China’s seawater desalination capacity has surpassed 3 million tons per day, or 1,095 gigalitres per year – equal to the daily water use of 15 million people. The report on national seawater utilization, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources to mark World Oceans Day, showed that by 2025 China had 167 seawater desalination projects… Continue reading

The China Energy Investment Corp (CHN Energy) fully completed construction on June 10, 2026, of the Guohua Rudong solar-hydrogen-storage integrated project in Jiangsu province. The completion of the largest project of its kind marked another step in China’s efforts to combine large-scale solar generation with battery storage and green hydrogen production. The project, developed by… Continue reading

Egypt is advancing its energy cooperation with China through the Belt and Road Initiative. A key area of collaboration focuses on renewable energy and energy storage projects, which are crucial for Egypt’s energy security and sustainability goals. One significant collaboration is the Chinese-built Kom Ombo renewables project. The Kom Ombo project includes a 500 MW… Continue reading

China says global efforts to combat climate change will continue despite the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, as governments prepare for this year’s U.N. climate negotiations. Speaking at an international climate meeting co-hosted by China, the European Union and Canada, Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu described the global transition toward low-carbon development as… Continue reading

China is considering a draft law on Antarctic activities and environmental protection, which further strengthens protection of the Antarctic environment. The draft was submitted on Tuesday to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s national legislature, for its second reading. Following its first reading, the full text of the… Continue reading

A fresh study by Chinese scientists has revealed that the cascade effects of increasingly frequent wildfires under climate warming will drive irreversible degradation of permafrost ecosystems of the northern high-latitude permafrost zone, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences. This study was conducted by researchers from the NIEER… Continue reading

The project will use abundant cheap solar electricity to remove CO₂ direct from the atmosphere at scale. China’s carbon neutrality by 2060 commitment cannot be achieved through emissions reduction alone. Aviation, agriculture, cement, and steel all produce CO₂ that cannot be fully eliminated through electrification or fuel switching within the 2060 timeframe. Carbon removal —… Continue reading

China successfully trials first vessel-to-grid electricity transfer In China, on 11 June 2026, an all-electric vessel has trialled the export of electricity back to the grid, acting like a giant mobile power bank, marking China’s first vessel-to-grid (V2G) bi-directional energy flow. The electric tugboat Yungang Electric Tug No. 9 discharged electricity from its battery at… Continue reading

China Dominates 90% of the Top 10 Global Research Institutions On 10 June 2026 the internationally renowned scientific publisher Springer Nature released the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders list. The latest data shows that China continues to firmly hold the top spot globally in high-quality research output, leading the world in multiple core indicators: The… Continue reading

China’s renewable energy generation fully covered the country’s increase in electricity consumption in 2025, marking the first time that all additional electricity demand was met by green power, according to a new report. The China Renewable Energy Development Report, released on 12 June 2026, showed that the country’s newly installed renewable energy capacity reached a… Continue reading

Pumped hydro storage (PHS) is a proven, efficient and scalable technology that is increasingly being used for storing excess, cheap energy generated from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. What is pumped hydro? It’s a type of energy storage technology that uses two water reservoirs, one at a higher elevation and one at a… Continue reading

In a remarkable transformation, the barren expanse of China’s Taklimakan Desert — long known as the “Sea of Death” — is now thriving with aquaculture, yielding a rich variety of high-quality fresh seafood. At a breeding base in Qiemo County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, tens of thousands of marine fish fry, including mullet… Continue reading

China has become one of the few countries to buck the global trend of coastal deforestation, achieving a 44 percent increase in mangrove forest area since 2000, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. The data show that China’s total mangrove canopy now stands… Continue reading

China will create a 220,000-square-meter car-free zone in the core area of the North Bund in Hongkou District. It will be the largest of its kind in downtown Shanghai. Once completed, the area is expected to become another iconic attraction along the Huangpu River waterfront. A Shanghai Municipal People’s Government news conference on 18 May… Continue reading

The Switzerland-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently joined with China’s largest shipping company COSCO Shipping and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University to officially launch an Initiative for Building an International Sustainable Fuel Coalition. Shipping and aviation are two of the most energy-intensive industries and among the most challenging to decarbonize. In October 2025 China’s Ministry of… Continue reading

According to assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 90 percent of China’s heritage sites received excellent or good overall ratings, significantly above the global average of 61 percent and the Asian average of 68 percent. China has strengthened the scientific, systematic and holistic protection of its world natural heritage, with notable… Continue reading

China’s national vegetation quality reached its second-highest level since satellite monitoring began in 2000, according to a national ecological meteorology report for the year of 2025 released on 28 May, 2026 by the China Meteorological Administration. The report found that favorable temperature and rainfall patterns across the country in 2025 drove broad ecological improvements in… Continue reading

Costly components such as lithium and other materials such as cobalt and nickel, hold their value beyond the life of the solar cells and electric-vehicle (EV) batteries produced by China’s massive renewable energy industry. In response to the rising demand for these materials, a new state-owned giant was created directly under the State Council in… Continue reading

