Up to 95 percent of Earth’s ocean surface will have changed by the end of the century – oceans will be hotter, more acidic and less hospitable to life unless humanity reins in its carbon emissions, according to research published Thursday. Ocean surface climates, defined by surface water temperature, acidity…
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History of mathematics is being revised to be fair to Han contributions
It’s becoming increasingly clear that many key developments in the history of mathematics were made in China, centuries or millennia before they were found by Europeans. The puzzle over how China suddenly became a global leader in Artificial Intelligence has a simple, widely overlooked answer: mathematics. AI and other Big…
US per capita CO2 emissions are 3 times those of China
USA and Saudi Arabia have highest rate of pollution in the world
Tibetan antelopes no longer on ‘endangered’ list
The status of Tibetan antelopes in China has been downgraded from “endangered” to “near threatened” amid the country’s active anti-poaching and biodiversity protection efforts, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration has announced. Thanks to efforts made to protect the animal over the past 40 years, the number of Tibetan antelopes…
Carbon trading scheme may reduce China’s emissions by 30 to 60%
China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) could play an important role in the country’s carbon-neutrality drive by potentially reducing carbon emissions by 30 per cent to 60 per cent of current levels by 2060, according to a report released on Tuesday. The report is by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC),…
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China is transforming the world
CHALLENGING THE US “RULES-BASED ORDER” Published 2021/08/26 The following article from the Monthly Review elaborates on how Chinese socialism is challenging the US-controlled “rules-based order”, and how in the process is transforming the world as we know it. In the global battle for ecological survival and equity, China has increasingly…
China’s energy storage industry on fast track thanks to policy stimulus
China’s efforts to move electricity generation from a coal-dominated system to a mix of renewables is not only focusing on increased utilisation of wind, solar and other technologies but is also seeking to rapidly expand energy storage options. There are a range of energy storage technologies, including molten salt solar…
Wildlife seeking new homes amid urbanization and climate change
Shanghai residents recently spotted a bunch of curious dog-like animals hanging around their neighborhoods. The experts confirmed them as raccoon dogs, or “貉” (hé) in Chinese. Most Chinese have heard of the animal from the phrase “一丘之貉” (yī qiū zhī hé), which could be literally translated to “raccoon dogs of…
China’s plan for the marine environment
In 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party set the goal of creating a “Beautiful China” by 2035. Important to this is a special five-year plan (FYP) for the marine environment. There have been marine FYPs before, for fishing and the ocean economy, but this will be…