2023
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China and Mongolia fight sandstorms
Mining and climate change are damaging the grasslands that prevent sandstorms. Can greater cooperation help? Battsengel, 50, lives in the south of Mongolia, in Khanbogd district, Ömnögovi province, just over the border from China’s Inner Mongolia. He has made a living herding livestock since he was 20. But sandstorms of increasing frequency are making things… Continue reading
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Belt and Road Initiative at 10
Debt Trap or Development? Ten years after its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as “the largest infrastructure and development project in human history”. An extensive network of agreements demonstrates the global reach and acceptance of the initiative. By 2021, China had forged Memorandums-of-Understanding (MOUs) with 140 countries and 32 international organizations. Notably, 46… Continue reading
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Western China large pumped hydro
A pumped-storage hydro power station which will be the largest of its kind in Western China started construction in Qinghai. What is pumped hydro? Pumped storage hydropower is a form of clean energy storage that is ideal for electricity grids reliant on solar and wind power. Pumped hydropower storage uses the force of gravity to… Continue reading
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Pakistan high voltage transmission
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The China-built Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project in Pakistan is that country’s first HVDC project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) framework. Posted in China Environment Net on Facebook, 9 Aug 2023. HVDC transmission – facilitating an efficient transition to renewable energy HVDC is used extensively in China’s transmission grid,… Continue reading
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US aims to subvert CPEC
BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE US seeks to destabilize China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Imran Khan jailed. Pakistan is home to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor — a core node of the Beijing-led Belt & Road Initiative that Washington is keen to destabilize. When he was Pakistan’s leader, Imran Khan was considered by the US as too friendly towards… Continue reading
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China’s ‘father of glaciers’
Posted in: China Environment Net on Facebook 7/8/23 These are the first of 4 episodes (up to now) ep1. https://youtu.be/WdgUdpRVh8c (see below) ep2. -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202307/t20230726_333913.shtml ep.3 -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202307/t20230731_334159.shtml ep.4 -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202308/t20230801_334196.shtml Continue reading
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Methanol run cargo ships for China
Posted in: China Environment Net on Facebook 7/8/23 Methanol-fueled ships have eclipsed liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, claiming the premier position for the highest number of environmentally friendly ship orders placed from January to July this year. South Korea’s shipbuilding sector, which has been cultivating its technological expertise in methanol-powered ships as its future growth… Continue reading
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China & Georgia BRI cooperation
Last week in Beijing, China and Georgia signed documents on a strategic partnership and enhancing cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2015 Georgia expressed high interest in participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and began discussing four important transport infrastructure projects. In November 2017, Georgia hosted the “Tbilisi… Continue reading
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China’s Village Science program
China’s agricultural scientists protect ecology and improve farmers’ income While Lake Erhai has received much attention for its ecological preservation, the Lake basin has also suffered from high pollution, high deposits of nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil, and low agricultural yields. In the past, the protection efforts for the Erhai Lake were not coordinated… Continue reading
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Russian economy overtakes Germany
BRICS economies strong as Russia outstrips Germany. Russia’s GDP in PPP terms is outperforming that of Germany, according to World Economics. At the same time, it noted the furious growth seen in China and India over recent years, mirrored by rapid growth in many other Asian nations. These latest figures show that four of the… Continue reading
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Has ‘eco-collapse’ begun?
Professor José Seoane from the University of Buenos Aires writes: In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. Thus, in June, the surface temperature in the North Atlantic reached the maximum increase of 1.3 degrees Celsius with respect to… Continue reading
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CIA ‘edits’ Wikipedia
CIA moderating Wikipedia – former editor reveals. Intelligence agencies have been manipulating the online encyclopedia for more than a decade, former editor Larry Sanger has revealed. Wikipedia is one of many tools used by the US liberal establishment and its allies in the intelligence community to wage “information warfare,” the site’s co-founder, Larry Sanger, has told journalist… Continue reading
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China’s virtual power plants
Virtual Power Plants meet growing demand for clean energy China’s move towards a more sustainable energy mix has seen a rise in the construction of virtual power plants. These plants use advanced technologies and software systems to collect data of electricity generated from distributed sources, such as rooftop solar power facilities, power storage systems, and… Continue reading
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Australian leaders sellout to US
China the real agenda at AUSMIN meeting. “Australia’s leaders were well aware who is in charge, and it wasn’t them. They knew their role and bent the knee in supplication.“ The Pen The Australia–US Ministerial Meeting (AUSMIN) on the weekend (29 July in Brisbane, Australia) was supposed to be a discussion by partners around issues… Continue reading
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China’s new National Park Institute
China’s Leap Forward in Ecological Conservation. In a groundbreaking move, China will see a new batch of university students enroll this September at the freshly constituted National Park Institute, a first-of-its-kind academic institution dedicated to the preservation and development of the country’s natural ecosystems. Operating under the aegis of the Beijing Forestry University, the National Park… Continue reading
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China releases climate Blue Book 2023
Multiple Climate Change Indicators Reach New Heights in China. During the “Climate Change and Extreme Weather Response” theme forum at the 2023 Ecological Civilization Guiyang International Forum, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) unveiled the China Climate Change Blue Book for 2023. The CMA has released the Blue Book report annually since 2011. The comprehensive report… Continue reading
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Radiation in Fukushima fish unsafe
Radioactivity in Fukushima fish 180 times safe limit China has been been one of the most out-spoken critics of the release of radioactive wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Some parts of the Western media are just this week reporting that fish with cesium radioactive isotope levels up to 180 times the safe… Continue reading
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Australia: AUKUS nuclear waste dump?
