China’s efforts to control organic pollutants wins recognition from foreign ecological experts. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment, accumulate through the food chain and have the potential for long-range environmental transport, posing risks to human health and the environment. Examples involve certain pesticides, industrial…
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Hong Kong’s new enviro-tech hub plan
The Hong Kong special administrative region has considered a plan to build a proposed innovation and technology (I&T) hub, known as the San Tin Technopole in Yuen Longan, near the border with mainland China and Shenzen. Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department has given approval to the environmental study into a plan to turn fish…
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BRICS embraces blockchain technology
BRICS to Embrace Blockchain Technology to Foster Collaboration and Innovation. In March 2024, Russian media outlets TASS and RT reported that a senior foreign policy aide to the Russian President said in an interview that the BRICS group of emerging economies plan to create an international payment system based on…
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China aids Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea revival
Greening the Silk Road: China’s contributes sustainable water saving technology to improve harvest and ecosystem in Central Asia’s Aral Sea Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, the Aral Sea, located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has shrunk remarkably since 1960 — with its surface area dwindling from 67,000 square km in 1960…
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China’s AI global flood forecasting
Chinese scientists propose AI-based global flood forecasting – More accurate predictions expected to enhance disaster prevention, mitigation efforts. Chinese scientists have recently proposed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based model to address streamflow and flood forecasting at a global scale for both gauged and ungauged catchments which remains one of the…
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China’s first high-capacity sodium battery
China launches first high-capacity sodium-ion battery storage station. China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage station officially commenced operations on Saturday. The station will help improve peak energy management and foster widespread adoption of clean energy, marking a significant advancement in China’s use of clean and renewable energy.The Fulin sodium-ion…
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China’s 800 battery energy facilities
In 2021 China began an ambitious plan to build 800 large-scale energy storage stations and this will require an investment of US$830 million. It is expected that all these facilities will be completed and put into use by 2030. WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? The consumption of electricity is not constant,…
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China sinkholes save biodiversity
Primeval Forest Biodiversity Found in China’s Sinkholes In the midst of southern China’s vast sinkhole-ridden landscape, a recent study of ancient forests found growing in the depths of karst tiankengs – super-deep sinkholes – has revealed the astonishing degree of biodiversity they harbor and protect. Rather than representing a simple extension of…
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China’s revolutionary sodium EV battery
China Changed the Future of EVs with New Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries China is leading the way with research and development of sodium-ion batteries, which are safer and potentially cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. The newest and more eco-friendly alternative is coming from China from the world’s largest EV battery producer –…
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Anti-China moves harm climate action
Efforts by the US and EU to stem China’s dominance in green technologies risk stalling the fight against global warming, according to the veteran diplomat tasked by Xi Jinping to represent China on climate issues. Liu Zhenmin, appointed in January as China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, this month heads for his first in-person meetings in…