Energy. Transport & Climate Change~
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Hot Oceans, Rising Climate Concerns: Chinese scientists raise the alarm
In 2023, the world’s oceans hit their hottest temperatures ever recorded, a silent yet significant milestone that speaks volumes about the state of our planet. On January 11, 2024, a startling report was published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences by an international research team of 34 scientists from 16 institutions worldwide, led by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at… Continue reading
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Canada-China trade dispute comes amid West’s paralysis of international trade governance
Policy complexity of Canada escalating the trade war with China In late August, Canada announced a 100 per cent surtax on electric vehicles manufactured in China, and a 25 per cent surtax on Chinese steel and aluminum products. The move was seen as a deeply hostile protectionist move, and an irresponsible and misinformed violation of… Continue reading
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China and West are driving in opposite directions on electric cars
Top German carmaker VW has reported a 26% year-to-date rise in fully-electric car sales in China—offset by a fall in sales, also of 26%, of the same products in the United States. Sales in Europe also fell, by 14%. The gap is widening, third quarter figures reveal. VW, maker of luxury brands Porsche and Audi,… Continue reading
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Large-scale solar plants have positive environmental effect on desert areas: Chinese scientists
A research team led by scientists from China’s Xi’an University of Technology has assessed the ecological and environmental effects of large-scale PV development in desert areas. The research found that big solar power plants have a positive impact on the ecological environment of desert areas. The study was conducted at a 1 GW solar park… Continue reading
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China leads the world in green hydrogen
In 2022, China set a target of producing up to 200,000 tonnes (t) of “green hydrogen” per year by the end of 2025, to help achieve its “dual-carbon” goal. A Norway-based research company reports China is projected to “exceed that volume” by the end of 2024. In the article below Carbon Brief looks at China’s green hydrogen production… Continue reading
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China’s ESG rules approach maturity after 20 years
China’s first policy on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance reporting – the Announcement on Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure – was issued by China’s State Environmental Protection Administration in 2003. It encouraged and supported enterprises to disclose environment-related information. Twenty years later, in December 2023, the State Council released its Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful… Continue reading
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China Unveils Most Advanced Hydrogen Train in the World
China is making waves in hydrogen energy technology with the launch of the CINOVA H2, the country’s first intelligent hydrogen-powered intercity train. Developed by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., this groundbreaking train was unveiled at the International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition in Berlin on September 24, 2024. Achieving “zero carbon” emissions, the CINOVA H2 outperforms international counterparts… Continue reading
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China and Brazil uniquely positioned to lead on South-South climate cooperation
At a time when economic and geopolitical headwinds are making ambitious agreement on climate finance more difficult, China and Brazil are uniquely positioned to set a new course for international climate finance, given their ambitious leadership, robust international advocacy and clout with Global South countries. Dialogue Earth reports that a recent ministerial meeting on climate change… Continue reading
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China’s renewable boom puts ambitious climate goals in reach: CREA
China’s rapid deployment of clean energy has made it possible for the nation to achieve more ambitious goals to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. CREA is an Helsinki-based nonprofit think tank, founded in 2019 to conduct independent research on energy and air pollution. China… Continue reading
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Shenzhen has nearly twice as many supercharging stations as gas stations
Shenzhen — the city where BYD is headquartered — has become the first city in China to see the number of supercharging stations outnumber gas stations, as well as the number of charging guns outnumber gas guns, the Shenzhen Economic Daily report noted. Shenzhen has seen the number of supercharging stations in the city nearly… Continue reading
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Australia’s subserviance to US anti-China policy costs loss of ‘billions in green Chinese investment’
Australia has the potential to tap into billions of dollars of renewable energy investments from China but only if it changes foreign investment policies and its approach to the superpower nation. The think-tank Climate Energy Finance issued the predictions in its recent Green Capital Tsunami report, which found Chinese investment in Australia had fallen to a decades-long low despite… Continue reading
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Uganda: Chinese hydro project spurs green energy development
