Energy. Transport & Climate Change~
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China, Central Asia nations build green ties
Central Asia’s largest wind power project is an example of international co-financing implemented by a Chinese construction company. Does this example provide lessons to support the green energy transition of emerging economies by mobilizing international finance? Fossil fuel production constitutes 17 percent of oil and gas rich Central Asian Kazakhstan’s GDP. Despite this Kazakhstan announced the country… Continue reading
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Environmental protection boosts flora, fauna, people
In Qinghai province, environmental protection has been prioritized, and the province aims to build two more national parks-the Qinghai Lake National Park and the Kunlun Mountains National Park. In recent years, Qinghai has established many nature reserves, forest parks, wetland parks and geoparks, which have boosted the eco-friendly tourist services provided by the province, and… Continue reading
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China’s All-Electric Fleet Is Entering Europe
And the timing is ideal. Tesla has another rival in Europe. Days ago, BYD announced the first shipment of 100 all-electric BYD Tang SUVs had left the Port of Shanghai on June 7, bound for dealerships in Norway near the end of this summer, with 1,500 slated for delivery before 2022, according to a press release… Continue reading
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China still driving ahead of world in electric smart cars
By Wang Junwei | chinadaily.com.cn, 2021-06-15 China enjoys a global first-mover advantage in electric smart cars, with its new energy vehicle production and sales volume ranking first in the world for six consecutive years, CCTV reported on Monday, citing a person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In May, China recorded… Continue reading
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China signs Agreements with International Renewable Energy body to advance carbon neutrality and market development
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2021 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NEA) have today agreed to work to strengthen cooperation as the world’s largest renewable energy market builds momentum towards the achievement of its carbon neutrality goals. China has pledged to peak its… Continue reading
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Climate issues are rising in importance for Russia
Russia has been slow to move on climate action – but that is about to change, with the government set to deliver a host of measures on climate change action, with a detailed plan to be published by October 2021. After seven years of sanctions and accusations of malign activities by all sides, political relations… Continue reading
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Greening plan to advance in scientific way
Photo: Forests and grassland now cover the once barren mountains and hills of Youyu county, Shanxi. China will make crucial adjustments to its greening plan in the next five years, aiming to achieve high-quality greening nationwide and guide related work more scientifically, authorities revealed on Monday. The State Council recently released guidelines on scientific greening… Continue reading
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The Rush Towards Carbon Sequestration – Markets or Command and Control?
The 2021 Dasgupta Report provides a much-needed roadmap to correct flawed economic tools by valuing Nature as an asset. A test of whether markets will follow this roadmap involves quickly expanding voluntary carbon sequestration markets. Editor’s Note: Fundamentally, the Dasgupta Review develops the economics of biodiversity on the understanding that we, and our economies, are… Continue reading
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Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China
At Chongming Island just outside Shanghai, China’s most populous city, at a new commercial glass greenhouse harvested their first batch of produce at the site in May. The facility is one of dozens sprouting up on the outskirts of China’s megacities that utilise high-end technology to manage irrigation, temperature and lighting systems to grow vegetables… Continue reading
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Revitalising Rural China
In September 2015, China’s President Xi Jinping attended the UN Sustainable Development Summit and joined other world leaders to adopt Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China attaches great importance to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and has released China’s National Plan on Implementation of the 2030 Agenda… Continue reading
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China’s grain security
This week, Chinese authorities have stressed the need for solid efforts to safeguard the country’s grain security. This edition of Xinhua Commentary, explains why the country’s food security matters and how it is being secured. Click link below to watch video: Xinhua Commentary: China’s commitment to ensuring food security remains unchanged – Xinhua | English… Continue reading
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Nature reserve to save sea turtles from extinction
The plight of sea turtles Sea turtles aren’t just the marine world’s largest reptile. They are one of the oldest surviving forms of life, having lived alongside the dinosaurs. Sea turtles return to the ocean on hatching, and spend their entire lives at sea, except when female turtles come on land to lay eggs. But… Continue reading
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China restoring its mangrove forests
In September last year, China released an action plan to restore the country’s 18,800 hectares of mangrove forests and plant another 9,050 hectares over the next five years. China has begun implementing an action plan to restore the country’s 18,800 hectares of mangrove forests and plant another 9,050 hectares in the next five years. Under… Continue reading
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China to restore forest quality
China will moderately reduce the proportion of artificial forests and enhance the conservation and restoration of its degraded forests China’s efforts to implement afforestation and environmental schemes in recent years have met with considerable success, a fact reflected in the large increase in forest coverage nationwide. However, the country is now switching from the emphasis… Continue reading
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Millions of birds face unexpected danger: glass buildings
In 2018, Shi Danyang, a student at Duke Kunshan University in east China’s Jiangsu Province, saw a tiny warbler with greenish feather majestically flying toward the glass window of her three-storied school building. But instead of maneuvering, the bird hit the glass, making a gentle thumping sound and leaving behind a tiny mark on the… Continue reading
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Asian black bears go to new home at Sichuan sanctuary
SICHUAN, Southwest China April 19th to May 27th 2021 101 bears were relocated from a former bile farm in Nanning, Guangxi province, to the Chengdu Bear Rescue Center in Sichuan province. China lists the Asian black bear as a Class II protected species, meaning it’s illegal to hunt, kill, or sell them. However, the population of wild Asian black bears, which are native… Continue reading
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Intense restoration of nature needed to address climate, biodiversity and food insecurity crises: UN
Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade—an area about the size of China. Countries also need to add similar commitments for oceans, according to a new report by the… Continue reading
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Global climate change efforts offer hope for shared future of humanity
