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Greening of the Belt and Road Initiative and COP26

November 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

The following article by Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, Chief Executive Officer of Asian Institute of Ecocivilization, Pakistan, details how China is working energetically to ‘green’ the Belt and Road Initiative, divesting from fossil fuel projects, promoting renewable energy projects, and working closely with other countries to agree standards and strategies on sustainable development. The article was first published in China Focus on 4 November 2021. “China has also increased investment in clean and […]

Allegations about China and carbon pollution are rooted in racism

November 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

It’s wrong to paint the Chinese as the world’s biggest environmental villains, but mainstream media outlets do it all the time. When I was young, there was a joke going round which went something like this: “Americans eat way more candy than British people!” “Really?” “Yes! Because there are more of them!” This piece of playground humor works by presenting an apparently clear fact, and then revealing the context that […]

China’s ‘latecomer advantage’ in achieving carbon neutrality

November 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

A week before the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, China submitted its climate targets and implementation plans to the UN. The country aims to reach CO2 emissions peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Many people, however, remain skeptical about whether China will be able to fulfill its commitments. Li Junfeng believes that the country will meet its targets. Since 2006, China has implemented effective carbon reduction […]

China set to become world’s largest supplier of energy transition equipment

November 8, 2021 CEN_com 0

Decarbonization goals will transform manufacturing and energy sectors in China, set to become the world’s largest supplier of energy transition equipment Producing 70% of the world’s solar panels and 40% of wind turbines, China’s new solar power installations account for 37% of the global total (2020), cumulative wind power capacity grew 35% from last year, and new electric car sales grew by 170% The following is an extract from an […]

China releases over a million indigenous fish fry into Yangtze River tributary

November 5, 2021 CEN_com 0

More than 1 million fry of indigenous fish varieties were released into the headstream of the Chishui River, a major tributary on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The species were released during an environment conservation event held Wednesday in Zhenxiong County of Zhaotong City in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The event, aimed at promoting biodiversity of the Chishui River and increasing local fishery resources, saw endemic fish species […]

Blaming China for the climate crisis is shameful nonsense

November 5, 2021 CEN_com 0

The West has followed a Cold War agenda of demonising the world’s most populous country, when in fact it is China that emits less per-person than the US and many of its other critics, while leading the way in renewable energy, reforestation and electric vehicles. Carlos Martinez writes: In the run-up to the Cop26 UN Climate Change Conference, currently taking place in Glasgow, politicians and media in the West conducted […]

China’s vision of eco-civilization can prevent the “end of history”

November 3, 2021 CEN_com 0

Up until now, the world has followed the path founded in the West of industrial civilization. Its primary liberal political-economic model, characterized by unfettered private capital, has too often been eulogized as a perfect creation serving humanity. Indeed, it has been applauded as representing a utopian “end of history” which gives it a false quality of being representative of nature itself. However, continuing down this path, of industrial civilization, will […]

How can China get rid of coal?

November 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

The crucial COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is underway. The conference is regarded as an important step in setting national carbon emission targets and mitigating global warming. China’s total carbon emissions are huge due to its population being the largest in the world. Coal usage is a complex issue in China. China aims to cut the use of fossil fuels to below 20 percent by 2060. But how can China, […]

Global warming is behind extreme weather events: China NCC expert

November 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

A senior expert from China’s National Climate Center (NCC) has said that climate change is fueling the extreme weather events that hit the world this year – wildfires, heatwaves, torrential rains, drought, floods and storms. “The occurrence of climate anomalies is due to the accelerating pace of global warming. If the global warming trend does not change, the frequent, strong and concurrent occurrence of extreme weather events will not change,” […]

Over 100 world leaders endorse declaration to end deforestation by 2030

November 2, 2021 CEN_com 0

Over 100 world leaders pledged to “conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration,” committing $19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which collectively account for 85 percent of the world’s forests. The Glasgow Leaders’ […]