“The central government has attached great importance to the protection of farmland and we will implement the strictest policies to prevent farmland from being illegally used for other purposes” China’s Ministry of Natural Resources has released details of dozens of typical land-use supervision cases last year, underlining its firm resolve…
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China’s new energy vehicle industry turbocharged by low-carbon drive
“China 65,000 electric vehicle charging stations, 644 power swap stations, and 1.87 million charging piles had been built nationwide, covering 176 cities and more than 50,000 km of highways.” “Not only has China’s interim goal of 5 million EVs been met, but the country has cultivated the world’s largest plug-in…
China’s first global carbon flux dataset produced through CO2 monitoring satellite
Chinese scientists recently created the country’s first global carbon flux dataset based on data collected by the country’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite TanSat. The achievement means that China is capable of conducting the quantitative spatial monitoring of the global carbon budget and helping take an inventory of the…
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Major global environmental treaties US won’t ratify
Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution. China has ratified each of them. But the United States of America refuses to ratify (i.e. commit to) these international protocols. In one of his first acts after taking power US, President Biden signed an executive order…
Questions continue to grow over US’ early infection data in Florida and 2019 vaping patients: possible cases before Wuhan
Digging for truth Florida, a new COVID-19 epicenter in the US where the seven-day average cases rose to a record of more than 19,000 in August, is causing public concern due to its serious epidemic situation and the lack of transparency about its early cases – especially in the case…
CHINA’S NEW GUIDELINES ON ‘GREEN DEVELOPMENT’ – WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
A recent (July 2021) joint document by China’s Ministry of Ecology & Environment and the Ministry of Commerce promises to bring environmental considerations much deeper into China’s overseas project planning The “Green development guidelines for overseas investment and cooperation”, issued jointly by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry…
China crackdown stops illegal production of ozone-destroying chemicals.
Two recent research reports published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature confirm that atmospheric concentrations of the ozone-depleting chemical CFC-11 had once again dropped significantly. By late 2019, levels were falling by about 1% a year — the fastest on record, according to the reports — showing that the world was back on…
Scientists confirm the 1987 global ban on ozone depleting chemicals saved the planet
And prevented a 50% rise in Greenhouse Gas levels If it weren’t for a global ban of ozone-destroying chemicals in the late 1980s, the ravages of climate change would have become far worse by the 2040s than is currently projected, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. Fortunately,…
Is Natural Selection culling far right Americans?
Large numbers anti-science rednecks choose death, serious long-term illness, and for males, impotence from Covid. Ironically, this could be seen as reinforcing the veracity of Darwinian natural selection. The death rate from COVID-19 in the U.S. is rising. The seven-day average of new cases has increased by nearly 70% to…
TWICE BANNED BY FACEBOOK, 21 SILK RD HAS MOVED TO ITS NEW HOME ON VK. COM
The 21SilkRd group on Facebook was launched in 2016 with a twofold aim. One was to cover the biggest, most important development project in history: the China-inspired Belt & Road Initiative to link the EurAsian landmass. The second was to rebut the false and mistaken narratives about China that routinely…