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Large Russian solar power plant for Mali

May 28, 2024 CEN_com 0

BRICS-member Russia’s energy giant Rosatom is building solar power plant in Africa. The Mali government has announced that Russia’s state-owned Rosatom has begun construction of a large solar power plant in the country. This should be seen in the wider context of Mali’s militant rejection of the Western military presence and interference. Mali, a land-locked West African country with a population of 21.5 million joined the Belt and Road Initiative […]

China’s EV battery swaps speed charging

May 28, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is home to almost half the world’s electric vehicles, 85% of the world’s fast chargers and 65% of slow chargers, and leads the world in EV infrastructure. Now it’s innovating on battery swap stations: roll up, swap out the battery, and drive off. Rarely seen globally, they are already thousands of battery swap stations across China. The International Energy Agency hailed China a “leader in global battery swapping infrastructure.” IEA Battery swapping is still […]

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Xi-Putin on Environment, BRI and BRICS

May 27, 2024 CEN_com 0

Joint statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation conducted a state visit to the People’s Republic of China from May 16 to 17, 2024. The presidents of China and Russia signed a joint statement […]

Climate funding strings for poor nations

May 24, 2024 CEN_com 0

Climate funding: wealthy countries attach strings for developing world. Japan, France, Germany, the United States and other wealthy nations are reaping billions of dollars in financial gains as part of developed nations’ pledge to provide $100 billion a year to poorer countries to help them reduce emissions and cope with extreme weather from climate change. The promised US$100 billion a year is just a fraction of the US$1.8 trillion that […]

China’s EV battery swaps speed charging

May 23, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is home to almost half the world’s electric vehicles, 85% of the world’s fast chargers and 65% of slow chargers, and leads the world in EV infrastructure. Now it’s innovating on battery swap stations: roll up, swap out the battery, and drive off. Rarely seen globally, they are already thousands of battery swap stations across China. The International Energy Agency hailed China a “leader in global battery swapping infrastructure.”  IEA Battery […]

China’s Massive Shift From US Dollar Assets

May 22, 2024 CEN_com 0

US ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT CHINESE GREEN TECHNOLOGY China dumps record $53.3 billion of US treasury and agency bonds in the first quarter of 2024. The news of the largest ever Chinese sell-off of US dollar assets emerged following three recent key events: Over time China has significantly reduced its stake in the US treasury market, which was 14% in 2011 but had dropped to 3% by the end of 2023, […]

China’s Massive Shift From Dollar Assets

May 22, 2024 CEN_com 0

US ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT CHINESE GREEN TECHNOLOGY China dumps record $53.3 billion of US treasury and agency bonds in the first quarter of 2024. The news of the largest ever Chinese sell-off of US dollar assets emerged following three recent key events: Over time China has significantly reduced its stake in the US treasury market, which was 14% in 2011 but had dropped to 3% by the end of 2023, […]

US duplicity: Tariffs on China green tech

May 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

Economic blockade of Chinese green technology reveals shallow US commitment to fight climate change. Will more anti-China tariffs slow US shift away from fossil fuels ? Is talking to the two-faced Washington regime ‘a waste of oxygen’ ? Only 5 days after seemingly cordial US-China climate talks, US Biden regime has announced it will increase US tariffs on Chinese solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries to run them (some […]

US tariff duplicity on China green tech

May 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

Economic blockade of Chinese green technology reveals shallow US commitment to fight climate change. Will more anti-China tariffs slow US shift away from fossil fuels ? Is talking to the two-faced Washington regime ‘a waste of oxygen’ ? Only 5 days after seemingly cordial US-China climate talks, US Biden regime has announced it will increase US tariffs on Chinese solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries to run them (some […]

China’s sustainable agriculture offers valuable lessons

May 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change says China’s sustainable agricultural practices offer valuable lessons China is leading the charge in sustainable agriculture, balancing high productivity with eco-friendly practices. The country’s innovative farming methods offer valuable lessons for other Global South countries looking to improve their agricultural systems. Sustainable farming practices are increasingly gaining attention as countries strive to address the challenges posed by climate change and ensure food security. Many developing […]