On September 26, 2024 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the Chinese-built 600 MW Karuma Hydropower Station and the 400 kV transmission line of the Karuma Interconnection Project in the midwestern Ugandan district of Kiryandongo. Karuma is Uganda’s largest hydro-power plant and the second major Chinese-built hydro project in the country. Uganda joined the Belt and Road… Continue reading
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Chinese-Australian researchers develop new recycling process for PV modules
A Chinese-Australian research team use deep eutectic solvents (DESs) to separate ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive films from end-of-life solar panels. The low cost method achieved a 100% EVA separation rate with an aluminum removal efficiency of 98.4%. The team comprised scientists from Kunming University of Science and Technology, China and the University of New… Continue reading
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Sustainable global transport scheme proposed by China
China has proposed a plan at the United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Forum 2024, aimed at enhancing global sustainable development within the transportation sector, emphasizing improvements in infrastructure and the stabilization of international logistics supply chains. China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng highlighted the importance of global transportation cooperation during the opening ceremony of the Global Sustainable Transport Forum, held in… Continue reading
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Food security in China and the impact of climate change
As the global climate changes, extreme climate events, such as heatwaves, droughts, and flooding, are becoming more commonplace. Like many countries, China has suffered from extreme climatic events in recent years and climatic extremes combined with EI Niño effects have exposed vulnerabilities in its agricultural landscape. Climate change poses a great challenge to global food… Continue reading
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Sino-Vietnamese hydro-power project: green energy cooperation
Explore the Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Station – built as a testament to Sino-Vietnamese cooperation, this station illuminates not just the local grid but also the lives of communities it serves. The Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Project situated in Lào Cai province in the northwest region of the country bordering China’s Yunnan province, was Việt Nam’s first foreign-invested hydropower project.… Continue reading
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Xi Jinping urges more efforts in ecological conservation and green development in Yellow River basin
In China Ecological Civilization newsletter on Substack, Sep 12, 2024, Ying Xue writes: On the afternoon of September 12, during the inspection of Shaanxi and Gansu, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, on comprehensively promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. In October 2021, China issued the “Outline… Continue reading
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China’s decarbonization of aluminum and steel: what it means for renewable energy
China is pushing its steel and aluminum industries to adopt cleaner methods by incorporating them into its carbon emissions trading system (ETS). China’s recent move to include aluminum and steel in its ETS marks a pivotal moment for industries that depend on these materials, particularly renewable energy. Aluminum production in the United States is dropping… Continue reading
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China’s EV exports maintain upward trend
China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, even as the global market faces a temporary stagnation in demand. Last year, China’s EV exports surged by 70% compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive $34.1 billion. This growth is underscored by the domestic sales ratio of “new energy vehicles” (NEVs), which… Continue reading
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Malaysia’s new hydrogen-powered rapid transit vehicles roll off production line in China
The first two units of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) hydrogen vehicle for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project in Malaysia will be delivered to Kuching by the end of the year, according to the Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Lee noted that sustainability objectives were high on the list of… Continue reading
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EV joint venture with China changing the face of Cuban transportation
Cubans across the country have started using Chinese-made electric cars and scooters. They are seen as a more cost-effective mode of transport, as fuel prices remain high and public transport unreliable. The South China Morning Post, reports that to increase the presence of electric vehicles, China’s Tianjin Dongxing Industrial, along with Cuban state-owned company Minerva, created… Continue reading
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China-built world’s most powerful off-shore wind turbine was “unfazed” by Super Typhoon Yagi
Super Typhoon Yagi battered the OceanX platform emerges unfazed. Designed by Chinese wind firm Minyang Smart Energy and constructed Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company and China State Shipbuilding Corp. The platform was launched in April 2024. The OceanX, which is made from ultra-high performance concrete, features a single-point mooring system for durability, cost-efficiency, and typhoon stability.… Continue reading
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China recovering from typhoon Yagi: strongest since 1949
