Mining and climate change are damaging the grasslands that prevent sandstorms. Can greater cooperation help? Battsengel, 50, lives in the south of Mongolia, in Khanbogd district, Ömnögovi province, just over the border from China’s Inner Mongolia. He has made a living herding livestock since he was 20. But sandstorms of increasing frequency are making things very tough. “Precipitation started to fall off in 2004. By 2015, we were seeing long […]
Debt Trap or Development? Ten years after its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as “the largest infrastructure and development project in human history”. An extensive network of agreements demonstrates the global reach and acceptance of the initiative. By 2021, China had forged Memorandums-of-Understanding (MOUs) with 140 countries and 32 international organizations. Notably, 46 of these MOUs were with African nations, 37 in Asia, 27 in Europe, 11 in […]
A pumped-storage hydro power station which will be the largest of its kind in Western China started construction in Qinghai. What is pumped hydro? Pumped storage hydropower is a form of clean energy storage that is ideal for electricity grids reliant on solar and wind power. Pumped hydropower storage uses the force of gravity to generate electricity using water that has been previously pumped from a lower source to an […]
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The China-built Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project in Pakistan is that country’s first HVDC project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) framework. Posted in China Environment Net on Facebook, 9 Aug 2023. HVDC transmission – facilitating an efficient transition to renewable energy HVDC is used extensively in China’s transmission grid, as it is better suited to very long distance transmission systems, and can connect networks […]
BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE US seeks to destabilize China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Imran Khan jailed. Pakistan is home to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor — a core node of the Beijing-led Belt & Road Initiative that Washington is keen to destabilize. When he was Pakistan’s leader, Imran Khan was considered by the US as too friendly towards Russia and China. So Washington’s color revolutionists got to work. Thomas Polin The China-Pakistan Economic […]
Posted in: China Environment Net on Facebook 7/8/23 These are the first of 4 episodes (up to now) ep1. https://youtu.be/WdgUdpRVh8c (see below) ep2. -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202307/t20230726_333913.shtml ep.3 -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202307/t20230731_334159.shtml ep.4 -> https://english.cas.cn/…/202308/t20230801_334196.shtml
Posted in: China Environment Net on Facebook 7/8/23 Methanol-fueled ships have eclipsed liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, claiming the premier position for the highest number of environmentally friendly ship orders placed from January to July this year. South Korea’s shipbuilding sector, which has been cultivating its technological expertise in methanol-powered ships as its future growth engine for years, is at the forefront of driving the global market. Nevertheless, the shipbuilding […]
Last week in Beijing, China and Georgia signed documents on a strategic partnership and enhancing cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2015 Georgia expressed high interest in participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and began discussing four important transport infrastructure projects. In November 2017, Georgia hosted the “Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum”. During this event, Georgia signed several important agreements with China, including […]
Last week in Beijing, China and Georgia signed documents on a strategic partnership and enhancing cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2015 Georgia expressed high interest in participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and began discussing four important transport infrastructure projects. In November 2017, Georgia hosted the “Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum”. During this event, Georgia signed several important agreements with China, including […]
China’s agricultural scientists protect ecology and improve farmers’ income While Lake Erhai has received much attention for its ecological preservation, the Lake basin has also suffered from high pollution, high deposits of nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil, and low agricultural yields. In the past, the protection efforts for the Erhai Lake were not coordinated with agricultural development, and farmers’ income suffered. Village Science and Technology Backyard Professor Zhang decided […]
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