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China outlines marine-protection tasks for 2021-2025

January 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

Shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook China has unveiled a plan to specify key tasks for protecting the marine environment in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Monday. The plan, jointly issued by the MEE and five other departments, outlines five areas for marine-environment protection. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), China saw an overall improvement in its marine environment, […]

Xi says China will stay committed to promoting ecological conservation

January 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

China will stay committed to promoting ecological conservation, actively engage in international cooperation on climate, and jointly work for a complete transition to a greener economy and society, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday in remarks in a video speech at the 2022 World Economic Forum virtual session.. Following the idea of “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets,” the country has carried out holistic conservation and systematic […]

China’s Antarctic Program and the Antarctic Treaty System

January 17, 2022 CEN_com 0

On 4 January 2022 China’s CGTN media network posted a short video announcing that a team of Chinese scientists has arrived at the Zhongshan Station and the Great Wall Station to conduct the 38th expedition in Antarctica to carry out scientific research. The link to the CGTN video is: https://youtu.be/YESKwlAEOJA In this post we provide background information on China’s Antarctic Program and the Antarctic Treaty System, of which China is […]

‘Panda Bonds’ to help fund Africa’s energy transition: China-Africa Cooperation Forum

January 17, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s commitment to supporting Africa’s green and low-carbon energy transition was a highlight of the 8th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which concluded on 30 November 2021 with a climate joint declaration. The Declaration on China-Africa Cooperation on Combatting Climate Change provides the shape of future partnership in the energy sector. On coal, it reaffirms President Xi Jinping’s pledge, made at the UN General Assembly in September, to stop building new coal-fired […]

China’s Electric Vehicle sales reach record 2.9m in 2021

January 17, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s electric vehicle (EV) sales rose by 160% to a record high of 2.9 million units in 2021, underpinning the first increase in overall car sales in the country in the past four years, reports Caixin. New-auto sales rose 3.8% to 26.3 million vehicles in 2021, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Sales of plug-in hybrids more than doubled to 600,000 units. Strength in such “new-energy” vehicles more than […]

China holds over 1,000 officials accountable for environmental violations

January 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

Over 1,000 officials have been investigated for environmental violations in four provinces, after receiving thousands of public complaints Over 1,000 officials have been summoned or held accountable for environmental violations as central environmental inspectors concluded their monthlong visits to four provincial-level regions, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said. Inspection teams received more than 13,100 complaints from members of the public after they arrived in the provinces of Heilongjiang, […]

China-Iran to implement comprehensive cooperation plan for energy and infrastructure

January 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

China and Iran announced the launch of the implementation of a 25-year comprehensive cooperation plan following talks on 14 Jan 2022, between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Wuxi, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Cooperation between the two nations will cover areas such as energy, infrastructure, production capacity, science and technology, and medical and health care. The two countries also agreed to expand […]

Indonesia to build “world’s largest green industrial estate” backed by Belt and Road Initiative

January 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

PT Kalimantan Industrial Park Indonesia (KIPI), a consortium of companies from Indonesia, China and the United Arab Emirates, is financing the US$132 billion project in North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said will initially sit on 16,400 hectares of land on the island of Borneo but could be extended in future to almost twice that size. Located in North Kalimantan province, the estate will span 30,000 hectares (74,132 acres) and include investment from […]

Top legislator urges improving eco-conservation legal system in China

January 15, 2022 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Top legislator Li Zhanshu on Friday called for enhanced efforts to perfect China’s legal system for ecological and environmental protection. Li, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), made the remarks at a symposium on eco-environmental legislation, which was held by the Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the NPC. Stressing the significance of thoroughly implementing Xi Jinping Thought on […]

China No 1 publisher of net-zero emission studies

January 13, 2022 CEN_com 0

CHINA SURGES FORWARD IN RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH China has a clear lead in the publication of research over the past two decades related to the world’s climate goal of reaching net-zero emissions, a recent report has found. Its performance is also noteworthy in terms of patents that serve the goal. The conclusion was reached based on an analysis of over 1.6 million research publications between 2001 and 2020, as well […]