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China’s top economic planner issues notice on urban environmental infrastructure construction

February 10, 2022 CEN_com 0

China will promote further construction of urban environmental infrastructure to support green development. China will establish a comprehensive, efficient, intelligent, green and safe modern environmental infrastructure system by 2030, according to guidelines issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and three other government bodies. By 2025, they said China would build an environmental infrastructure system integrating sewage, garbage, solid waste, hazardous waste and medical waste treatment facilities as […]

The New Vision for Belt and Road

February 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

With over 150 countries and international organizations participating in the Belt and Road, the initiative will be built into a more open and innovative one. Compared with nine years ago, when the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first proposed, the current international landscape has greatly changed with both favorable and unfavorable factors popping up for cooperation on the initiative. More and more countries are now supporting and embracing the vision. It […]

China’s response to climate change encourages others

February 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

Climate change is a real challenge facing all nations alike now. The temperature is rising in cities and various adverse effects including untimely rainfall, heatwaves, droughts, storms, floods, wildfires, and crop failures are being observed across the world. It is really distressing that during the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from October 31 to November 13, 2021, held in […]

China leads world investment in low-carbon energy transition

February 8, 2022 CEN_com 0

More than 130 countries have set or are considering a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving net-zero on a global scale, however, requires $125 trillion in climate investment by 2050, according to research commissioned by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While that level of investment hasn’t been achieved yet, it’s ramping up. In 2021, the world spent $755 billion on deploying low-carbon energy technologies, up 27% from the year prior. China […]

China’s push to green consumption

February 7, 2022 CEN_com 0

From farmhouse upgrades to electric vehicle sales blitzes in the countryside, the world’s second-largest economy wants its rural consumers to start spending green. A shift has been rippling through China’s enormous middle class in recent years, moving it towards responsible consumerism. Keen to encourage this momentum, the Chinese central government has decided that it will vigorously push for people to practise “green and low-carbon consumption” in all areas of life. A recent policy guideline, jointly […]

China maps five-year plan for transportation development

February 7, 2022 CEN_com 0

China outlined a modern comprehensive transportation system over the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period in a circular recently issued. According to the circular, by 2025, China will have generally realized integrated transportation development, achieved breakthroughs in pursuing intelligent and green transportation, and made prominent improvements in overall capability, service quality and efficiency of the transportation sector. By that time, China will have made a further step on its road to […]

China and Argentina sign nuclear power project deal

February 7, 2022 CEN_com 0

Nucleoeléctrica Argentina and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the development of the Atucha 3 nuclear power plant. World Nuclear News, 2 Feb 2022 reports: “The nuclear power plant, to be sited near Lima, about 100 kilometres north west of Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, will use China’s Hualong One technology – the HPR1000 reactor, which will use enriched uranium as fuel and […]

China and Russia sign new deals on energy cooperation

February 6, 2022 CEN_com 0

China and Russia announced a significant strengthening of cooperation in energy sector, with major oil and gas corporations from two nations signing new deals this week. While China is massively expanding its renewable energy capacity to meet its 2030 and 2060 climate goals, natural gas is likely to remain a significant energy transition fuel for China. In 2021 China became the world’s largest importer of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), overtaking Japan. […]

China explores involving communities in mangrove restoration

February 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s management of mangroves is shifting from planting areas of trees to restoration and protection of ecosystems – how can livelihoods be ensured while protecting mangroves? What role can local communities play in managing mangrove restoration? The following article from republished from China Dialogue (February 2, 2022) discusses the challenges. The world’s mangroves have been disappearing at an alarming rate. China has been working hard to reverse that trend. Over […]

Sinopec Completes First Megaton Scale Carbon Capture Project in China

February 4, 2022 CEN_com 0

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has completed the construction of the first megaton carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project in China, the Qilu-Shengli Oilfield CCUS on January 29. This will reduce carbon emission by 1 million tons per year, the equivalent of planting nearly 9 million trees and shutting down 600,000 economy cars. As China’s largest full industrial chain CCUS demonstration base and industry benchmark, the Project is […]