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Microbial diversity crucial for ecology in arid regions: Chinese study

September 27, 2021 CEN_com 0

Chinese researchers have found that microbial diversity is crucial for ecological balance and stability in arid and extreme arid regions, according to a recent research article published in the journal Nature Communications. The relative importance of plant and soil microbial diversity for ecosystem multifunctionality varies along environmental gradients. The researchers from the School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University in northwest China’s Gansu Province, have studied multiple soil function traits across […]

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China cracks down on several mining firms in the Democratic Republic of Congo

September 26, 2021 CEN_com 0

Beijing demands the overseas companies obey the local government, after protests outside a Chinese mine that had ignored local orders – after Congolese authorities suspended six small Chinese firms’ operations over illegal mining and destruction of the environment. The Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) has more than half of the world’s known reserves of cobalt ore, and with the Zambian copper belts, the second largest global reserve of copper, […]

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“Double Control Policy” a Watershed for China’s Agchem Industry

September 26, 2021 CEN_com 0

On Aug. 17, 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Barometer of 2021 Half-Year Regional Energy Consumption Intensity & Total Amount” – also known as “double control.” The double control policy provides a clear alert level of energy consumption intensity reduction and amount reduction. In accordance with China’s Paris Agreement pledge, the policy presents a key step for China moving toward the carbon neutrality target. There is strict control of electricity supply […]

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UN warned on climate conflict: A warmer world will be a more violent one

September 25, 2021 CEN_com 0

Presidents of Angola, Vietnam and Ireland speak out Using apocalyptic images, three presidents and seven foreign ministers warned Thursday that a warmer world is also a more violent one. At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all U.N. peacekeeping operations. The leaders […]

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Measures to fight desertification in Ruoergai County, SW China

September 25, 2021 CEN_com 0

Ruoergai Wetland in Ruoergai County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with a complex and diverse geographical environment, is the world’s largest well-preserved alpine Sphagnum bog, occupying an area of 4,094.31 hectares. It is also the habitat for many rare and endangered species of animals and migratory birds. However, desertification has been a serious problem here. The overgraze, plateau environment and other reasons have made vegetation restoration very difficult. Thanks to years […]

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China certifies first shipment of full life cycle carbon-neutral petroleum

September 25, 2021 CEN_com 0

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2021  — Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (SEEE) has issued the first carbon neutral petroleum certificate to Sinopec, Cosco Shipping and China Eastern Airlines at the certification ceremony for China’s first shipment of full life cycle carbon-neutral petroleum held on September 22 in Shanghai, China. “Carbon neutral” is a term used to describe carbon-based fuels that when burned will not increase carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. These fuels neither contribute to nor reduce the […]

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Covid-19 appeared in the US before Wuhan, Chinese scientists claim in new research paper

September 24, 2021 CEN_com 0

Using mathematical models, a team of four Chinese scientists has argued that the first case of Covid-19 appeared between April and November 2019 in the northeastern US, long before the outbreak in Wuhan, China. “The calculation results show that the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States has a high probability of beginning to spread around September 2019,” says the 14-page paper published on Wednesday at ChinaXiv, a repository operated by the National Science […]

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Shanghai: unmanned pilot farm starts harvest

September 24, 2021 CEN_com 0

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — A variety of unmanned vehicles, instead of farmers, are busy harvesting rice ears in a field in the outskirts of Shanghai. A 300 mu (20 hectares) rice field in Waigang Township, Jiading District, is Shanghai’s first unmanned farm pilot. Agricultural vehicles equipped with China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) shuttle between a warehouse and the field, automatically avoiding obstacles in their way to carry out […]

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‘AUKUS’ INAUGURATES COLD WAR 2.0 — IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

September 23, 2021 CEN_com 0

Although it is not specifically about environmental matters, this post will be of particular interest to our members as the majority come from the Asia Pacific region. War is of course a major threat to both humanity and nature. China Environment recommend this article by Thomas Hon Wing Polin (from his China’s World page on Facebook) to all members, and suggest anyone interested should like and follow Thomas’ China’s World […]

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China embraces carbon-pricing to help reach CO2 emissions neutrality

September 23, 2021 CEN_com 0

A carbon-pricing mechanism is one of the new models China embraced as it pledged to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which “will bring enormous opportunities in investment and earthshaking changes in financial business models,” said Xiao Gang, former head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It’s been two months since China’s first-ever carbon market began trading in July, replacing the EU’s as the world’s […]