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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 […]

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China-to-host-first-United-Nations-global-conference-on-ecological-civilization-and- biodiversity

September 23, 2021 CEN_com 0

China will host the first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), which is scheduled to be held from October 11 to 15 in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Themed “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth,” the COP15 is the first global conference convened by the United Nations on the topic of ecological […]

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Mega green projects give China lead in clean energy generation

September 23, 2021 CEN_com 0

With a batch of mega new energy projects put into operation this year, the government vowed to accelerate the pace of coal reduction and strictly control coal power projects while accelerating the development of non-fossil fuel energy power generation such as wind and solar power. China already has the world’s largest solar power capacity, with 253 GW of installed capacity at the end-2020 compared with about 151 GW in the […]

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Xi’s pledge on stopping coal-fired projects overseas marks Beijing’s ‘firmest determination, greatest effort’ to curb global warming

September 22, 2021 CEN_com 0

  Source: Global Times Published: Sep 22, 2021    Aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows the power plant PLTU Java 7 in Bojonegara subdistrict of Banten province, Indonesia. Unit 1 of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant PLTU Java 7 developed by a consortium of Chinese and Indonesian companies. Photo: XinhuaChinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China will not build new coal-fired […]

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China confirms it will cease building new coal-fired power projects abroad

September 22, 2021 CEN_com 0

Xi Jinping says China will stop building coal plants overseas. This almost completely ends the international finance of coal in a single sentence. Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (via video conference) on September 21, 2021. In keeping with China’s long-held approach of working through the established UN international system, the President proposed a Global Development Initiative, calling […]

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THE CENTRALITY OF CHINA: THEN AND NOW

September 21, 2021 CEN_com 0

By Thomas Hon Wing Polin “The best single expression of China’s vision for the 21st century is its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the most ambitious development project ever. It is a contemporary version of the original Silk Roads (one land, one maritime), which helped the ancient world flourish for more than a millennium.“ “BRI’s success would help bring about the “Community of Shared Human Destiny,” Xi Jinping’s oft-cited vision […]

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Defence or Defenestration

September 18, 2021 CEN_com 0

By Anthony M Leong Dumping Australia’s French submarine contract, then awarding it to the USA and Great Britain, whilst establishing a new “AUKUS” alliance, has many consequences, mostly problematic. It is axiomatic that any government has a moral obligation to defend its citizens and borders. Citizens must be safe and secure without question. Related to this is by what methods that is met, for it is not just physical, but […]

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China unveils 5-year plan to control plastic pollution

September 17, 2021 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday unveiled a plan on controlling plastic pollution over the next five years, aiming to effectively curb white pollution by 2025. The action plan, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, aims to “further improve the management of the entire chain of plastic pollution”. It details measures to cut the production and use of […]

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China shows willingness in cooperating with US on climate issue

September 12, 2021 CEN_com 0

US realizes cooperation with China indispensable: Analysts  US climate envoy John Kerry on 1-2 September 2021 made his second visit to China inside five months under China’s invitation, at a time when the bilateral relationship has hit a nadir not seen in decades. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Tuesday that Kerry would visit China this week, under China’s invitation. During his visit, Kerry will discuss cooperation on climate change […]