been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea. The 22,000-ton, 15-story steel giant house will provide electricity for 1.36 million households. The Three Gorges Rudong converter station is the first offshore ±400 kV wind power flexible DC transmission project in China. The station Continue reading
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25 million people sign online petition to WHO for probe into Fort Detrick bio-war lab
Source: Xinhua 08-08-21 BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — A Chinese netizen-initiated petition urging the World Health Organization to probe the U.S. Fort Detrick biolab concluded on Friday, garnering 25 million signatures online since its launch on July 17. The online petition calling for a probe into the Fort Detrick represented the wide public opinion, said Continue reading
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China accomplishes over 84 % of 2021 afforestation plan in just 6 months
China has made a great progress in afforestation across the country in the first half of 2021, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), which said that China had expanded the country’s forest coverage by about 3 million hectares by the end of June, carrying out 84.3 percent of the country’s yearly afforestation Continue reading
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Corona virus rife in common US deer
One-third of white-tailed deer, a familiar sight on US lawns and golf courses, in the north-eastern United States have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — a sign that they have been infected with the virus. The findings, revealed by an analysis of samples collected after the pandemic began, represent the first detection of widespread exposure to the Continue reading
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U.S. virologists synthesized infectious SARS-like corona virus in 2008
A group of U.S. virologists reported “the design, synthesis, and recovery of the largest synthetic replicating life form,” a 29.7-kb bat SARS-like coronavirus in an article published in the U.S. scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) as early as October 2008. The article reported the creation in Continue reading
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Global investigation needed on West’s failure to contain Covid: Martin Jacques
The Australian government, as leading mouthpiece for the US, in April 2020 called for an “independent” international team to be sent to China to investigate the origins and causes of COVID-19. … The obvious absurdity was that during this period it became abundantly clear that the West had failed to deal with the virus and Continue reading
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Resolving human–bear conflict on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Herder Udruk and his family have been sleeping much more soundly since last winter, thanks to a new “bear-proof” home. Unlike traditional grassland dwellings, it has no windows on the ground floor. All the window and door frames are metal, not wood. The walls are reinforced with steel rods, and there is a metre-deep pit Continue reading
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Bubonic plague in chipmunks forces closure of top US nature sites
The US Forest Service has announced it had closed several popular hiking sites after discovering bubonic plague in the chipmunk population. The US agency announced this week that “based on positive plague tests” in the rodent population around hiking areas, it would close the well-trafficked Taylor Creek Visitor Center and nearby Kiva Beach through Friday. Continue reading
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The New Cold War on China
“It would not be an exaggeration to say that China’s Third Revolution has been greeted by the United States and the other core capitalist powers with a combination of disbelief, shock, and anger. Unaccustomed to thinking historically and dialectically, relying on mere formalistic frames of analysis, and believing in the inevitable triumph of capitalism, the Continue reading
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Is China about to take off the gloves?
Historic turning point as China looks to breakup of the US Empire “China should adopt different policies toward the US and its allies, while at the same time treat members of the Five Eyes alliance and other Western countries differently. Previously, China attached more importance to maintaining China-US relations. In the future, we will devote Continue reading
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Technologies facilitate biodiversity protection in China
In the Internet era, information technology has made possible the processing of massive data, and created wider and more convenient platforms for biodiversity conservation in China, including Chinese Virtual Herbarium, the Plant Photo Bank of China, and the National Animal Collection Resource Center. The emergence of these databases and digital programs in recent years is Continue reading
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China’s environmental inspections to target high energy projects
The central environmental inspection office will step up measures to curb the introduction of projects with high energy consumption and emissions, an environmental official said on 27 July 2021. The more stringent controls are part of China’s efforts to reach its climate targets and further improve air quality. China is aiming for peak carbon dioxide Continue reading
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Lower albedo drives glacier melting on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: study
Chinese researchers have found that albedo **reduction was an important driver of glacier melting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as “the water tower of Asia,” houses abundant glaciers vital to the regional water cycle and water resources in downstream areas. The glaciers have been shrinking in recent years, Continue reading
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VIDEO: Chinese company opens its first overseas wind farm project in Ethiopia to world
Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) held an online open house event at the Aysha Wind Farm Project in Ethiopia on July 12, showcasing the progress of the project and the company’s contribution to local development. It is the first wind power project in the Somali Region of the country and the first of its kind to Continue reading
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China imposes massive travel restrictions to combat Delta outbreak
Xinhua News, 4 August 2021 China has imposed massive travel restrictions, including temporary closure of airports and travel alerts for citizens to other places across the country, to contain the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. All 31 provincial-level regions in the Chinese mainland have urged citizens not to go to medium and high-risk Continue reading
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Should the United States be investigated by the WHO over COVID-19’s origins?
Report on CGTN Think Tank Online Survey Full survey report: ** Click to access Should-the-United-States-be-investigated-by-the-WHO-over-COVID-19-origins-English-version.pdf CGTN Think Tank conducted a global online survey, available in six UN official languages, on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, VK, Weibo and WeChat, on July 30. Participants were asked: “Do you think the WHO should investigate the U.S. as part of the Continue reading
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Namibia eager to partner with China on wildlife cooperation
“Namibia-China cooperation is very cordial and a genuine one, especially when it comes to conservation programs and also environmental programs. We have cooperated in many areas, especially areas of anti-poaching programs, areas of general conservation of our biodiversity,” said Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. WINDHOEK, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Namibia is Continue reading
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China to activate world’s first ‘clean’ Thorium nuclear reactor in September: Why It Matters
Chinese scientists have unveiled plans for a first-of-its-kind, experimental nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling. After a 2 gigawatt prototype has undergone tests in September, China plans to build its first commercial thorium reactor. Measuring only 3 meters tall and 2.5 m wide, the researchers claim it will be capable of generating Continue reading
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China poised to back Thailand’s move to solar
China’s foothold in producing solar panels in Thailand, as well as investing in and building solar power stations there, will be essential if the country is to continue to move away from fossil fuels with sufficient speed. Thailand is in the midst of a policy shift toward solar projects. In March 2021 Thailand announced it Continue reading
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Some 2019 EVALI patients in the US may have been infected with COVID-19
Scientists urge US to screen for COVID-19 in vaping-related lung disease and share data It’s possible that some of the patients of the mysterious vaping-related lung disease that swept through all of the 50 US states in 2019 were actually COVID-19 patients, according to a group of Chinese scientists and radiologists after reviewing some 250 Continue reading
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CHINA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MISSION STARTS IN NORTH PACIFIC
Two China Coast Guard vessels will cruise on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean during a 31-day patrol.The mission aims to strengthen supervision over the fishing boats operating on the seas of the North Pacific Ocean, in accordance with relevant United Nations General Assembly resolution and the Convention on the Conservation and Management Continue reading
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“Sponge cities” aim to make China’s 126,000 km² of coastal areas resilient to rising sea levels from climate change
Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and Continue reading
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‘Sponge cities’ make China’s coastal areas resilient to rising sea levels from climate change
Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and Continue reading
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