Global cooperation on climate change requires a commitment to multilateralism, international law, and the United Nations-led global system. When facing global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, some nations have resorted to finger-pointing and blame to hide their own weaknesses or try to gain petty short-term political advantages – at the cost of hundreds of thousands… Continue reading
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China reclaiming deserts
China is turning barren lands and mountains into productive lands or green forest. This is the result of the country’s intensified efforts of green development in which they turn deserts or unproductive lands into something very productive in the long run. Watch the video. Continue reading
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Main structure of world’s 2nd largest hydro-power station in China to start operating July 1, 2021
Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world’s second largest after the Three Gorges Dam, is expected to have its last reservoir completed on Monday in Southwest China. The station, with a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts, is expected to generate more than 62 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, which would reduce carbon dioxide emission… Continue reading
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About China Environment News
Global environmental crisis is the product of centuries of Western exploitation of the land, natural resources and labour of the Global South. US and Western over consumption is still the leading force for environmental destruction of the global ecosystem. The West is responsible for at least three quarters of global cumulative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Despite its… Continue reading
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Climate Change Facts: Comparing China with the West
The Western media’s focus on China as “the world’s worst polluter” is devious and dishonest. The purpose of this article is to present the facts. Western mainstream media created Greta Thunberg as a pop celebrity, and so when she recently criticized China (and by implication the entire Global South), it is not surprising that her… Continue reading
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China remains world’s largest manufacturing country – as PC makers “green” computers
China has maintained its position as the world’s largest manufacturing country for the 11th consecutive year with the industrial added value reaching 31.3 trillion yuan ($4.84 trillion), according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday. Meanwhile, top computer vendors including Acer and Lenovo are adopting sustainable strategies, with laptops made of recycled… Continue reading
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World Judicial Conference on Environment concludes in Kunming, SW China
Xinhua28 May 2021. KUNMING, May 27 (Xinhua) — The World Judicial Conference on Environment concluded Thursday in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, with the adoption of “the Kunming Declaration of the World Judicial Conference on Environment.” The declaration noted that the rule of law has an irreplaceable and important role in global environmental… Continue reading
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Climate-smart framework needed to counter food and energy insecurity for Global South.
Countries most affected by climate change bear the least responsibility. The 17 members of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) generate around 80 percent of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. That means they have the power to pull the brakes on the climate emergency. The 17 major economies participating in the MEF are:… Continue reading
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Revitalising Rural China
In September 2015, China’s President Xi Jinping attended the UN Sustainable Development Summit and joined other world leaders to adopt Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China attaches great importance to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and has released China’s National Plan on Implementation of the 2030 Agenda… Continue reading
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Once-dwindling freshwater lake on grassland regains vitality
After a decade of ecological treatment, birds chirping, grass growing and water splashing, the wetlands around Hulun Lake in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have experienced improved biodiversity. Human activities and soil erosion had been blamed for a drastic fall on the water table of the lake since 2000. The lake’s water storage decreased… Continue reading
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Steel industry embraces green shift for China’s carbon-cutting commitment
BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) — Forging ahead toward a greener future, China is ever more committed to transforming the steel industry into a low carbon-emitting one amid its long-term green pledges. As China has promised to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, the steel industry remains the largest emitter… Continue reading
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Chinese investment in renewables soars under Belt & Road initiative – Greenpeace study
A 2019 report by environmental NGO Greenpeace found that China’s Belt & Road Initiative has led an investment surge in energy infrastructure in the regions covered by the plan – particularly south and Southeast Asia – over the five years to 2014 to 2019. Investment in Belt & Road countries has supported 12.6 GW of… Continue reading
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China continues major action to cut ozone depleting chemicals
President Xi Jinping said that China has decided to accept the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 16 April 2021. The announcement came as part of Xi’s conversation with Chancellor Merkel of Germany and President Macron of France. It is seen as a major global climate win… Continue reading
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Ecological cooperation a key part of Belt and Road Initiative #2

China has made ecological cooperation a key part of BeltandRoad Initiative BRI, with a number of green action initiatives “covering wide-ranging efforts in green infrastructure, green energy, green transport, green finance”: former Bangladeshi minister xhtxs.cn/eb7 DHAKA, April 27 (Xinhua) — China has made ecological cooperation a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Dilip Barua, former Bangladeshi Minister… Continue reading
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Ecological cooperation a key part of Belt and Road Initiative

China has made ecological cooperation a key part of BeltandRoad Initiative BRI, with a number of green action initiatives “covering wide-ranging efforts in green infrastructure, green energy, green transport, green finance”: former Bangladeshi minister xhtxs.cn/eb7 DHAKA, April 27 (Xinhua) — China has made ecological cooperation a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Dilip Barua, former Bangladeshi Minister… Continue reading
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China Environment News
Our new web site is on the way … CEN has created an independent web site and is in the process of developing and commissioning it over the next few weeks. We intend to continue the CEN Facebook group as well. This is necessary given the excessive political censorship and extensive banning of pro-China individuals… Continue reading
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News in brief
China develops new “breakthrough” wheat variety China Science reports China has developed a breakthrough wheat variety, named Yangmai 33, with high resistance to scab and powdery mildew for the first time. The new variety is expected to become a new generation of dominant varieties in China and help solve the world’s food problems. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2516109708443374/permalink/4047601818627481/ Continue reading