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China pledges to build energy cooperation with Russia

July 24, 2024 CEN_com 0

China hopes that the two sides will actively strengthen cooperation in renewable energy and energy technology innovation, and promote green and low-carbon energy transformation. Xinhua reports that Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said in talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the 21st meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, that China is willing to work with Russia to build a high-level energy cooperation partnership. Ding proposed that […]

China builds world’s largest all-electric container ships

July 23, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s Ningbo Ocean Shipping commissioned a pair of all-electric container ships earlier this year, described as the first of their kind in China the largest in the world. Ningbo Ocean Shipping plans to maintain a feeder service with the vessel. The plan calls for routing between Ningbo Port and Zhapu, located to the north across Hangzhou Bay from the busy international seaport at Ningbo. Ningbo Ocean Shipping was established just over […]

China installing wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week

July 21, 2024 CEN_com 0

New figures show the pace of China’s clean energy transition is roughly the equivalent of installing five large-scale nuclear power plants worth of renewables every week. It’s installing at least 10 gigawatts of wind and solar generation capacity every fortnight. Tech Advocate reports: China, the world’s largest energy consumer, is making rapid strides in its transition to a low-carbon economy. In a bid to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels […]

BRICS-member Brazil leads G20 with renewable energy surge

July 21, 2024 CEN_com 0

In a striking demonstration of renewable energy leadership, Brazil has emerged as the top performer among G20 countries in harnessing green power, reaching 89% renewable electricity generation. Brazil has emerged as the top performer among G20 countries in harnessing green power. According to the latest findings from the global energy think tank Ember, Brazil generated a remarkable 89% of its electricity from renewable source in 2023, significantly outpacing the global […]

Localized climate adaptation strategies ‘imperative’ for China

July 20, 2024 CEN_com 0

Urgent Calls for Localized Climate Risk Adaptation Solutions in China: Greenpeace. Greenpeace East Asia’s Beijing office on July 19, 2024 issued a call, in the light of experience in responding to major climate change-induced flood events, for China to develop a greater emphasis on local strategies for disaster prevention. The Greenpeace statement follows: Since April 2024, southern regions of China have experienced long-lasting heavy rainfall events, leading to multiple floods […]

China & Brazil collaborate to enhance sustainable beef production

July 20, 2024 CEN_com 0

A MODEL FOR OTHER COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW? China and Brazil launch a pilot scheme to improve beef production sustainability, addressing emissions and deforestation concerns while setting a global standard for transparency in the beef supply chain. China, the world’s largest beef importer, and Brazil, the biggest supplier, are embarking on a significant initiative to make beef production more sustainable. Their unique positions in the global beef industry give this collaborative effort […]

BRICS members China and Saudi Arabia sign world’s largest energy storage deal

July 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s photovoltaic inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply on July 15, 2024 signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding for an energy storage project with a capacity of 7.8GWh. PV Magazine describe this as “amounting to the world’s largest grid-side storage order.” Sungrow Power Supply, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, secured the top spot in the 2023 global PV inverter shipment rankings according to S&P Global Commodity […]

EU Struggles to Meet Climate Goals

July 16, 2024 CEN_com 0

ECONOMIC WAR ON CHINA, RUSSIA WEAKENS EU ENVIRONMENTAL PUSH. The European Union is failing to meet targets for the production of electric batteries and other green technology amid a lack of political leadership on climate policy, argues an editorial in the London-based Financial Times (FT) this week. “News that European battery projects are being scrapped or seriously scaled down is an important sign of things going wrong”, the FT wrote. The article […]

China’s major reforms in ecological conservation over the decade

July 15, 2024 CEN_com 0

POLICES AND FACTS. Over the past decade, China’s ecological conservation efforts have yielded extensive fruits in its commitment to sustainable growth as it pursues modernization. The building of an ecological civilization was set as one of the five major pillars in China’s overall development by the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012. Since 2012, President Xi has made the sustainable development of the Chinese nation […]

China’s tech innovations benefits Global South electricity development

July 15, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is at the technological forefront of electricity development and has provided the world with experience and practices in electricity innovation, according to a report issued on the sidelines of a high-level conference recently held in Beijing. At a sub-forum of the second high-level conference of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development, the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) issued the Research on Global Electricity Development […]