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…
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Agriculture, Food Security & Rural Revitalization~
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Yunnan Continues to Step Up Efforts for Biodiversity Protection
A key lab in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences is set up to specifically study Asian elephants and the tropical rainforest they live in.“We’ve done some in-depth investigations on the entire vegetation ecology of Yunnan’s tropical rainforest, which has summarized the current situation of…