Month: February 2022

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China, South-South Cooperation and Small Island Developing States

February 5, 2022 CEN_com 0

In recent years China has increasingly emerged as a champion of “south-south” cooperation as a new model for developing countries to move towards increasing living standards in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In January 2021, China issued a white paper titled China’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era. It emphasized China’s responsibility to show solidarity with the rest of the world by supporting global public […]

Why capitalism needs imperialism to drain wealth from the Global South

February 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

We need to be clear on the impacts of colonial wealth transfers on the Global North, not just the Global South, because it was a two way thing. What was taken from the South is something without which the North would not be what it is today – in fact there would not be an industrial Global North at all. In this video, Rania Khalek of BT News interviews renowned […]

China explores involving communities in mangrove restoration

February 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s management of mangroves is shifting from planting areas of trees to restoration and protection of ecosystems – how can livelihoods be ensured while protecting mangroves? What role can local communities play in managing mangrove restoration? The following article from republished from China Dialogue (February 2, 2022) discusses the challenges. The world’s mangroves have been disappearing at an alarming rate. China has been working hard to reverse that trend. Over […]

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Sinopec Completes First Megaton Scale Carbon Capture Project in China

February 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has completed the construction of the first megaton carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project in China, the Qilu-Shengli Oilfield CCUS on January 29. This will reduce carbon emission by 1 million tons per year, the equivalent of planting nearly 9 million trees and shutting down 600,000 economy cars. As China’s largest full industrial chain CCUS demonstration base and industry benchmark, the Project is […]

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Stop blaming China for the climate crisis

February 3, 2022 CEN_com 0

Video explainer In this excellent brief presentation for the Friends of Socialist China YouTube channel, Carlos Martinez gives a comprehensive explanation of why the US and its allies’ attempts to push responsibility for the climate crisis onto China are hypocritical and ridiculous, and why cooperation on climate change is essential. China Environment has published many articles providing detailed analyses of the topics touched on by this video. For more on […]

‘Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership’ – Putin’s article in Xinhua

February 3, 2022 CEN_com 0

Political commentary A signed article by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin titled “Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership” was published by Xinhua News Agency on Thursday, 3 Feb 2022. Source: Xinhua, 2022-02-03. http://www.ecns.cn/news/2022-02-03/detail-ihavfwhh0345776.shtml The following is the full text of the article. Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation On the eve of my upcoming visit to China, I am pleased […]

China’s Shandong using hydrogen fuel to achieve carbon neutrality

February 2, 2022 CEN_com 0

China is implementing a pilot plan to transform Shandong, a regional industrial power house in eastern China, into a “hydrogen society” that holds out much hope of delivering on the green promise of the fuel of the future, with its abundance and zero tailpipe emissions. In April 2021 an agreement was signed for “sweeping hydrogen adoption and commercialization initiatives by the provincial authorities, the Chinese State Council’s National Development and […]

China produces three and a half times more solar capacity than the US

February 2, 2022 CEN_com 0

The world is adopting renewable energy at an unprecedented pace, and solar power is the energy source leading the way. Despite a 4.5% fall in global energy demand in 2020, renewable energy technologies showed promising progress. While the growth in renewables was strong across the board, solar power led from the front with 127 gigawatts installed in 2020, its largest-ever annual capacity expansion. The Solar Power Leaderboard From the Americas to Oceania, […]

Fact-checking Western media reports on Beijing Winter Olympics

February 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

With Beijing 2022 approaching, the Western media oligarchies are spreading rumors, speculation and false claims about the green nature of the games, and health and safety. The claims are just more of the politically motivated American racist rubbish typical of the US media oligarchs. Xinhua takes a closer look at the facts reveals that there is no truth behind those claims. ******* BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) — With roughly […]

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Tonga eruption may damage environment for years – China sends more disaster assistance

February 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

Ecological damage The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it was extremely concerned about the potential impact the massive volcanic eruption in Tonga will have on agriculture and fisheries in the area. The FAO noted that around 86 percent of Tonga residents are engaged in some form of agriculture, whether it is through crops, livestock or fisheries. The FAO said ashfall can have detrimental effects on crops and livestock […]