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Philosophy of green growth has taken root in China

September 14, 2021 CEN_com 0

China’s central authorities plan to ramp up economic compensation to areas where development is strictly prohibited due to environmental protection under a red line system, a recent guideline said. The country will introduce a differentiated compensation mechanism to reform its reward policy for key areas in ecological conservation, according to the guideline, which was issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State […]

China makes breakthrough in high-level radioactive waste disposal technique

September 14, 2021 CEN_com 0

China’s first high-level radioactive liquid waste disposal equipment, capable of melting waste into glass, has been officially put into use in Guangyuan, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Saturday, making China one of the few countries in the world to have acquired such a technique. Chinese experts believed that the technique could have been a better option for Japan to dispose the nuclear-contaminated Fukushima wastewater, but Japan “clearly does not want […]

China to develop new ultra-high-speed trains and commercial airplanes

September 14, 2021 CEN_com 0

China vowed on Monday to strengthen research and development into cutting-edge and disruptive technologies in the transport sector, and carry out studies of new types of vehicles such as ultra-high-speed trains and commercial airplanes. The plan was put forward in a guideline issued jointly by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Science and Technology, in a bid to accelerate the construction of transport systems using scientific and technological […]

China shows willingness in cooperating with US on climate issue

September 12, 2021 CEN_com 0

US realizes cooperation with China indispensable: Analysts US climate envoy John Kerry on 1-2 September 2021 made his second visit to China inside five months under China’s invitation, at a time when the bilateral relationship has hit a nadir not seen in decades. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Tuesday that Kerry would visit China this week, under China’s invitation. During his visit, Kerry will discuss cooperation on climate change […]

China prepares to test thorium-fuelled nuclear reactor

September 11, 2021 CEN_com 0

Shared by The Red Enviromentalist to China Environment on FB from Nature, 10 Sept 2021. Original Nature article shared here. If China’s experimental reactor is a success it could lead to commercialization and help the nation (and the world) meet its climate goals. Scientists are excited about an experimental nuclear reactor using thorium as fuel, which is about to begin tests in China. Although this radioactive element has been trialled […]

China adds 268 wild plant species to its protected list

September 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

Another 268 plants have been added to China’s List of Wild Plants under State Priority Conservation, highlighting the central authorities’ resolve to protect the country’s biodiversity. The list, released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Wednesday, now covers 455 wild plants. Fifty-four species, including Pinus squamata (Qiaojia pine) and Taxus, are under top-level protection, with the other 401, including Fritillaria and Danxiaorchis (Danxia orchid), under second-level […]

Southeast Asia’s Most Ambitious Project: Kunming-Singapore Railway

September 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

The new Kunming-Singapore railway, a massive network of railways that is under-construction. The huge rail network will connect China, Singapore, and the rest of the mainland countries of Southeast Asia. Note, according to ASEAN Today : “Plans to build a multi-billion-dollar high-speed railway linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have been officially canceled, according to a joint statement from both governments released on January 1, 2021. The two governments were reportedly […]

China triples year-on-year New Energy Vehicle sales

September 10, 2021 CEN_com 0

New energy vehicle (NEV) ownership exceeds 6 million in China. The number of newly registered new energy vehicles in the first half of the year was a record high of 1.103 million, an increase of 774,000 units or 234.92 percent compared with the same period last year. Compared with the first half of 2019 the figure increased by 473,000 units, or 74.94 percent. China’s New Energy Vehicle Industrial Development Plan […]

First satellite tracking of wild snow leopards in China yields results

September 9, 2021 CEN_com 0

Chinese researchers say they have made “breakthrough” findings of the behavior of rare snow leopards after months of tracking them in northwest China using satellite technology. After gaining prior approval from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve together with the Wildlife Research Institute of Beijing Forestry University launched satellite tracking of snow leopards for the first time, starting from early this year. The researchers […]

China: solar panels turn desert into sheep grazing land

September 9, 2021 CEN_com 0

As China accelerates its shift toward clean energy, a photovoltaic power generation park has been built in the northwest of China’s Qinghai Province. Desertification used to mean animal husbandry was unsustainable in this part of China a decade ago. But now, people and their animals are returning. Some of the world’s largest solar farms, located in the desert in Qinghai Province in north-western China, have embraced an age-old method of […]