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Impact of US-China Science Rivalry
The Scientific Cold War is real, and we’re all losing. New study reveals how US-China tensions are slowing global research. Many in the academia have voiced the concern that the counter-productive, politically-motivated investigations scrutinizing the cooperation between the world’s 2 major science powerhouses would eventually backfire and hamper the progress of science research. However, few Continue reading
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China – Weather extremes lower rice yield
How climate change is driving up food prices. China is a major producer of cereals – growing more rice and wheat than any other country in the world. Based on the findings of a joint 2023 study by scientists from China, Germany, France and Cyprus, published in the journal Nature, the chart below shows that extreme rainfall cut rice yields Continue reading
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‘Nuclear terrorism’ – Ukraine attack on Kursk nuclear power plant
CGTN Global reports that Russia on Friday (Aug 23, 2024) accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station in what it called an act of “nuclear terrorism”, days before the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog is due to visit the site. The nuclear plant is located in the Kursk region of Continue reading
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China achieves renewable energy target 6 years early – major cut in approvals for new coal generation
China’s world-leading clean energy boom has passed another benchmark, with its wind and solar capacity surpassing a target set by President Xi Jinping almost six years earlier than planned. Citing Bloomberg, Energy Connects reports that China added 25 gigawatts of wind and solar power in July, expanding total capacity to 1,206 gigawatts, according to data from China’s National Energy Continue reading
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China EV giant BYD’s $1bn Turkiye ‘state of the art’ production hub
BYD EXPANDS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, BYD, recognised as the world’s largest EV producer, made a significant investment of $1 billion (TL 33.9 billion) in Turkiye in 2023. This strategic move is part of BYD’s broader expansion plan aimed at tapping into the rapidly growing electric vehicle market in Europe and the Continue reading
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How China is winning the Green Energy race
China’s perceived march towards global domination appears to be ruffling some feathers in the Western world, writes David Borlace on his program, Just Have a Think. He notes, China’s version of the industrial revolution has lifted hundreds of millions out of abject poverty, but it is still held up by some as the greatest modern sin Continue reading
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China’s booming EV market boosts growth in charging infrastruture
China’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure continued to increase in the first half (H1) of this year, thanks to the rapid expansion of the country’s EV market. By the end of June, the total number of charging piles in China reached 10.24 million units, an increase of 54 percent year on year, Zhang Xing, a Continue reading
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Africa and China media call for end of Western silence on successful joint projects
“Join Hands in the Paths towards Modernization” was the theme of the 6th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation and China-Africa Think Tank High-Level Dialogue, held in Beijing. It may be ‘good politics’ for the West to spend big money badmouthing China, but the process ultimately harms the poor, said speakers at an Africa-China communications forum Continue reading
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Nord Stream sabotage was major environmental crime
RUSSIA DISMISSES GERMAN NARRATIVE ON NORD STREAM BLASTS AT UN Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it is “clear” that the United States ordered the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “It is clear that to carry out such a terrorist attack, there was a command from the very top, as they Continue reading
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Xi praises environmental volunteers promoting water conservation
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged environmental volunteers to promote water conservation and contribute to the modernization of harmony between humanity and nature. Ahead of China’s second National Ecology Day that fell on Thursday last week, Xi made the remarks in a letter to the volunteers for the Danjiangkou Reservoir in Shiyan City, central China’s Continue reading
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China’s deep-sea manned submersible Jiaolong conducts scientific research in Western Pacific
In Chinese mythology, Jiaolong is a dragon often depicted as a scaled, hornless, and aquatic creature. The submersible was named after the mythical creature because of its ability to explore the depths of the ocean. China’s deep-sea manned submersible Jiaolong conducted a deep-diving operation in the Western Pacific Ocean on Sunday 18 August 2024, with Continue reading
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Palestine to be invited to 2024 BRICS Summit
According to media reports Palestine is expected to receive a formal invitation this month to attend the BRICS 2024 Summit. Russia is working towards the process to get the Middle Eastern nation to be a part of the summit. Russian news outlet TASS has quoted Palestine’s leader Mahmoud Abbas as stating “We have discussed BRICS. We have reached Continue reading
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How China bridges urban and rural development through ecological value
