Environment, Biodiversity & Pollution~
Hong Kong’s Green Transition
Hong Kong‘s 2023-24 budget takes action in the fight against climate change and proposes a number of new carbon neutrality measures to actively seize the opportunities under China’s “double carbon” strategy and accelerate Hong Kong’s development into an international green […]
Ukrainian sabotage – toxic ammonia cloud
Casualties reported among the civilian population “A Ukrainian and reconnaissance group” blew up the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline in Kharkov region on Monday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 7. Casualties among the civilian population have been reported. Ammonia […]
China: Extreme heat & climate change
In August last year (2022) CEN reported on heat wave conditions hitting China. Similar conditions since hit India and South East Asia. Researchers at Tsinghua University and the Beijing Institute of Economics and Management said that this was no longer […]
Caring for China’s “water tower”
Sanjiangyuan bolsters biodiversity conservation efforts See Video: https://youtu.be/OweJqfjiEz4 Sanjiangyuan in Qinghai contains the headwaters of China’s three major rivers. China’s President Xi Jinping has consistently underlined the importance of preserving the area and has shown deep regard for its integrated […]
China protects special regions
Laws for the ecological protection of special regions In late April 2023 China’s top legislature adopted a law to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is the latest of China’s environmental laws for 4 key ecological regions. […]
Climate change heat waves ‘new normal’ ?
It’s not a mirage. Across China, heat waves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer, and getting hotter — with deadly consequences. For more than a month, much of China has been blanketed by extreme heat. From June 16 to July […]
New Environmental History of Socialism
Review of: Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for Ecosocialist Futures (London: Pluto Press, 2021), 288 pages, $26.95, paperback. Review by associate professor Andy Bruno. Starting in the late 1970s, a narrative emerged about the extreme levels of environmental […]
A decade of rising forest cover in China
Originally posted 27 July 2022 Ten years is a short period of time in human history but diligent people, with the support of good governance, can create miracles in that short time. A veteran journalist with China Daily reviews the […]
Rich nations must pay climate damages
At the UN climate summit in 2021 – COP26 in Glasgow – a group of largely developing nations representing six out of every seven people in the world called for developed countries to commit to pledging funds for loss and damage. However, this […]