Manufacturing blue hydrogen emits 20 percent more carbon than burning natural gas or coal for heat Hydrogen – considered a clean source of energy – could lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions than coal, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell and Stanford Universities. The study examined the…
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World’s largest solar powered green hydrogen plant begins operation in China
Operation of the world’s largest solar powered hydrogen plant began on 20 April 2021 in China. The project, owned by Baofeng Energy Group, uses a 200-MW solar power plant located in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to electrolyze water to make “green” hydrogen, which replaces coal. In May 2020…
A healthy eco-environment enhances social well-being: China white paper
China issued on Thursday 12 August 2021, a broad-ranging white paper titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects:Another Milestone Achieved in China’s Human Rights. Part 8 of the white paper dealt with China’s environmental improvements. According to the white paper: The air has become cleaner. China’s CO2 emissions per 10,000 yuan…
‘Code Red’ for humanity: UN releases landmark climate report warning
The U.N. climate panel’s new report sounded a dire warning, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming – and that humans are “unequivocally” to blame. The landmark report on climate change was released on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations expert body…
Canada, not China, dominates energy and mining in the Amazon
Canadian companies have the greatest share of foreign investment in Amazon energy and mining projects while companies headquartered in China control scarcely 10% across the hydropower and extractives sectors, according to new data published by US think-tank the Inter-American Dialogue. China is the biggest foreign investor in renewable hydro–electricity power in the…
BRI hydo projects: green development
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed in 2013, China has invested and constructed more than 80 hydropower projects globally across six continents. While helping different regions raise standards of living and stimulate their economies, these projects also demonstrate the concept of “green development” in their design, construction…
Plant Conservation in China
Plants plays an essential role in maintaining the global environment and supporting human development. China has over 35,000 species of higher plants, about 10% of the world flora, which made it the 3rd largest plant species home in the world. China is also one of the four origin centers of…
China sets world’s largest offshore wind converter station in place
The world’s largest offshore converter station has been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea. The 22,000-ton, 15-story steel giant house will provide electricity for 1.36 million households. The Three Gorges Rudong converter station is the first offshore ±400 kV wind power flexible DC transmission…
25 million people sign online petition to WHO for probe into Fort Detrick bio-war lab
Source: Xinhua 08-08-21 BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — A Chinese netizen-initiated petition urging the World Health Organization to probe the U.S. Fort Detrick biolab concluded on Friday, garnering 25 million signatures online since its launch on July 17. The online petition calling for a probe into the Fort Detrick represented…
China accomplishes over 84 % of 2021 afforestation plan in just 6 months
China has made a great progress in afforestation across the country in the first half of 2021, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), which said that China had expanded the country’s forest coverage by about 3 million hectares by the end of June, carrying out 84.3 percent…