Energy. Transport & Climate Change~
China light-rail starts in Israel
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), another Chinese construction giant, built the line’s east segment and several underground stations, and will also take charge of the 14-year operation and maintenance together with China’s Shenzhen Metro and the Israeli partner Tevel […]
BRI cooperation: China & Sth Africa
China and South Africa share a deep-rooted friendship. Since diplomatic relations were established 25 years ago, cooperation between the two countries has continued to expand across various fields. That expansion has been accelerated under China’s Belt and Road Initiative CGTN […]
Mitigation derails climate talks
‘Unavoidable’ change Mitigation Climate finance Global stocktake (GST) Loss and damage Adaptation Road to COP28 Source: Carbon Brief, 16 June 2023. ‘Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2023 UN climate conference’. https://www.carbonbrief.org/bonn-climate-talks-key… https://www.facebook.com/groups/china.environment.net/posts/6554623941258577/
Aging population & farming in China
Beijing to strengthen food security to satisfy domestic demand and withstand potential US maritime blockade. RIA Novosti news agency (RT ) reports that in a bid to secure a domestic food supply and cut down reliance on foreign imports, China […]
Rapid growth in offshore windpower
In the sea area of northern Fujian province of China, rows of hundred-meter-high white wind turbines spin steadily, delivering green energy to thousands upon thousands of households. Recently, the world’s first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine was successfully connected to the […]
China hydrogen industry standards
A growing number of countries are releasing national strategies to support the hydrogen energy industry, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). But the IEA also noted that the lack of clarity about certification and regulation is one of the barriers […]
Nuclear cuts China carbon emissions
China overtakes France to become world’s second-largest nuclear energy producer. China recently approved the construction of six more nuclear reactors, cementing its status as the world’s fastest-growing nuclear power producer. Despite only starting to develop the technology in the mid-1980s, decades later […]
China’s energy & Malacca Dilemma
The Malacca Dilemma and China’s energy security. In November 2003, then Chinese President Hu Jintao described China’s energy situation as subject to the “Malacca Dilemma”. Hu was referring to the lack of supply line alternatives and their vulnerability to a […]
New cold war at planet’s expense
Introduction by Friends of Socialist China Following is the editorial from the daily UK socialist newspaper, The Morning Star, published on 7 August 2023. Although the editorial deals with the current hysteria in the UK political establishment over “spying” by […]