BEIJING: Establishing a fund to help poor countries tackle climate change will be “the biggest obstacle” during United Nations talks to try to curb global warming that begin in Glasgow on Oct 31, a Chinese environmental official said on Wednesday (Oct 27). The developed Western nations agreed in 2009 to establish a…
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China’s alternative to the Western liberal model of globalization
An extract from Roland Boer’s book Socialism with Chinese Characteristics “What we are currently witnessing is a contest between two models of globalization – between “zero sum” and “win-win”. The former has been the dominant model ever since the era of European colonialism and the era of primitive capital…
China launches real-time glacier monitoring system
Yulong Snow Mountain and Glacier Park is a popular recreation area. It is a national park known as Yulong National Park (or Lijiang Yulong National Park) located in Yulong Mountain, in southwestern China. The Yulong Glacier is also a primary source of fresh water for Western China. Cable cars take…
Rethinking Grid Integration and Carbon Neutrality in China
Prospects for a massive renewable power expansion to achieve carbon neutrality in China and beyond In achieving the goal of carbon neutrality in China, the problem is no longer the cost or feasibility of sufficient renewable generation, but rather the challenges it introduces into the grid because of its variability….
New draft of wetlands protection law strengthens conservation and increases fines for damage to wetlands
China has a total wetland area of 53.6 million hectares, ranking it the largest in Asia and fourth in the world. Due to consistent protection efforts, China’s wetlands grew by about 202,600 hectares from 2016 to 2020. The National Forestry and Grassland Administration report that more than half of the…
Chinese mining companies adopt new geothermal technologies to cut carbon emissions
Iron tailings, traditionally an industrial waste, can now play a role in environmental protection. In northeast China’s Jilin Province, more than 70 hectares of saline-alkali soil have been transformed into fertile land that can produce 7,500 kg of rice per hectare with the help of iron tailings. “We make use…
How does China’s National Park system work?
National parks came into existence over a century ago in order to improve the protection of valuable natural landscapes in countries worldwide. But the management of the parks involves more than ecology. “The essence of national parks is a form of land management,” according to Cao Yue, assistant professor from…
UNESCO and China: Building the eco-civilization that leaves no one behind
“Etiquette and culture are learned after people’s granary becomes full. Honor and shame are distinguished when the folks have enough to eat and wear.” The words from the ancient Chinese statesman and philosopher, Guan Zhong, living in the Spring and Autumn Period about 2,700 years ago, demonstrate the Chinese philosophical…
China makes progress in solid waste treatment
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — China has made progress in preventing solid waste pollution, said a report on the enforcement of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste. All provincial-level regions in China have made their plans to advance waste sorting, stated the report…
China vows closer ties with Pacific Island countries on environment
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that China is willing to work with Pacific Island countries for a closer comprehensive strategic partnership. Wang made the remarks while chairing the first China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting via video link. Wang said the relations between China and Pacific Island…