ENVIRONMENT & POLITICS The spectre of an international nuclear waste dump in Australia hangs over AUKUS and what this secretive agreement actually commits Australia to do. The current Australian government is pushing ahead with plans to fully integrate the Australian military with that of the US, and to expand its offensive military capacity in the service of… Continue reading
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Extreme heatwaves are ‘new normal’
NO COUNTRY CAN ACT ALONE: CHINA On 24 July, 2023 Xinhua reported that since June, temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere have continued to rise, and many countries, gripped by the most intense heatwave, have issued high temperature warnings. Forecasts show that 2023 is likely to be the hottest year ever. Xu Huaqing, Director of China’s National Center… Continue reading
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Solar power capacity boosted in China
SOLAR SURGE China’s solar power installations are expected to “surge” this year, with “the projected new installed capacity being raised from 95-120 gigawatts (GW) to 120-140GW”, according to data released by the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), China Daily reported. By comparison, new solar installation in the US was 20GW in 2022. The upgraded forecast came as data from China’s National Energy… Continue reading
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China drought cuts hydropower output
In major news for China’s electricity system and emissions – and for the world, on 17 July, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that despite overall electricity generation growing 3.8% year-on-year, hydropower output fell by nearly 23% in the first half of 2023 – the largest drop among all electricity sources. Hydro is China’s largest source of… Continue reading
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China is transforming the world
In the global battle for ecological survival and equity, China has emerged as the international leader for Green development and ecological civilisation. This is not an accident. Nor is it an accident that an increasing proportion of Western, particularly US anti-China hysteria, is an attempt to disguise and undermine emerging global leadership and success of… Continue reading
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BRICS Summit to tackle energy transition
The expectation is that there will be in-depth discussions on how to deal with and collaborate on climate change and energy transition in aspects such as expediting the new-energy forms and enhancing technological cooperation. Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele As the highly anticipated BRICS Summit 2023 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa in August, South African… Continue reading
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Protecting China’s ‘unofficial’ wetlands
Damage done to a wetland in the name of “environmental restoration” raises questions about how China’s lesser-known wetlands are protected. The coastal wetlands on the Linhong estuary, by the Yellow Sea in Lianyungang municipality, provide an important feeding ground and stopover for waterbirds migrating between East Asia and Australia. But in 2021, an “environmental restoration”… Continue reading
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US owes world climate reparations
US climate czar John Kerry recently visited a blistering Beijing for talks on climate change with his Chinese counterpart. The Chinese side expressed optimism over the talks. But the US side has been much more heavy handed. At the same time that Kerry was in Beijing, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan hit out at… Continue reading
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‘New American Century’- ecocide and war
Ecocide is the deliberate destruction of an environment so that it can no longer sustain life. The attempt by the United States to maintain its global domination and its fatally outmoded model of modernity for others to emulate could commit this in two ways. The former is already taking place and accelerating; providing a medium to long… Continue reading
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Ecocide, war and New American Century
Ecocide is the deliberate destruction of an environment so that it can no longer sustain life. The attempt by the United States to maintain its global domination and its fatally outmoded model of modernity for others to emulate could commit this in two ways. The former is already taking place and accelerating; providing a medium to long… Continue reading
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Small population plant species protected
China’s Yunnan sees progress in protecting plant species with extremely small populations Does a plant still have value for conservation if there are only a few found surviving in the wild? For botanists, the answer is definitely yes. In southwest China’s Yunnan province, they seek and protect rare plant species in the wild, introduce and… Continue reading
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China Biodiversity success: Milu Deer
China Biodiversity: Over 460 newborn Milu Deer born in Hubei Milu deer (Elaphurus davidianus) is listed as Class I National Key Protected Species of China. The species is Classified as Extinct in the Wild by the IUCN’s Red List. It is said to have became extinct a long time ago, perhaps 1800 years ago, and… Continue reading
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China-US relations: Climate diplomacy
What’s stalling China-U.S. climate cooperation? Can China and the U.S. set aside rivalry for climate action ahead of COP28? Will China and the U.S. meet halfway through climate diplomacy? China is becoming a leader in global climate governance and is on track to meet its 2030 wind and solar energy targets five years ahead of… Continue reading
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Ocean currents and climate change
Massive ocean currents, such as the gulf stream, move heat from one part of the planet to the other. This process, in part, helps to give Western Europe its mild winter climate. Cimate change is already having a visible effect on the world’s temperatures and scientists are starting to build a clearer picture of what… Continue reading
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Significance of CPC for Global Left
In June 2023, John Ross was one of the recipients of the Special Book Award of China. John Ross is a senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. He was formerly director of economic policy for the mayor of London. He has written extensively on China’s development and its path to socialism.… Continue reading
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Ecosystem Functions and Services
Understanding the difference between the two What is the difference between ecosystem functions and ecosystem services? This brief article describes the difference between these two often confused terms in environmental science and management. It aims to integrate and clarify the many definitions and viewpoints of ecosystem functions and ecosystem services currently available online. Ecosystem Definition “An… Continue reading
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US seeks ‘green’ sabotage of China
Renewable energy less important than stopping Chinese industry. The reality is that the US wants Beijing to adopt an economic strategy that would destroy the basis of China’s growth and ensure its subordination to the US. In this brief but incisive blog post, Canadian anti-imperialist writer Justin Podur unpacks the contradictory remarks made by US Treasury Secretary… Continue reading
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China’s efficient socialist economy
This article was originally posted in China Environment Net on June 22, 2023 The difficulty the U.S. faces in its current attempts to damage China’s economy was analysed in detail by John Ross in his article “The U.S. is trying to persuade China to commit suicide”. Reduced to essentials, the U.S. problem is that it possesses no… Continue reading
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