Published 2021/09/08 High on the rooftops of Beijing are hundreds of thousands of plants. But these are no ordinary gardens. This vegetation is designed to lower the temperature of the city, reduce flooding and lower energy consumption. This is China’s Green Roof Revolution. The first green roofs were created in China in the 1960s. But in recent years, the number of green roofs have…. Well….gone through the roof, thanks in […]
The Hainan gibbon is the most endangered of all gibbons and the world’s rarest primate. It is endemic to the southern Chinese island of Hainan. Its population has increased from as few as 7 to 9 in the 1980s to 35 today, according to a report released at the WCC held both online and in-person in Marseille, France. The conservation of Hainan gibbons in China is a success for biodiversity […]
HANGZHOU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — People in southern China learnt to brew beer from crops and plants about 9,000 years ago, according to findings during an excavation at the Qiaotou site in Yiwu City, known as the world’s supermarket, in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The findings come from work by Chinese archaeologists Leping Jiang and Hanlong Sun, of the Zhejiang Cultural Relics Archaeological Institute in China, who co-authored the study. […]
Source: China Daily 2021-09-07 By YANG WANLI Popular plant can capture more carbon while helping decrease use of plastics China is calling for joint efforts from countries worldwide to promote sustainable development by boosting the bamboo industry and further contributing to the global fight against climate change. Known for its biodegradable, non-polluting qualities, bamboo represents the future of green living, and the bamboo industry should gain favorable attention from countries […]
Attempts by the United States and its allies to dismantle the solar-energy industry in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over allegations of so-called forced labor carry huge implications for cutting global carbon emissions and energy connectivity in developing countries. China is the world’s largest producer of solar energy products, and Xinjiang has taken the lead in the country’s renewable energy revolution, enabling it to become the engine of global value […]
Nearly 30 percent of the 138,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are at risk of extinction, the global conservation body reported last Saturday. A separate report published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BCGI) on Wednesday said that a third of the world’s tree species were also at risk of extinction and hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out. Craig […]
TAIYUAN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Orderly and steady progress has been made in China’s green and low-carbon transition, as the world’s largest energy producer and consumer has vowed to reach its carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. On Friday, north China’s coal-rich Shanxi Province hosted the Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum in its capital city of Taiyuan, a major forum dedicated to contributing […]
From the operation of Kribi deep sea port in Cameroon, to the building of Africa’s “Great Green Wall”, the grand blueprint for China-Africa cooperation is turning into reality, bearing rich fruit across the African continent. BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — At a landmark summit three years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders drew an ambitious blueprint for China-Africa cooperation, with Xi proposing eight major initiatives. Three years on, […]
China’s oil giants are shifting from oil to gas and renewable energy sources, with Sinopec focusing on green hydrogen as a fuel for transport, while CNOOC launches a carbon capture and storage project in the South China Sea China‘s oil giants are going green – with Sinopec announcing plans to boost investment in green hydrogen and solar power, while offshore producer CNOOC has launched a carbon capture and storage project […]
China’s carbon neutrality commitment will speed up decarbonisation in its power system. Energy storage, digitalisation and the retirement of polluting assets will all be key to this complex transition. At the Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted in April by US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country is to place strict controls on coal power, with limits on the expansion of coal consumption during the 14th Five Year […]
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