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Chinese researchers have compiled and analyzed a database to characterize global determinants and patterns of soil seed banks. Soil seed banks, which include all viable seeds on or in the soil, represent a critical but hidden stock for potential future plant diversity on Earth. They are vital for the long-term survival of individual plant species and the diversity and dynamics of plant communities. In the dataset established by researchers from […]

Key points: According to the SCMP outines the key points are: China will relocate non real-time data centres from eastern to Western regions to utilise abundant supply of wind and solar energy there Plan comes with a warning to local governments to prevent unchecked developments and detrimental practices in land, finance and tax matters China has revealed its plan to reduce emissions in “digital infrastructure,” such as data centers and high-speed (5G) […]

JINAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Despite the winter chill gaining pace in Haiyang City of east China’s Shandong Province, Li Jianmin is unworried thanks to the green heating plants at his home. “The temperature inside is quite stable, and the heating bill is low,” said Li, a local resident. On Nov. 9 this year, the city bid farewell to the coal-burning days with the launch of its nuclear heating project, […]

Japan’s Green Growth Strategy signals a commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – and hydrogen produced from renewable energy can play an important role in this shift. A team of researchers from Shandong University, China University of Petroleum Beijing and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Harvard University in the US, have explored the possibility of producing hydrogen by electrolysis using power generated from offshore wind in […]