January 22, 2025. Solar and wind have overtaken coal as the largest global electricity source for the first time, according to a new report by the respected think tank Ember. The report says that growth in wind and solar was so strong that it outpaced rising global demand for electricity. China is the world’s largest Continue reading

China has achieved a world first by converting thorium into uranium fuel in a molten salt reactor, marking a milestone in nuclear energy research. Thorium is not new. It has been explored as a source of nuclear fuel in the past by several countries, but this was eventually shelved for various reasons. Interest is now returning Continue reading

November 26, 2025. China has implemented a law to protect ancient and notable trees, which took effect on March 15, 2025. The law establishes a legal framework for conservation, resource surveys, and penalties for damage, recognizing these trees as important for biodiversity and cultural heritage. The initiative is part of China’s goal to build an Continue reading

December 2, 2025. On July 30th, 2025 the Trump regime imposed a 40% increase in trariffs on key goods Brazil sold in to the United States. This was a huge move against Brazil, designed to crush its economy, create afatal internal political crisis, but also to breakup the BRICS and weaken China’s growing influence on the Continue reading

November 8, 2025 Key BRICS member Brasil, the president and host of the UN Climate Conference COP30 now underway, has published a “Baku to Belém roadmap” on how climate finance could be scaled up climate mitigation finance to “at least $1.3trillion” a year by 2035. The idea for the roadmap was a late addition to Continue reading

Reduced fertilizer use and 80 percent recycling of animal manure achieved under 14th Five-Year Plan. A review released on January 13 2026 shows that China’s state-led transformation in green agriculture during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) reduced chemical fertiliser use by 5%, bringing total inputs to 49.88 million tonnes, while maintaining grain productivity. Fertiliser efficiency Continue reading

Global clean energy supply chains are becoming a central issue in the energy transition, and the data shows one clear reality: China dominates the key technologies the world relies on to decarbonize. This has lowered costs and accelerated clean energy adoption around the globe Across solar photovoltaics, China controls most of the value chain, from polysilicon Continue reading

Between January and November 2025, China added approximately 275 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity, a year-on-year increase, bringing the national total to 1.16 terawatts, according to National Energy Administration data. Deployment peaked at 93 GW in May as developers rushed to secure feed-in tariff benefits before the June 1 transition to market-based contracts. This Continue reading

SEVEN of world’s top 10 universities are Chinese Chinese universities are rapidly climbing global rankings, overtaking American institutions in research output and academic publishing, according to a report by the Indian news channel WION. A recent article in the New York Times newspaper quoted a former president of the U.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as saying that : “the number Continue reading

China Environment News on Facebook, 6 January 2026. As a desperate and unhinged Trump attacks Venezuela and threatens war and conquest across the globe, it becomes clear that the US imperialist agenda is driven by panic. Economic and hegemonic collapse go hand in hand. The US plan to undermine China’s energy security back-fires. China has Continue reading

China Environment News on Facebook, 2 January 2026 China has unveiled the world’s largest smart DC transformer, marking a major breakthrough in how modern power grids integrate large-scale renewable energy. Developed by Changzhou Xidian Transformer Co., Ltd. under China XD Group, the 750-megavolt-ampere (MVA) device sets a global record for capacity in flexible direct current Continue reading

29 Dec 2025 What if the world’s largest battery company just announced batteries that cost as low as $10 per kilowatt hour? Not $100. Ten dollars. And the kicker? They’re using salt. Yes, the same stuff sitting on your kitchen table. But China’s CATL makes more lithium batteries than anyone else on the planet. They’re Continue reading

29 Dec 2025 Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) electricity transmission ought to be the stuff of pure science fiction. More than a million volts carrying the equivalent of 12 large power stations worth of power down a single line? Such a feat should be unthinkable. But it’s here right now. Today. And since it’s installation Continue reading

All too often news in the Western media on China’s environmental efforts is clouded by anti-China distortion, if not outright hysteria and racism. However, it is now evident to most of the world that in the global battle for ecological rationality and equity, China has increasingly emerged as the international leader for Green development and Continue reading

New Engine Reduces 1 Million Tons Carbon Emissions Annually China launches its first domestically developed 110 MW gas turbine, enhancing energy efficiency and technology. The Taihang 110 is described by AECC as a versatile powerhouse, capable of rapid start-up and demonstrating high combined-cycle thermal efficiency. Its design allows for operation on various fuels, including oil, Continue reading