September 2021
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China urges developed countries to face up to their responsibilities on climate change
“Developed countries should earnestly abide by the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, face up to their historical responsibilities, show greater ambition and action, and help developing countries enhance their capacity to meet the climate challenge in terms of financial, technological and capacity building support.” Hua Chunying, spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Climate Continue reading
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China’s Guiyang targets 50% green economy share in GDP by 2025
GUIYANG — It is estimated that the added value of the green economy of Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, will account for half of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, local environment authorities said Thursday. The city’s energy consumption per 10,000 yuan (about 1,500 U.S. dollars) of GDP decreased by over 25 Continue reading
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Power cuts fuel China’s energy mix change
The shortage of electricity in China at present is mainly caused by three factors. The industrial demand for electricity is increasing fast. The price of coal has soared. And local governments are trying to fulfill their emissions cut quotas. By the end of September, the price of thermal coal had increased about twofold compared with Continue reading
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Pacific nations warn about the threat of nuclear pollution by AUKUS
American failure to address previous nuclear contamination from its military activity does not lend credibility to Biden’s or Morrison’s rhetoric. Addressing the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly of the UN, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, said as his country is a party to the 1985 the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Continue reading
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China to boost new energy amid rationing
80-100 gigawatts of wind, solar power to be installed annually in China Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2019 shows the Nanfeng wind power field in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) Amid public concerns over the current electricity rationing and power shortages in some provinces in China, the National Energy Administration (NEA) Continue reading
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The revival of rare species in China: back to prosperity
This October, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will celebrate its 72nd founding anniversary. From 1949 to 2021, China has seen rapid development not only in economy and technology but also in ecological restoration. Many rare species were successfully saved from the threat of extinction. Dubbed “China’s National Treasure,” the giant panda is one of Continue reading
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China’s environmental journey: 1972 Stockholm
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 shape the country’s understanding of environmental issues ever since. In 2022, China was set to host a major UN environmental conference, after a delay of more than a year due Continue reading
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Springer Nature: Beijing tops first in Nature Index 2021 Science Cities
Editor’s note: During the 2021 Zhongguancun Forum, which is held in Beijing from September 24 to 28, 2021, CGTN spoke to China President of Springer Nature Niels Peter Thomas to discuss how Chinese scientific research has become more pronounced on the world stage over the past two decades. Springer Nature is a leading research, educational and Continue reading
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Tides of Change II: China’s efforts in offshore wind power crucial for carbon neutrality
Daishan No.4 Wind Farm in in Zhoushan City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. /China General Nuclear Power Corporation Among China’s arduous efforts to honor its commitment to peaking carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, developing offshore wind power, one of the key technologies to meet the goals, is of great Continue reading
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Microbial diversity crucial for ecology in arid regions: Chinese study
Chinese researchers have found that microbial diversity is crucial for ecological balance and stability in arid and extreme arid regions, according to a recent research article published in the journal Nature Communications. The relative importance of plant and soil microbial diversity for ecosystem multifunctionality varies along environmental gradients. The researchers from the School of Life Continue reading
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China cracks down on several mining firms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Beijing demands the overseas companies obey the local government, after protests outside a Chinese mine that had ignored local orders – after Congolese authorities suspended six small Chinese firms’ operations over illegal mining and destruction of the environment. The Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) has more than half of the world’s known reserves of Continue reading
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“Double Control Policy” a Watershed for China’s Agchem Industry
On Aug. 17, 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Barometer of 2021 Half-Year Regional Energy Consumption Intensity & Total Amount” – also known as “double control.” The double control policy provides a clear alert level of energy consumption intensity reduction and amount reduction. In accordance with China’s Paris Agreement pledge, the policy presents a key step Continue reading
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UN warned on climate conflict: A warmer world will be a more violent one
Presidents of Angola, Vietnam and Ireland speak out Using apocalyptic images, three presidents and seven foreign ministers warned Thursday that a warmer world is also a more violent one. At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate Continue reading
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Measures to fight desertification in Ruoergai County, SW China
Ruoergai Wetland in Ruoergai County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with a complex and diverse geographical environment, is the world’s largest well-preserved alpine Sphagnum bog, occupying an area of 4,094.31 hectares. It is also the habitat for many rare and endangered species of animals and migratory birds. However, desertification has been a serious problem here. The Continue reading
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China certifies first shipment of full life cycle carbon-neutral petroleum
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2021 — Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (SEEE) has issued the first carbon neutral petroleum certificate to Sinopec, Cosco Shipping and China Eastern Airlines at the certification ceremony for China’s first shipment of full life cycle carbon-neutral petroleum held on September 22 in Shanghai, China. “Carbon neutral” is a term used to describe carbon-based fuels that when burned Continue reading
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Covid-19 appeared in the US before Wuhan, Chinese scientists claim in new research paper
Using mathematical models, a team of four Chinese scientists has argued that the first case of Covid-19 appeared between April and November 2019 in the northeastern US, long before the outbreak in Wuhan, China. “The calculation results show that the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States has a high probability of beginning to spread around Continue reading
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Shanghai: unmanned pilot farm starts harvest
SHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — A variety of unmanned vehicles, instead of farmers, are busy harvesting rice ears in a field in the outskirts of Shanghai. A 300 mu (20 hectares) rice field in Waigang Township, Jiading District, is Shanghai’s first unmanned farm pilot. Agricultural vehicles equipped with China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) shuttle Continue reading
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‘AUKUS’ INAUGURATES COLD WAR 2.0 — IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
Although it is not specifically about environmental matters, this post will be of particular interest to our members as the majority come from the Asia Pacific region. War is of course a major threat to both humanity and nature. China Environment recommend this article by Thomas Hon Wing Polin (from his China’s World page on Continue reading
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China embraces carbon-pricing to help reach CO2 emissions neutrality
A carbon-pricing mechanism is one of the new models China embraced as it pledged to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which “will bring enormous opportunities in investment and earthshaking changes in financial business models,” said Xiao Gang, former head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It’s been two months Continue reading
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China will host the first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), which is scheduled to be held from October 11 to 15 in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Themed “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth,” the COP15 Continue reading
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Mega green projects give China lead in clean energy generation
With a batch of mega new energy projects put into operation this year, the government vowed to accelerate the pace of coal reduction and strictly control coal power projects while accelerating the development of non-fossil fuel energy power generation such as wind and solar power. China already has the world’s largest solar power capacity, with Continue reading
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Xi’s pledge on stopping coal-fired projects overseas marks Beijing’s ‘firmest determination, greatest effort’ to curb global warming
Source: Global Times Published: Sep 22, 2021 Aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows the power plant PLTU Java 7 in Bojonegara subdistrict of Banten province, Indonesia. Unit 1 of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant PLTU Java 7 developed by a consortium of Chinese and Indonesian companies. Photo: XinhuaChinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge Continue reading
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China confirms it will cease building new coal-fired power projects abroad
Xi Jinping says China will stop building coal plants overseas. This almost completely ends the international finance of coal in a single sentence. Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (via video conference) on September 21, 2021. In keeping with China’s long-held approach of Continue reading
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THE CENTRALITY OF CHINA: THEN AND NOW
By Thomas Hon Wing Polin “The best single expression of China’s vision for the 21st century is its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the most ambitious development project ever. It is a contemporary version of the original Silk Roads (one land, one maritime), which helped the ancient world flourish for more than a millennium.“ “BRI’s Continue reading
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Across China: clear sky a testament to coal base’s transformation
TAIYUAN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — With the environment getting better, photographer Wu Haizhan, from north China’s Shanxi Province, spends a lot more time shooting the starry sky at a local forest park. “Stars that used to be difficult to spot can be observed easily now,” said Wu, who has frequented the Taihang Honggu National Forest Continue reading
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Foshan’s hydrogen trams lead a silent revolution in China’s green transport
A quiet revolution in transport is under way in Foshan city in southern China’s Greater Bay Area. The Chinese government hopes it will pave the way for public transport to become emissions-free. SCMP reports that “A tram running 6.6 kilometres from Cangjiang Road to Zhihu in the Gaoming district has been operating since late 2019, powered Continue reading
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Rooftop solar to roll out on China’s public buildings
On Tiananmen Square, China’s very heart, an 850 square metre solar installation is in operation. The panels sit on the roof of the Great Hall of the People, generating 98,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) a year to run the building below. This is not a common arrangement. Nationally, next-to-no government or public buildings have rooftop solar Continue reading
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Rewilding and regenerating: Safeguarding the Loess Plateau ecoregion
Halting and reversing the decline of nature and enhancing climate resilience have become both an opportunity and an obligation of the Loess Plateau ecoregion in China. It also offers a living case of transition of a traditionally coal-dependent region towards a future that is people and planet positive. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Continue reading
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Defence or Defenestration
By Anthony M Leong Dumping Australia’s French submarine contract, then awarding it to the USA and Great Britain, whilst establishing a new “AUKUS” alliance, has many consequences, mostly problematic. It is axiomatic that any government has a moral obligation to defend its citizens and borders. Citizens must be safe and secure without question. Related to Continue reading
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China unveils 5-year plan to control plastic pollution
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday unveiled a plan on controlling plastic pollution over the next five years, aiming to effectively curb white pollution by 2025. The action plan, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, aims to “further improve the management of the Continue reading
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US sanctions aim to cripple global growth in solar power – while climate change turns North America into a “dust bowl”
“the reality is that the Biden is doing everything he can to sabotage the adoption of solar power across the globe” Extreme heat in 2021 has broken the famous Dust Bowl record from 1936 for the hottest summer on record in the USA. In 1936, the world observed a hot blob on a relatively cool Continue reading
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Biden sabotages global adoption of solar power
What’s really behind the Biden regime’s sabotageing global adoption of Chinese solar equipment ? “The reality is that the Biden is doing everything he can to sabotage the adoption of solar power across the globe” Extreme heat in 2021 has broken the famous “Dust Bowl” record from 1936 for the hottest summer on record in Continue reading
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Yucun: how heavily polluted village turned itself green
In the 1980s, the economy of Yu Village in east China’s Zhejiang Province depended on mining but this came at the expense of the environment. In 2003, Xi Jinping, then Party chief of Zhejiang Province, proposed a “Green Zhejiang” strategy, saying “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.” Since then, the village has transformed Continue reading
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