Energy. Transport & Climate Change~
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Chinese-made electric trucks boost green logistics in Mexico
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has delivered 20 21-ton electric trucks to Mexican beer maker Grupo Modelo. The Mexican beer maker has already ordered another 20 electric trucks from BYD and says it plans to add a total of 500 electric trucks to its fleet over the next two years. BYD will also supply the… Continue reading
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Guano and the West’s opening of the Pacific
The 19th century search for fertilizer drove imperialist expansion and ecological destruction Climate & Capitalism: Ecosocialist Discussion BOOK REVIEW by Martin Empson Author: Gregory T. CushmanGUANO AND THE OPENING OF THE PACIFIC WORLDA Global Ecological History In the last two decades it has been common, in Marxist books on ecology, to find discussions of how… Continue reading
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Is the ocean’s ability to regulate the global climate breaking down?
Oceans are a global force of nature that form the foundation of the blue planet on which we live. They cover 71% of our planet’s surface and make up 95% of all the space available to life. They are a life-support system for Earth and a global commons that provide us with free goods and… Continue reading
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Officials in Guangzhou, China punished for axing city’s beloved Banyan trees
Ten Guangzhou officials have been penalized for their involvement in a “destructive” tree-removal project from the southern city’s urban landscape, China’s top anti-corruption watchdog said on 13 December 2021. As punishment, provincial authorities in Guangdong province dismissed five current and former senior officials — the latter now working elsewhere in the province of which Guangzhou is the… Continue reading
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Turnover of China’s carbon market tops 5.8 billion yuan
Xinhua, 23 Dec 2021 – shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook Background from CEN: China’s national emissions trading system (ETS) was launched in July 2021. As the largest carbon market in the world, China’s system is more than ten times larger than that of the US state of California. The Chinese scheme has more than doubled the… Continue reading
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NEVs to take over 30% share of China auto market in 2025
Xinhua, 25 Dec 2021 – shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook SHANGHAI, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — New-energy vehicles (NEVs) are expected to grab over 30 percent share of China’s auto market in 2025, according to the electric vehicle industry think tank China EV100. NEV sales in the world’s largest auto market are expected to exceed 5 million… Continue reading
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China’s Environmental Ministry requires local authorities to stop haphazard ‘smokestack projects’ – down by 30% in 2021
The number of smokestack projects approved by government is expected to have declined this year as China forges ahead with its ambitious climate goals, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on 23 Decxember 2021. The number of such projects going through environmental impact assessments this year is estimated to have decreased by 30 percent… Continue reading
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Protect or hunt? Environmental management of wild boars in China
Crop-eating wild boars have been a headache for local villagers for years in Tongjiang, a mountainous county nestled in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. “If they don’t come tonight, they will come tomorrow night, or the day after tomorrow. They will come anyway,” said villager Ma Xingquan. He also said that wild boars will not stop… Continue reading
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US climate commitments in chaos – is Biden’s “Build Back Better” policy dead?
At the Glasgow climate meeting in November 2021, US President Biden was keen to promote the US “commitment” to the Paris Agreement (which the US regime had only recently “rejoined”) aimed at preventing some of the worst effects of global warming. Much was made at the time by the Biden regime and its acolytes of… Continue reading
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The changing energy mix in our time – replacing fossil fuels with solar
China has the largest solar production capacity in the world. How did Chinese companies achieve this No.1 position and what are the changes solar power is bringing to our lives? In the attached Green Front Video, Kate Kui interviewes Li Zhenguo, founder of the largest solar company globally, Longi Green Energy, which is based in… Continue reading
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Shanghai’s ‘Hanging Gardens of Babylon’ to open along creek
A new landmark shopping complex along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, dubbed the city’s Hanging Gardens of Babylon, will open on Wednesday. The initial phase of the “Tian An 1000 Trees” project will include restaurants, museums, art galleries and entertainment sites, along with the city’s earliest industrial heritages. Residents and tourists have been intrigued by… Continue reading
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To achieve carbon neutrality, Chinese scientists in action
China’s emission control efforts will test and develop a series of scientific conclusions, methods and technological innovations. Many Chinese researchers are now engaged in the carbon emission-related studies. On Dec. 3, 2021 Lanzhou University, based in northwest China’s Gansu Province, jointly established an institute with LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to build a research… Continue reading
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China’s top legislature deliberates on law for improved conservation of Yellow River
On 1 March 2021, China brought into effect a law to protect the Yangtze River, the country’s longest river. Now, a new draft law on the protection of the Yellow River, the “mother river” of the Chinese nation, has submitted to the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee for deliberation on 20… Continue reading
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First digital mobile supervision station launched to protect ecology of Qinling Mountains
Shared by China-Environment-News.com on FacebookLink to full text of original item at end of this article. Link to full text of original item & VIDEO: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-19/Digital-woodpecker-to-protect-ecology-of-Qinling-Mountains-167snPqCCvm/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3dQg61q2X-zk2ok5NJ3oTkhXzajnyyJvAA8O7F47WbGGES0Ndgii9Nwf4 Continue reading
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China to build fusion energy research facility
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Chinese-built hydropower station in Zambia turns on 1st generator
The first generator for the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, an infrastructure project in Zambia which was built by Chinese companies, has been put into operation in August 2021. As the largest single building infrastructure project and the largest hydropower station in Zambia, it has created new and favorable conditions for the country’s economic and… Continue reading
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Zambia call for close cooperation with China on capacity building for green economy
The Zambian Minister for Green Economy and Environment, Hon. Eng. Collins Nzovu, MP, has called for close bilateral relations between Zambia and China in the areas of forestry development and management, green economy and climate change, meteorological and weather services, environmental protection and management, and capacity building. The Minister was speaking when the Ambassador of… Continue reading