Dozens killed in Vietnam, China, Philippines Yagi, the strongest autumn typhoon to land in China since 1949, hit Hainan on Friday, leaving at least four dead and 95 injured. China’s southernmost province of Hainan is recovering from the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yagi, with workers fixing damaged facilities and draining streets of floodwaters as airports… Continue reading
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China urges the US to maintain ‘stable policy’ on climate change
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi urged Washington not to let overbroad definitions of national security stand in the way of climate change cooperation as he met visiting US climate envoy John Podesta, who was in China for bi-lateral talks with his counterpart Liu Zhenmin, China’s special envoy for climate change. “Climate change dialogue and cooperation are… Continue reading
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While Bombs Fall, China Powers Hope with Solar in Gaza
China’s low-cost solar panels are bringing light and hope to Palestinians living under the shadow of war in Gaza. In Gaza’s refugee camps, besieged by Israeli occupation forces, one of the most crucial survival tools may come as a surprise: solar panels. While food and water are essential to life, in Gaza, a city under siege,… Continue reading
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Vicious circle of air pollution and climate-change induced wildfires has global impact
PM2.5 DECLINING IN CHINA SAYS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION World in a vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution – causing spiraling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, says WMO. Fine particle air pollution declined in China last year as emissions linked to human activity dropped, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)… Continue reading
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China leads world in nuclear energy innovation
China is 10 to 15 years ahead of the US in ability to deploy fourth-generation nuclear reactors at scale, says major US think-tank. The US Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has published a report entitled “How Innovative Is China in Nuclear Power?” which says that China has become the world’s leading proponent of nuclear… Continue reading
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Kenyan environmentalists work to revive degraded river by planting Chinese bamboo
A Kenyan evironmental group, Kirinyaga Bamboo Environmental Guardians, were convinced that planting trees along the riverbanks could help restore the environment. They sought to tackle the degradation of Kiringa River, a once-pristine waterway long revered by the local community. The riverbanks suffered from severe soil erosion, water levels dwindled and pollution worsened due to climate… Continue reading
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China to advance high-quality BRI ties with Africa
China will take further steps including deepening partnership in emerging fields, such as green development and the digital economy, to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation with African countries in the coming years, according to a new report released on Thursday. Officials said the cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has brought mutual benefits… Continue reading
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China publishes white paper on conservation of marine ecosystems
China has recently unveiled a comprehensive white paper titled “Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China”, to present China’s ideas, actions and commitments in global governance of the marine eco-environment. The white paper elaborates on the practices of China’s eco-environment protection. First, China’s development of a legal system for marine eco-environmental protection provides a model for global… Continue reading
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South Africa: Looking to build sustainable cities using China model
South Africa wants to build new cities to eradicate poverty, with theChinese model that uses a polycentric policy approach mooted as a possible blueprint off which to base this future plan. South Africa Deputy President Paul Mashatile said one of the lessons the country is learning from fellow BRICS member nations is that they have… Continue reading
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Madagascar – China’s hybrid rice helps food security for African nation
Average yield of Chinese hybrid rice in Madagascar trials two to three times more than local rice varieties. A prolonged period of exceptional droughts in the African island nation of Madagascar since 2019 reduced agriculture production, placing about 1 million people on average in food insecurity, among which 250 000 suffered a famine situation. Madagascar… Continue reading
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China No Longer Need to Subsidize EV Enterprises – Chinese expert
Zhang Weiwei is Professor of Political Science at Fudan University, China and Director of the China Institute of Fudan University. On July 13th, Thai media outlet The Standard aired a 40-minute English interview with renowned Chinese Professor Zhang Weiwei, conducted by famous Thai host Khun Veenarat. The interview garnered significant attention. Selected excerpts from the interview related… Continue reading
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Tonga gets new wind power project – funded and built by China
Funded by China through its aid program a wind power project is under construction by the Energy China Gezhouba Group in Tonga. It’s expected to be completed and handed over to the government of Tonga by November. The project aims to be a major contributor to the Government of Tonga’s goal of transforming its energy… Continue reading
