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China to step up efforts to control ‘new chemical pollutants’

June 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

“New pollutants” refer to pollutants that pose risks to the environment or human health, but are not managed yet or cannot be managed through existing measures so that the risks are contained. These include various toxic chemicals including persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disrupting chemicals and antibiotics. By the end of 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will publish China’s first list of “new pollutants” for priority control, according to […]

China leverages fiscal policies to spur decarbonization

June 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

BEIJING — China’s Finance Ministry unveiled a guideline on Monday further leveraging the role of fiscal policies to achieve the country’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. By 2030, a fiscal and taxation system that is conducive to green and low-carbon development will be basically established to achieve the goal of peaking carbon emissions, according to the guideline released on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The system of […]

Microplastics discovered in frozen remote Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

June 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

The discovery of microplastics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led to unexpected revelations and shed light on the global transmission of pollutants. A new study analyzing these tiny particles on the plateau and in other key regions found that microplastics pose a threat even to remote cryospheric (frozen) regions, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. “A copious […]

China says ‘Belt and Road must align with Paris Agreement’

May 29, 2022 CEN_com 0

A new government vision document sets Paris-aligned and time-bound plan for China’s overseas investment, going beyond all the ‘guidances’ released so far. On 28 March, China published a policy document on further greening the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It is the third policy document on this theme issued by the government in less than a year, so one can be excused for finding it difficult to keep up. The […]

$500 million US state-sponsored anti-China propaganda

May 27, 2022 CEN_com 0

The US government constantly publishes disinformation about China and the environment. A simple on line search shows literally thousands of such “reports” from the US State Department and US Embassies around the world. These are then repeated mindlessly by Western “journalists” and “news networks” – often verbatum, always one-sided – and the same “news” regurgitated unthinkingly by hundreds of outlets in the so-called free press. These anti-China disinformation stories on […]

Germany to re-open coal fired power plants

May 25, 2022 CEN_com 0

The following post demonstrates in startling relief the ‘moral’ hypocrisy of the West. It is pefectly ‘justifiable’ for Germany to increase coal usage in an energy emergency, but not so for China in similar circumstances? The credibility of the West on climate change is rapidly evaporating. CHINA ENVIRONMENT NET Article from RT: published as ‘Germany may reactivate coal power plants – media‘ Berlin is expected to propose an emergency plan […]

China to improve national wildlife protection

May 24, 2022 CEN_com 0

China will have 75 percent of its wild animals and 80 percent of its wild plants on land under the national key protection system by 2025, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. So far, the national key wildlife protection rate has risen to 74 percent, up from 71 percent last year, the administration said. Its announcement took place on Sunday to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity, […]

Longest tunnel of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway dug through

May 24, 2022 CEN_com 0

The Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR) in Indonesia is landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and China-Indonesia cooperation, as well as a national strategic project of Indonesia. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, built with Chinese technology, will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java Province, from more than three hours to around 40 […]

What is Bidden’s real agenda on energy?

May 24, 2022 CEN_com 0

“the reality is that the Biden is doing everything he can to sabotage the adoption of solar power across the globe” Extreme heat in 2021 has broken the famous Dust Bowl record from 1936 for the hottest summer on record in the USA. In 1936, the world observed a hot blob on a relatively cool planet. Today, we have a hot blob on a warm planet. The combination of Canada […]

China’s gigantic renewable bases and CO2 goals

May 23, 2022 CEN_com 0

Analysis: What do China’s gigantic wind and solar bases mean for its climate goals? The following from Carbon Brief is an excellent analysis. Regardless of concerns about China’s coal burning, this shows how fast solar and wind can be built and deployed, a lesson for those in the U.S., who think it’s all fairy dust. It details an acceleration in China’s renewable energy expansion plans, driven in large part by […]