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The West sabotages Bonn climate talks – Global South betrayed yet again on ‘historical responsibility’

June 29, 2022 CEN_com 0

Let us not forget that global climate change is a problem largely created by the West through its carbon-intensivbe industrialisation over the past two centuries. At a time when the collective West is channeling hundreds of billions of dollars into Europe to prolong a futile war, it has once again done everything it can to back off from its commitments to the developing world to deliver $300 billion a year […]

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World facing climate catastrophes – China hit by floods

June 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

Levels of rainfall not seen since the early 1960s. Authorities across much of southern China have issued weather advisories for heavy rain and severe flooding. Over 80 rivers have already seen waters exceed warning levels after days of heavy rains.  Over 1.79 million people in central China’s Hunan Province have been affected by heavy rain and more than 2,700 houses have collapsed or been seriously damaged. Around 286,000 people have been evacuated in the […]

Ancient Forest Discovered in Remote China Sinkhole

June 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

Chinese scientists from the Institute of Karst Geology of the China Geological Survey have uncovered a “lost world” at the bottom of a massive sinkhole in China. The cave exploration team discovered a giant karst sinkhole in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing the number of such sinkholes in the county to 30. The sinkhole measures 306 meters in length, 150 meters in width and 192 meters in depth, […]

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US anxiety to push decoupling with China in mineral supply chains ‘a dangerous signal’

June 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

Source: Global Times, Jun 16, 2022. Washington is using NATO to prepare for an all-out conflict with its strategic competitors, which could spark World War III, said analysts, as the US is pushing decoupling or reducing reliance on China in fields like critical mineral rseources. Since NATO will adopt a new Strategic Concept for the coming decade at its summit in Madrid later this month, the US is getting increasingly […]

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China to establish national park at Qinghai Lake, Tibet

June 10, 2022 CEN_com 0

Qinghai (青海), which literally means ‘blue sea’, is an inland province in central west China, adjacent to Xinjiang, Tibet, Sichuan, and Gansu. It is famed for its spectacular scenery, multi-ethnic minority culture, and rich Buddhist heritage throughout the region. China has nominated Qinghai Lake for the World Heritage List where its is currently on the Tentative List (the first stage of assessment). XINING, June 7 (Xinhua) — China has approved a plan to establish a […]

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China’s first international journal on grassland science starts publication

June 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s first international academic journal on grassland science has begun publication, highlighting the roles of grassland science in sustainable development, according to Lanzhou University. Grassland Research is co-sponsored by the Chinese Grassland Society and Lanzhou University. It publishes forefront research on rangelands, forages and sown pastures, as well as amenity grassland and ecosystems, said Lanzhou University. The first issue of Grassland Research has been published online with seven articles by […]

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Water imbalance in Third Pole to pose “great challenge to water resources in downstream regions” – scientists

June 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

Rapid climate warming has caused water imbalances in the Third Pole region, leading to greater water demand in densely populated downstream countries, according to a new study. With the largest global store of frozen water after the Antarctic and Arctic, the Third Pole region, located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is home to headwaters of over ten major Asian rivers. It has been known as the “Asian Water Tower” for providing […]

China’s environmental journey: 1972 Stockholm

September 27, 2021 CEN_com 0

The Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, in June 1972, was the first major United Nations event featuring the People’s Republic of China. It helped shape the country’s understanding of environmental issues ever since. In 2022, China was set to host a major UN environmental conference, after a delay of more than a year due to Covid-19. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD […]

Editorial Statement

May 24, 2021 CEN_com 0

About China Environment News Global environmental crisis is the product of centuries of Western exploitation of the land, natural resources and labour of the Global South. Seriously tackling the global ecological crisis must involve a global redistribution of power and wealth from the West to the Global South. We unequivocally acknowledge this will require nationally appropriate forms of socialist state power. Ecological civilization China Environment News was created in late 2019 to contribute towards […]