The number of giant pandas in the wild in China has reached more than 1,800 and their status has been changed from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable,” the Chinese government said on 7 July 2021. Apart from wild giant pandas, the living conditions of rare and endangered species such as Tibetan antelope…
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China unveils new 5-year development plan to spur the circular economy
NDRC underlines better resource utilization, lower wastage, green moves, recycling China’s top economic regulator, the National Development and Reform Commission on 7 July 2021 unveiled a new development plan to spur the circular economy in the next five years. The plan’s goal is to increase efficiency of utilization of resources…
China’s oil industry is undergoing a serious makeover
China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater competition and encourage new players in the sector. The move is also a step towards optimize the industry’s energy consumption structure to enable more use…
Incredible progress in environmental rule of law in China since 2015
The US oligarchy’s media continues its irrational, racist hysterical attacks on every aspect of Chinese life. Part of this American State orchestrated campaign of lies is that China lacks “the rule of law”. Below we provide a short commentary of the progress China has made in strengthening and modernizing the…
China key to Vietnam’s solar success
Vietnam has been a Southeast Asia solar success story. It went from having barely any generation in 2018 to a quarter of its total installed capacity being solar – a 100-fold increase in two years. This rapid growth is mainly down to the Vietnamese government’s feed-in tariff which provides a guaranteed above-market price for renewable…
Surge in terrorist attacks on Hong Kong as 9 arrested making bombs
BREAKING NEWS: NINE PEOPLE, including six secondary students, were arrested today (6 July 2021) making major explosives for use in Hong Kong. On 1 July, Hong Kong suffered its first-ever suicide terrorist attack. The suicide attack happened in Hong Kong Island’s busiest spot. The terrorist attempted to murder an on-duty…
China’s Southern Electricity Grid: facilitating more clean energy
One of China’s largest state-owned electricity distributors is using more market mechanisms to increase the penetration of clean energy China has embarked on an ambitious quest to cap carbon emissions by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. As a result, the need for energy transition and to absorb…
Did China’s coal consumption really threaten the Paris Climate Agreement targets?
No so long ago the Western news media was full of stories of how China was “ramping up coal power” and claims that this was a threat to achieving the Paris Climate Agreement targets. The story was run by the Financial Times and the UK Government controlled BBC, among others….
Guangdong turns inky rivers into scenic spots
Southern China’s Guangdong province has been striving to address its water pollution through systematic moves over a half decade, with efforts from both the government and the public. For years, Huo Hanyu’s canoe team had been roaming the waterbodies of southern China’s Guangdong province and other provinces in order to train. There…
China takes “hugely important” steps for fighting climate change: U.S. expert
“In the Chinese government there is complete acceptance of the basic science of climate change, no lack of belief in science“ WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) — From clean energy technologies to emissions trading program, the Chinese government is taking some steps that are “hugely important” for fighting climate change, a…