Over 100 world leaders pledged to “conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration,” committing $19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil,…
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China: “Opinions on further Strengthening the Protection of Biodiversity” announced by top authorities
The following extract from the Green Finance & Development Center at Fudan University, summarizes the key elements of the biodiversity “opinions” issued on October 19, 2021, by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Part of China together with the General Office of the State Council issued…
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Why advanced countries must proportionately make the biggest cuts in carbon emissions – a factual briefing
Shared from: Learning from China, Published by John Ross, Senior Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The article was written in the context of the COP26 UN climate change conference in November 2021. Ross argues that the factual situation is entirely clear. It is the advanced economies…
Why advanced countries must proportionately make the biggest cuts in carbon emissions
Shared from: Learning from China, Published by John Ross, Senior Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The article was written in the context of the COP26 UN climate change conference in November 2021. Ross argues that the factual situation is entirely clear. It is the advanced economies…
Why China is Building Africa’s Railways
SOURCE: The B1M, 20 October 2021 https://www.theb1m.com/video/why-china-is-building-africas-railways Africa is undergoing a railway renaissance – and it’s being built in large part by China. From Nairobi to Mombasa and Addis Ababa to Djibouti, China is financing, designing and constructing railways that are transforming Africa’s transportation infrastructure. These megaprojects are more than…
China’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant to be the world’s largest
China – Russia nuclear power collaboration project China is rapidly expanding the safe use of nuclear power as the country steams toward an ambitious carbon neutrality goal. The Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (Tianwan NPP), situated in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, will be the world’s largest nuclear power plant by output….
China’s stance against backing coal abroad helps Cambodian clean energy
Around half of Cambodia’s electricity is currently generated from coal. China has a significant involvement in the Cambodian energy sector. Cambodia’s power system has proven highly adaptable over the past 20 years. At the turn of the century, only 17% of the population had access to the grid, and the…
Nine key moments that changed China’s mind about climate change
The following article from Carbon Brief gives a very detailed and useful summary of how the Chinese government’s attitude towards climate change, and its understanding of its own responsibilities, have changed over the last two decades. The article is quite long but is well worth the effort for those wishing to understand…
China to peak CO2 emissions before 2030: West bears most responsibility for climate change
“The United States should be stumping up more than $43 billion a year based on cumulative carbon emissions, gross national income and population size.“ – Overseas Development Institute China has promised to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, in an upgrade of its climate change plans that comes just…