As pointed out by the resolution of the third plenary session of the Communist Party of China, integrated urban and rural development is essential to Chinese modernization. “We must promote equal exchanges and two-way flows of production factors between urban and rural areas, to narrow the disparities between the two and promote their shared prosperity Continue reading
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Venezuela offers BRICS countries access to its vast oil and gas reserves
International media, including Russia’s RT News, have reported that Venezuela could transfer the development rights to its vast oil and gas fields that are currently signed with American energy companies to entities from BRICS nations, President Nicolas Maduro warned on August 2, 2024 during a press conference in Caracas. With an estimated 303 billion barrels, Venezuela Continue reading
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China launches new scientific expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Scientific surveys valuable for safeguarding ecology on “roof of the world”. China’s second Qinghai-Xizang Plateau scientific expedition and research has produced a series of world-class original findings, providing scientific support for the ecological security of the plateau. China launched a scientific expedition in Lhasa on Sunday to investigate the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau — known as Asia’s Continue reading
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Xi’s green vision drives Northeast China’s revitalization
CHANGCHUN — As scorching summer heat grips much of China, the country’s northeast has emerged as a popular sightseeing destination with cool weather and breathtaking views of lush mountains and lucid waters. Encompassing Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces and part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the northeastern region, once a heavy industrial base, has Continue reading
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Builders of Malaysia’s mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest
Chinese and Malaysian companies building Malaysia’s mega rail project have planted mangrove tree saplings in a mangrove forest near Malaysia’s Port Klang, a move to strengthen the values of protecting the environment. The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a 665 km-long railway project being developed by the state-owned Malaysia Rail Link (MRLSB), which is Continue reading
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Pathway to Propserity: the Belt and Road Initiative
From Left Review Online. Today, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China is promoting joint development and prosperity among the countries along the Eurasian and African routes. This initiative is allowing people from various countries to share a harmonious, peaceful, and prosperous life, continuing the legacy of connectivity and cooperation that the Silk Continue reading
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China’s largest electrochemical energy storage facility connected to grid
China’s largest electrochemical energy storage facility connected to grid World Energy reports that Huadian (Haixi) New Energy Co., a subsidiary of China Huadian Group, has successfully completed the full-capacity grid connection of the Togdjog Shared Energy Storage Station in a cold, high-altitude region of China. This milestone marks the commencement of operations for China’s largest single Continue reading
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China – EVs showing greater potential to feed power grids
Using EVs as mobile power banks in first large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) hook-up. Involving over 1,000 electric vehicles (EVs), Jiangsu province trialled off-peak charging and reverse discharging, showcasing EVs’ potential as mobile power banks. Electric vehicles can potentially double up as super giant “mobile power banks” to support electricity supply and ensure grid stability during peak Continue reading
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Surge in U.S. Solar Company Bankruptcies Despite $ Trillions in Subsidies
On July 18, the American solar giant SunPower announced the suspension of several core operations. The company will neither acquire new customers nor install already-delivered solar panels. A day later, Renova Energy, affected by SunPower’s shutdown, declared a temporary halt of all operations in California and Arizona. SunPower is the third major US solar company Continue reading
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Climate-Resilient Ocean Governance in the People’s Republic of China
Focused on the People’s Republic of China (PRC), this article looks at how climate change impacts coastal ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In an era of global connectivity and shared environmental challenges, the linkages between oceans and climate change are becoming increasingly apparent. Oceans have the great potential to exacerbate or mitigate climate change and its Continue reading
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Chinese enterprises drive Cambodia’s green and low-carbon energy transition
“The active participation and contributions of Chinese enterprises are crucial to Cambodia’s green and low-carbon development.” This statement was made by Chuop Paris, Cambodia’s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment, on August 15 2024 at an international symposium in Beijing, themed as “Environment, Development and Human Rights: Green and Low-carbon Development in the Continue reading
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China transforms saline-alkali land into symbiotic grain-seafood farms