The Western media’s continued focus on China as “the world’s worst polluter” is devious and dishonest. Use of this phrase seems almost mandatory whenever China and climate change are discussed in Western media. Out of context comments are used by the mainstream media oligarchies to promote the false perception that China is not vigorously combating… Continue reading

China’s large-scale reforestation projects focus on stabilizing soil and reducing land degradation across northern region. Stepping up its fight against desertification, China is employing an innovative approach by continuing to combine technology with environmental action. Across desert regions, solar-powered robots are planting trees with speed and precision. China is doing something that once seemed impossible –… Continue reading

This spring, China adopted its first-ever Ecological and Environment Code, institutionalizing the rule of law in ecological conservation. This was also a major step forward for global ecological governance. Yet in Western discourse and media reports, China is still routinely labeled as the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, a portrayal that seems at odds with… Continue reading

Petrochemical plastics have perhaps been one of humanity’s greatest industrial triumphs—but also one of our biggest ecological blunders. Now Chinese researchers have developed a type of strong, bio-degradable plastic from bamboo that promises to provide an environmentally friendly “plastic”. Developed by researchers from China’s Northeast Forestry University, and described as a high-strength bamboo molecular plastics… Continue reading

Iraq joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in October 2019, and China subsequently started working with the Iraqi government in building large solar farms. These solar projects in have included a 1 gigawatt (GW) project near Basra and a 730 megawatt (MW) project near Rumaila. These large projects are being led by the state-owned… Continue reading

For China, green technology is more than an environmental concern; its implementation is an economic imperative fundamentally linked to the its energy security, and backed by a combination of robust state planning, massive capital investment, and dominance of the global supply chain. And the country’s green transition is not only generating power – it’s physically… Continue reading

The world’s first ever co-firing of 50% green hydrogen and 50% coal has been successfully completed by Longyuan Technology, a subsidiary of state-owned China Energy. The breakthrough results in a staggering 50 percent reduction in both carbon emissions and coal consumption, coupled with highly effective synergistic nitrogen emission reductions, setting a new technical benchmark for… Continue reading

The world’s first wind-powered underwater data center, the Lingang undersea data center demonstration project, began full commercial operations off the coast of Shanghai on June 9, 2026. The pioneering project, which integrates renewable energy and advanced cooling technologies, is a joint effort between Shanghai Hicloud Technology Co Ltd and the state-owned China Communications Construction, and… Continue reading

India and China have made significant progress towards their 2030 climate commitments, while several developed economies need to sharply accelerate emissions reductions to stay on track for their targets, according to a new study by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The study, titled Holding up the Mirror: Tracking Climate Action across UNFCCC Negotiating… Continue reading

Researchers at the State-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp have developed and made the world’s first robot whale shark. The real whale shark is a slow-moving carpet shark and the largest known living fish. The Chinese researchers have built multiple kinds of robot fish – the robotic whale shark is the largest mechanical fish… Continue reading

China’s remarkable Yili–Kuche II 750 kV Transmission Line Project is a green mega-infrastructure undertaking spanning Xinjiang’s Tianshan Mountains. The project marks the debut of the satellite-and-drone-powered “Sky Eye System” for real-time, remote ecological monitoring. It stands as a powerful testament to China’s ability to seamlessly fuse world-class engineering power with a deep, absolute commitment to ecological… Continue reading

The world is facing another global food and energy crisis, caused by the US war on Iran, its disruption of supply chains in the Persian Gulf, as well as more generally by the Trump regime trade wars with China and almost every other country. These US moves have been fundamentally aimed at weakening China’s economy… Continue reading

On January 28, 2026, the latest phase of the Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project commenced construction. This is part of a super project, also known as the ‘Underground River‘, consisting of over 600 kilometers of underground tunnels, crossing the Hengduan Mountains, and diverting the water from the Jinsha River to cities and farmland on the… Continue reading

When the likes of Macron, the head of an actually-existing neocolonial entity denounces Chinese “predatory logic”, it’s not a bad idea for so-called “leftists” to exercise due diligence. In a recent article in the U.S. based online magazine Counterpunch, an editor accuses China of “green economic imperialism” in Africa and Latin America – alleging that Chinese… Continue reading

In July 2025 China signed a major contract with Iraq for the $2.4 billion Grand Basra Seawater Desalination Project. The Project is being financed through the Iraq–China Framework Agreement  under the Belt and Road Initiative and represets a significant collaboration between Iraq and China under the BRI. The project is the largest desalination project of its kind in the world, with a planned… Continue reading

The China-Mongolia cross-border railway, the world’s first dual-gauge cross-border railway, has reached a massive milestone. Battling Level 7 gales and blinding dust storms, Chinese constructors are using intelligent, automated equipment to bridge the gap between two nations. What makes this project unique? It’s the world’s first to feature a side-by-side “dual-gauge” design , allowing standard and broad-gauge… Continue reading