The Hainan gibbon is the most endangered of all gibbons and the world’s rarest primate. It is endemic to the southern Chinese island of Hainan. Its population has increased from as few as 7 to 9 in the 1980s to 35 today, according to a report released at the WCC held both online and in-person… Continue reading

Up to 95 percent of Earth’s ocean surface will have changed by the end of the century – oceans will be hotter, more acidic and less hospitable to life unless humanity reins in its carbon emissions, according to research published Thursday.  Ocean surface climates, defined by surface water temperature, acidity and the concentration of the… Continue reading

“China 65,000 electric vehicle charging stations, 644 power swap stations, and 1.87 million charging piles had been built nationwide, covering 176 cities and more than 50,000 km of highways.” “Not only has China’s interim goal of 5 million EVs been met, but the country has cultivated the world’s largest plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market. In… Continue reading

Chinese scientists recently created the country’s first global carbon flux dataset based on data collected by the country’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite TanSat. The achievement means that China is capable of conducting the quantitative spatial monitoring of the global carbon budget and helping take an inventory of the carbon budgets around the world.… Continue reading

And prevented a 50% rise in Greenhouse Gas levels If it weren’t for a global ban of ozone-destroying chemicals in the late 1980s, the ravages of climate change would have become far worse by the 2040s than is currently projected, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. Fortunately, because of international action under… Continue reading

It has just rained at the summit of Greenland’s ice sheet for the first time in recorded history, in yet another worrying milestone in our ecological unravelling. Like much of the Northern Hemisphere, Greenland’s been experiencing a massive heatwave with temperatures at the glacier’s summit rising above freezing for the third time in less than a decade. On 14… Continue reading

Plants plays an essential role in maintaining the global environment and supporting human development. China has over 35,000 species of higher plants, about 10% of the world flora, which made it the 3rd largest plant species home in the world. China is also one of the four origin centers of cultivated plants in the world,… Continue reading

One-third of white-tailed deer, a familiar sight on US lawns and golf courses, in the north-eastern United States have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — a sign that they have been infected with the virus. The findings, revealed by an analysis of samples collected after the pandemic began, represent the first detection of widespread exposure to the… Continue reading

In the Internet era, information technology has made possible the processing of massive data, and created wider and more convenient platforms for biodiversity conservation in China, including Chinese Virtual Herbarium, the Plant Photo Bank of China, and the National Animal Collection Resource Center. The emergence of these databases and digital programs in recent years is… Continue reading

Chinese scientists have unveiled plans for a first-of-its-kind, experimental nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling. After a 2 gigawatt prototype has undergone tests in September, China plans to build its first commercial thorium reactor. Measuring only 3 meters tall and 2.5 m wide, the researchers claim it will be capable of generating… Continue reading

Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and… Continue reading

Since 2014, thirty pilot sponge cities were named, using permeable water systems and green infrastructure to manage floods, replenish water supplies, and restore ecosystems, though experts continue to stress importance of reducing carbon emissions. This article explains how the most populous nation on the planet is responding to the threat of rising sea levels and… Continue reading

by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 30 July 2021 Recently, using random forest regression models, scientists estimated an urban floor (building) area map with high accuracy for mainland China. This map, produced by Prof. Liu Miao and Associate Prof. Li Chunlin from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in… Continue reading

A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate their commercialization into EVs. The new material, lithium zirconium chloride, offers a reduced material cost and necessary performance, all while remaining stable. As published on Nature Communications this week,… Continue reading

To support activity in China, the world’s leading industrial power and most populous country, the transmission and distribution of electricity have become a major challenge. The geographical distance between the areas where energy resources are located and those where they are consumed has made UHV (Ultra High Voltage) technology a priority for over ten years.… Continue reading

A massive civil engineering experiment is underway 150 km south of Shanghai and is causing an international wave in more ways than one. Floating technology could potentially be capable of providing 50% of the world’s ongoing energy needs** the clean and green technology being tested at China’s Hangzhou Fengling Electricity Science Technology Solar Park will… Continue reading

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs found that of 11,590 grain crop varieties planted in the country in 1956, only 3,271 varieties remained in 2014. In an effort to combat dwindling crop diversity across China, the government has bolstered its system of national genebanks, plus issued recent policy recommendations. These are making positive steps… Continue reading

China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater competition and encourage new players in the sector. The move is also a step towards optimize the industry’s energy consumption structure to enable more use of electricity generated from renewable… Continue reading

“In the Chinese government there is complete acceptance of the basic science of climate change, no lack of belief in science“ WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) — From clean energy technologies to emissions trading program, the Chinese government is taking some steps that are “hugely important” for fighting climate change, a leading U.S. expert has said.… Continue reading

Plans were announced this week for two new electric car battery plants in France and Britain involving Envision, the Shanghai-based company that has quietly built a global renewable energy empire. CGTN has reports: Nissan has launched plans for a vast battery plant, known as a gigafactory, in northeastern England, where it will manufacture new electric… Continue reading