In north China’s Hebei Province 8,000 mu (about 533.33 hectares) of rice paddies are monitored in real time by a hardware engineer via a large screen in a control room. This is no ordinary rise paddy but part of an agricultural demonstration zone where rice seedling are grown along side shrimps and crabs. The rice Continue reading
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De-risking West’s critical minerals trade with China will cost $ billions and delay global energy transition
Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition. Inefficiencies of shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase the cost of finished goods and delay the energy transition. The global shift toward clean energy and decarbonisation hinges significantly on copper. With the increasing demand for copper, Western efforts to secure critical minerals and reduce Continue reading
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China Action Plan for Low-Carbon Transformation of Coal-Fired Power
China has issued an action plan to promote the low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power, with plans to diversify financing channels and grant preferential loan policies to qualified projects. The plan also includes improving carbon-reduction-related technologies for coal-fired power, as well as new infrastructure construction. This will help to ensure China’s energy security amid the global Continue reading
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China’s New Electricity System and Why Coal Power is Included
After recently posting China’s energy revolution plan to build a greener new electricity system, China Ecological Civilization received emails asking about: 1) what breakthroughs exactly China is making with regard to transmission systems, and 2) why coal power is included in China’s greener energy policy. China’s new energy security strategy includes 4 revolutions: energy consumption Continue reading
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How biochar can help China reach carbon neutrality
This article by Deng Xu was originally published on Dialogue Earth under the Creative Commons BY NC ND licence. The charcoal-like substance biochare has enormous potential to remove CO2, writes Dr Deng Xu, who obtained her PhD from the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University in China. For China and the world to achieve carbon neutrality will Continue reading
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BRI: China-built Serbia-Hungary High Speed Railway on Schedule
First trilateral transport infrastructure project between China and Central & Eastern European Countries (CEEC). It is reported that Serbia will complete the construction of the more than 180-kilometre Belgrade-Subotica railway section by the end of 2024. As of April 2024 construction of the Serbian Novi Sad-Subotica section was 80% complete. Daily News Hungary also reports Continue reading
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China’s Three Gorges Dam – world’s largest single power generation unit
The construction of the Three Gorges Dam laid the foundation for modern hydropower in China. Since the start of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, China’s hydropower ecosystem has overcome difficulties and realized the independent design and manufacturing of hydropower equipment and the localization of important materials. The Global Times recently made a visit Continue reading
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China’s shift to manufactured sand reduces environmental impacts
Between 80 to 90 per cent of the sand used in China’s construction industry today is manufactured, marking a turning point in human engineering and offering hope to solve a major crisis for the world, according to a new study. Sand has been used in buildings for at least 60,000 years. It is the second Continue reading
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China draws extensive ecological red lines to protect Asia’s “water tower”
China’s Qinghai Province has drawn ecological “red lines” for over 40 percent of its territory, putting the areas under stringent environmental protection. Located on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China’s northwestern province is known for its fragile ecosystem and for being home to the Sanjiangyuan area, where the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang rivers originate. Lancang is known Continue reading
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China releases comprehensive policy document on green transformation
On August 11, 2024 the Chinese government released the Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development. (《关于加快经济社会发展全面绿色转型的意见》). According to the Xinhua report, this is the first time at the central government level that a systematic deployment has been made to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. Continue reading
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Chinese drones to transport trash from Nepal’s Mt Everest in groundbreaking initiative
Chinese drone initiative to improve waste management on the world’s tallest peak. Nepal is set to deploy Chinese-made drones to transport garbage from the slopes of Everest, marking the first time unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be used commercially in the country’s high-altitude zones. This initiative announced by China’s leading drone manufacturer, Da Jiang Innovations Continue reading
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China lodges WTO complaint against EU electric vehicle tariffs
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the European Union’s imposition of provisional additional tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) made in the Asian country. The EU last month slapped tariffs ranging from 17.4% to 37.6% on Chinese EV imports on top of existing 10% duties, claiming “unfair subsidization” of Chinese car manufacturers. Continue reading
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