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China and Nigeria to form partnership to bring renewable energy to rural parts of Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the People’s Republic of China on renewable clean energy. The project will boost electricity supply to rural parts of Nigeria. China has also donated rural solar equipment to Nigeria while seeking cooperation to provide solutions to electrical shortages through a transfer… Continue reading
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Fukushima radiation in Arctic adds to pressure on Japan
The revelation that radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear plant has reached the Arctic Ocean is sparking renewed calls for Japan to scrap a decision to dump toxic water from the crippled plant into the sea. According to a study by Yuichiro Kumamoto, a senior researcher from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology,… Continue reading
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Mercury contamination reaches deepest parts of ocean: Chinese study
Chinese researchers and collaborators recently found that hadal trenches, the deepest parts of an ocean, receive a large amount of mercury. The study, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was conducted by a research team led by Xu Yunping, with Shanghai Ocean University and its international collaborators. Through the… Continue reading
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Chinese researchers set up global database of soil seed banks
Chinese researchers have compiled and analyzed a database to characterize global determinants and patterns of soil seed banks. Soil seed banks, which include all viable seeds on or in the soil, represent a critical but hidden stock for potential future plant diversity on Earth. They are vital for the long-term survival of individual plant species… Continue reading
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China light-splitting greenhouse also generates solar power to run the greenhouse’s operation
Chinese researchers have developed a new type of light-splitting greenhouse roof that can allow visible light to enter while converting near-infrared light into electricity. A group of researchers from the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, developed this new greenhouse covering structure based on the… Continue reading
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From ending deforestation in China, to ending it everywhere
Experts argue China can build on protections for its own forests and expand due diligence to cover overseas products. [This article is republished in full from China Dialogue under a Creative Commons licence] Last month, the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow gave new impetus to forest conservation worldwide. Signatories to the Glasgow declaration on forest and… Continue reading
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China boosts battery recycling amid decommissioning surge
China is seeking to boost the battery recycling sector to cope with the rise in decommissioning of aging batteries from new-energy vehicles (NEV), which have grown in popularity in recent years. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it will issue a new regulation to clarify the supervisory responsibilities of national and local… Continue reading
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Uganda’s Entebbe-Kampala Expressway – BRI project connects major cities and international airport
Tourists and visitors traveling through Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport can save time between their destinations thanks to the 51-kilometer Kampala-Entebbe Expressway that was constructed by Chinese contractors. The recently commissioned Entebbe-Kampala Expressway gives the travel manager easy access to his destination as the expressway stretches from the outskirts of the capital and leads to the… Continue reading
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“Ecological Bank” brings benefits to Chinese farmers – opens another door for green funding
Liangshan Bank Thanks to the local “Liangshan Bank,” green resources that were once deemed useless by farmers are now assets. The name “Liangshan Bank,” or “the bank of two mountains,” came from the “two mountains” concept of Chinese leadership, according to which “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.” Apart from being a traditional… Continue reading
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China’s BRI – new global green investment
The immense regional as well global popularity of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has now rattled the policy makers sitting in the Washington DC and Brussels to start their own impromptu so-called global mega projects of development. The so-called the Build Back Better World (B3W) with the commitment to invest up to $40… Continue reading
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Chinese company director sentenced to prison for illegal production of ozone-destroying chemicals
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection has adopted “zero tolerance” for businesses found illegally making or using CFC-11. The evidence shows that China has delivered on this commitment. In February 2021, a Chinese company and its director were convicted of illegally making CFC-11. Both the company and director were given significant fines, and the… Continue reading
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Wild yak population continues to rise at reserve in North West China
VIDEO – click to view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgPa3yw1fY The number of wild yaks has increased by 3,000 to reach around 12,000 over a decade at a nature reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the latest research released on in December 2021. With the development of the fourth scientific expedition at Altun Mountain National… Continue reading
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Draft list of protected animals promotes human-nature harmony
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration released the draft of a new list of terrestrial wild animals with important ecological, scientific and social importance on Dec 5 to solicit public opinion. Compared with the earlier list, published in 2000, a notable change is the removal of wild boars as a protected species. The exclusion of… Continue reading
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Tibet-Kathmandu railway in focus as China vows change for landlocked Nepal
China announces it will help Nepal realise its dream of becoming a ‘land-linked country’ US$8 billion cross-border railway from south Tibet to Kathmandu is key project in Belt & Road plan in South Asia In May 2017, Nepal joined the BRI with a hope of obtaining long-term benefits through a myriad of projects. The line… Continue reading
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China building world’s largest national park system
This autumn, without much fanfare, China established a new government initiative that could have a profound impact on the nation’s increasingly threatened biodiversity. In October, President Xi Jinping announced the formal establishment of a network of five national parks, covering a total of 230,000 square kilometers (88,800 square miles) and containing nearly 30% of the country’s… Continue reading
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: $62 billion BRI plan to build Pakistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a mega plan that has the potential to revolutionize the Pakistan economic reality. CPEC has contributed to resolving the serious electricity shortage in Pakistan — a big hurdle to industrial development. Before the commercial operation of a number of energy projects under CPEC, Pakistan was suffering a severe power crisis, with… Continue reading
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Ecological corridors help expand giant pandas’ habitat
CHENGDU, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — The ecological corridors established in west China have connected fragmented habitats of wild giant pandas, expanding their habitat range and facilitating the hybridization among different subspecies. At least two video clips showed giant pandas in the ecological corridors earlier this month, indicating that various subspecies from different areas were moving… Continue reading
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