China will host the first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), which is scheduled to be held from October 11 to 15 in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Themed “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All…
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Mega green projects give China lead in clean energy generation
With a batch of mega new energy projects put into operation this year, the government vowed to accelerate the pace of coal reduction and strictly control coal power projects while accelerating the development of non-fossil fuel energy power generation such as wind and solar power. China already has the world’s…
Xi’s pledge on stopping coal-fired projects overseas marks Beijing’s ‘firmest determination, greatest effort’ to curb global warming
Source: Global Times Published: Sep 22, 2021 Aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows the power plant PLTU Java 7 in Bojonegara subdistrict of Banten province, Indonesia. Unit 1 of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant PLTU Java 7 developed by a consortium of Chinese and Indonesian companies. Photo:…
China confirms it will cease building new coal-fired power projects abroad
Xi Jinping says China will stop building coal plants overseas. This almost completely ends the international finance of coal in a single sentence. Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (via video conference) on September 21, 2021. In keeping…
THE CENTRALITY OF CHINA: THEN AND NOW
By Thomas Hon Wing Polin “The best single expression of China’s vision for the 21st century is its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the most ambitious development project ever. It is a contemporary version of the original Silk Roads (one land, one maritime), which helped the ancient world flourish for…
Defence or Defenestration
By Anthony M Leong Dumping Australia’s French submarine contract, then awarding it to the USA and Great Britain, whilst establishing a new “AUKUS” alliance, has many consequences, mostly problematic. It is axiomatic that any government has a moral obligation to defend its citizens and borders. Citizens must be safe and…
China unveils 5-year plan to control plastic pollution
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday unveiled a plan on controlling plastic pollution over the next five years, aiming to effectively curb white pollution by 2025. The action plan, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, aims to “further…
China shows willingness in cooperating with US on climate issue
US realizes cooperation with China indispensable: Analysts US climate envoy John Kerry on 1-2 September 2021 made his second visit to China inside five months under China’s invitation, at a time when the bilateral relationship has hit a nadir not seen in decades. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Tuesday…
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Southeast Asia’s Most Ambitious Project: Kunming-Singapore Railway
The new Kunming-Singapore railway, a massive network of railways that is under-construction. The huge rail network will connect China, Singapore, and the rest of the mainland countries of Southeast Asia. Note, according to ASEAN Today : “Plans to build a multi-billion-dollar high-speed railway linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have been…
China source of half new sub-Saharan renewable capacity
Attempts by the United States and its allies to dismantle the solar-energy industry in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over allegations of so-called forced labor carry huge implications for cutting global carbon emissions and energy connectivity in developing countries. China is the world’s largest producer of solar energy products, and…