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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, […]

Juncao technology, a method that uses chopped grass as substrate for growing edible and medicinal mushrooms and as forage for livestock, is a unique Chinese invention that uses agricultural resources of light, heat and water in a holistic way. The technology of Juncao－jun translates as “mushroom” and cao as “grass”－enables circular production involving plants, animals and mushrooms, and ushers in economic, social and environmental benefits in a way that is […]

The external power grid project along the Laos-China railway has been completed and is now ready to supply power to the railway, which is scheduled to officially open in early December this year. The China Southern Power Grid Company has completed the installation of electricity transmission poles along the Laos-China Railway, saying the railway will be a green, low-carbon electrified railway. The project includes 2,220 transmission poles with a total […]

China and African nations are pushing for the establishment of a multi-billion-dollar “global biodiversity fund” to help developing countries meet goals agreed in the UN Convention on Biodiversity being negotiated to protect nature, U.N. officials and observers said. About 195 countries are expected to finalise a new accord to safeguard the planet’s plants, animals and ecosystems at a two-part U.N. summit due to culminate in May next year in the […]

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