Month: September 2024

Sustainable global transport scheme proposed by China

September 29, 2024 CEN_com 0

China has proposed a plan at the United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Forum 2024, aimed at enhancing global sustainable development within the transportation sector, emphasizing improvements in infrastructure and the stabilization of international logistics supply chains. China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng highlighted the importance of global transportation cooperation during the opening ceremony of the Global Sustainable Transport Forum, held in Beijing from Sept 25 to 26 in Beijing. China’s Ministry of Transport, the organizer of […]

China to develop 92 solar farms for Cuba

September 27, 2024 CEN_com 0

China has emerged as a key partner, providing expertise and financial support for Cuba’s renewable energy projects. A Chinese government donation has already facilitated significant progress at the 51 MW Herradura 1 wind farm, to be followed by the planned Herradura 2 supplying a further 50 MW. Herrandura 1 is being built by Chinese firms Goldwind and Dongfang respectively. China is also already funding and supplying components for 22 solar power […]

Food security in China and the impact of climate change

September 18, 2024 CEN_com 0

As the global climate changes, extreme climate events, such as heatwaves, droughts, and flooding, are becoming more commonplace. Like many countries, China has suffered from extreme climatic events in recent years and climatic extremes combined with EI Niño effects have exposed vulnerabilities in its agricultural landscape. Climate change poses a great challenge to global food security and the current changes in global food insecurity can be plausibly attributed to its […]

Sino-Vietnamese hydro-power project: green energy cooperation

September 18, 2024 CEN_com 0

Explore the Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Station – built as a testament to Sino-Vietnamese cooperation, this station illuminates not just the local grid but also the lives of communities it serves. The Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Project situated in Lào Cai province in the northwest region of the country bordering China’s Yunnan province, was Việt Nam’s first foreign-invested hydropower project. In October 2006 the two countries established the Vietnam – China Power Investment Co Ltd […]

Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China – A White Paper

September 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

On September 2, 2024 China Environment News published an article on the release of the White Paper. Guilherme Ferreira has brought to our attention that the full text of this important policy document is now available (see link below). We have also updated our earlier post. The following is the Preface to the White Paper: The Chinese government has published this white paper to present a full picture of China’s […]

Xi Jinping urges more efforts in ecological conservation and green development in Yellow River basin

September 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

In China Ecological Civilization newsletter on Substack, Sep 12, 2024, Ying Xue writes: On the afternoon of September 12, during the inspection of Shaanxi and Gansu, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, on comprehensively promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. In October 2021, China issued the “Outline for Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin”. Reviewing this document, we […]

China’s decarbonization of aluminum and steel: what it means for renewable energy

September 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is pushing its steel and aluminum industries to adopt cleaner methods by incorporating them into its carbon emissions trading system (ETS). China’s recent move to include aluminum and steel in its ETS marks a pivotal moment for industries that depend on these materials, particularly renewable energy. Aluminum production in the United States is dropping rapidly and in the last two years, three plants have closed, leaving four running, with […]

China’s EV exports maintain upward trend

September 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, even as the global market faces a temporary stagnation in demand. Last year, China’s EV exports surged by 70% compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive $34.1 billion. This growth is underscored by the domestic sales ratio of “new energy vehicles” (NEVs), which includes battery electric vehicles (BEVs), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles […]

Malaysia’s new hydrogen-powered rapid transit vehicles roll off production line in China

September 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

The first two units of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) hydrogen vehicle for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project in Malaysia will be delivered to Kuching by the end of the year, according to the Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Lee noted that sustainability objectives were high on the list of priorities for the KUTS project. Minister Lee said the pre-commissioning and physical inspection and test […]

EV joint venture with China changing the face of Cuban transportation

September 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

Cubans across the country have started using Chinese-made electric cars and scooters. They are seen as a more cost-effective mode of transport, as fuel prices remain high and public transport unreliable. The South China Morning Post, reports that to increase the presence of electric vehicles, China’s Tianjin Dongxing Industrial, along with Cuban state-owned company Minerva, created Caribbean Electric Vehicles (Vedca), a joint venture that has quickly changed the face of transportation […]