China is building renewable power plants so quickly that the country is having to massively upgrade its grid infrastructure. And that’s exactly what’s happening. China leads the way in the global struggle against climate breakdown. As Carol Wilcox points out this huge infrastructure upgrade is possible because “China knows how to allocate its resources more effectively. Continue reading

“The declining United States imperial system has all the hallmarks of a protection racket”While this linked article does not directly address environmental matters, it go to the very heart of the context behind the US policy of confrontation with China – a key part of which is the US trade war on China’s world dominance in green technology and it’s Continue reading

China recently completed a 3,046-kilometer green barrier around the Taklimakan Desert, aiming to combat desertification through the cultivation of drought-resistant plants. Covering 337,000 square kilometers, Taklimakan in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is China’s largest desert and dubbed the “Sea of Death.” China built 2,761-kilometers of the green barrier on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert by Continue reading

This video takes a look into China’s groundbreaking efforts to manage the Yellow River—one of the most significant engineering feats in the world. Recently, the river’s water transfer project achieved incredible success, removing over 300,000 tons of silt and lowering the riverbed by 5.1 meters, leaving experts astounded. The Yellow River, also known as China’s “Mother Continue reading

With one in every three vehicles sold in the world today being sold in China, EV sales in China have hit a tipping point, with their market share rising rapidly. Watch 6 min video clip: https://youtu.be/Qq1GU0qfYhc?t=352 Source: The Electric Viking, Dec 3, 2024. Continue reading

The European Union to protect domestic manufacturers of equipment for producing green hydrogen by adding new restrictions on Chinese-made equipment. The aim is to effectively lock out Chinese equipment as the EU looks to avoid a repeat of the loss of market share on its solar panel industry. The change is being implemented with the Continue reading

China’s single largest natural gas pipeline, the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline, is now fully operational. It can supply 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to Northeast China, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River Delta. The pipeline, which took nearly a decade to construct, stretches over 5,000 kilometers from northern China to Continue reading

China’s forests increased by 4 million hectares/year in 2000-15 and by 2 million hectares/year in 2015-22, according to a Geophysical Research Letters study. As the largest carbon reservoir in terrestrial ecosystems, forests are an indispensable part of China’s carbon sink. Explicitly monitoring when, where, and how the forest recovery happening in China is crucial. In Continue reading

Jiangsu has launched its first wetland ecological protection compensation mechanism, becoming one of the first provinces in China to implement such a system. The initiative, covering 567,000 acres, has allocated 74.62 million yuan for ecological restoration, including the protection of vital wetland habitats and biodiversity. The funds will support various projects, such as the restoration Continue reading

Potatoes are crucial to global food security due to their high yield compared to other staple crops. China, as the world’s largest producer of potatoes, plays a central role in ensuring their availability. A research facility in the Yanqing district, Beijing, China, has made significant strides in combating the challenges posed by climate change to Continue reading