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Hot Oceans, Rising Climate Concerns: Chinese scientists raise the alarm

October 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

In 2023, the world’s oceans hit their hottest temperatures ever recorded, a silent yet significant milestone that speaks volumes about the state of our planet. On January 11, 2024, a startling report was published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences by an international research team of 34 scientists from 16 institutions worldwide, led by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The global average sea surface temperature in 2023 rose by […]

Canada-China trade dispute comes amid West’s paralysis of international trade governance

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

Policy complexity of Canada escalating the trade war with China In late August, Canada announced a 100 per cent surtax on electric vehicles manufactured in China, and a 25 per cent surtax on Chinese steel and aluminum products. The move was seen as a deeply hostile protectionist move, and an irresponsible and misinformed violation of World Trade Organization policy.  Reports from China have criticized the announcement, saying that it shows […]

China and West are driving in opposite directions on electric cars

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

Top German carmaker VW has reported a 26% year-to-date rise in fully-electric car sales in China—offset by a fall in sales, also of 26%, of the same products in the United States. Sales in Europe also fell, by 14%. The gap is widening, third quarter figures reveal. VW, maker of luxury brands Porsche and Audi, saw fully electric vehicle Q3 sales grow in China by 5.2% – compared to a […]

Large-scale solar plants have positive environmental effect on desert areas: Chinese scientists

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

A research team led by scientists from China’s Xi’an University of Technology has assessed the ecological and environmental effects of large-scale PV development in desert areas. The research found that big solar power plants have a positive impact on the ecological environment of desert areas. The study was conducted at a 1 GW solar park in Qinghai province in northeastern China, and reported in the scientific journal Nature. The results […]

China leads the world in green hydrogen

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

In 2022, China set a target of producing up to 200,000 tonnes (t) of “green hydrogen” per year by the end of 2025, to help achieve its “dual-carbon” goal. A Norway-based research company reports China is projected to “exceed that volume” by the end of 2024. In the article below Carbon Brief looks at China’s green hydrogen production and utilisation, as well as what its future may look like.___________________________________________ Could ‘green hydrogen’ help […]

China’s ESG rules approach maturity after 20 years

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s first policy on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance reporting – the Announcement on Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure – was issued by China’s State Environmental Protection Administration in 2003. It encouraged and supported enterprises to disclose environment-related information. Twenty years later, in December 2023, the State Council released its Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China. In article 24, section 9, the council explicitly called for an exploration of the […]

China Unveils Most Advanced Hydrogen Train in the World

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is making waves in hydrogen energy technology with the launch of the CINOVA H2, the country’s first intelligent hydrogen-powered intercity train. Developed by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., this groundbreaking train was unveiled at the International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition in Berlin on September 24, 2024. Achieving “zero carbon” emissions, the CINOVA H2 outperforms international counterparts in key metrics like speed, passenger capacity, and range, marking a significant advancement in the […]

China and Brazil uniquely positioned to lead on South-South climate cooperation

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

At a time when economic and geopolitical headwinds are making ambitious agreement on climate finance more difficult, China and Brazil are uniquely positioned to set a new course for international climate finance, given their ambitious leadership, robust international advocacy and clout with Global South countries. Dialogue Earth reports that a recent ministerial meeting on climate change in China’s Wuhan set the tone: alongside South Africa and India, as part of the […]

China’s renewable boom puts ambitious climate goals in reach: CREA

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s rapid deployment of clean energy has made it possible for the nation to achieve more ambitious goals to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. CREA is an Helsinki-based nonprofit think tank, founded in 2019 to conduct independent research on energy and air pollution. China is to be able to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by at least 30% by […]

Shenzhen has nearly twice as many supercharging stations as gas stations

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

Shenzhen — the city where BYD is headquartered — has become the first city in China to see the number of supercharging stations outnumber gas stations, as well as the number of charging guns outnumber gas guns, the Shenzhen Economic Daily report noted. Shenzhen has seen the number of supercharging stations in the city nearly double the number of gas stations, as about 77 percent of new car sales are […]