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Xi Jinping and Valdimir Putin meeting – world order enters a new era

February 8, 2022 CEN_com 0

The authoritative Chinese newpaper, The Global Times, on Feb 05, 2022, commented on the significance of the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. The Global Times noted that after their meeting, the two world leaders “issued a lengthy joint statement that elaborated on shared views and consensuses on major global and regional issues and delivered a scathing rejection of the US-led […]

China leads world investment in low-carbon energy transition

February 8, 2022 CEN_com 0

More than 130 countries have set or are considering a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving net-zero on a global scale, however, requires $125 trillion in climate investment by 2050, according to research commissioned by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While that level of investment hasn’t been achieved yet, it’s ramping up. In 2021, the world spent $755 billion on deploying low-carbon energy technologies, up 27% from the year prior. China […]

China and Russia sign new deals on energy cooperation

February 6, 2022 CEN_com 0

China and Russia announced a significant strengthening of cooperation in energy sector, with major oil and gas corporations from two nations signing new deals this week. While China is massively expanding its renewable energy capacity to meet its 2030 and 2060 climate goals, natural gas is likely to remain a significant energy transition fuel for China. In 2021 China became the world’s largest importer of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), overtaking Japan. […]

‘Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership’ – Putin’s article in Xinhua

February 3, 2022 CEN_com 0

Political commentary A signed article by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin titled “Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership” was published by Xinhua News Agency on Thursday, 3 Feb 2022. Source: Xinhua, 2022-02-03. http://www.ecns.cn/news/2022-02-03/detail-ihavfwhh0345776.shtml The following is the full text of the article. Russia and China: A Future-Oriented Strategic Partnership Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation On the eve of my upcoming visit to China, I am pleased […]

China’s Shandong using hydrogen fuel to achieve carbon neutrality

February 2, 2022 CEN_com 0

China is implementing a pilot plan to transform Shandong, a regional industrial power house in eastern China, into a “hydrogen society” that holds out much hope of delivering on the green promise of the fuel of the future, with its abundance and zero tailpipe emissions. In April 2021 an agreement was signed for “sweeping hydrogen adoption and commercialization initiatives by the provincial authorities, the Chinese State Council’s National Development and […]

China produces three and a half times more solar capacity than the US

February 2, 2022 CEN_com 0

The world is adopting renewable energy at an unprecedented pace, and solar power is the energy source leading the way. Despite a 4.5% fall in global energy demand in 2020, renewable energy technologies showed promising progress. While the growth in renewables was strong across the board, solar power led from the front with 127 gigawatts installed in 2020, its largest-ever annual capacity expansion. The Solar Power Leaderboard From the Americas to Oceania, […]

Fact-checking Western media reports on Beijing Winter Olympics

February 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

With Beijing 2022 approaching, the Western media oligarchies are spreading rumors, speculation and false claims about the green nature of the games, and health and safety. The claims are just more of the politically motivated American racist rubbish typical of the US media oligarchs. Xinhua takes a closer look at the facts reveals that there is no truth behind those claims. ******* BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) — With roughly […]

Malaysia battles to save its national animal from extinction

February 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

“If drastic action is not taken, the Malayan tiger will be extinct within the next five to 10 years” Malaysian government minister, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, statement to Malaysian parliament, November, 2021 This article is about the plight of the Malayan tiger, the national animal of Malaysia. We have shared it here, in part, as Malaysia is the largest single country of origin for our CEN membership, and in honour […]

China-Russia drive energy megaprojects

January 30, 2022 CEN_com 0

Gas as a ‘transition’ fuel for coal phase out China is shifting from coal to natural gas as part of its drive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Lin Boqiang, dean of the China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy at Xiamen University recently said that gas was seen as an effective “bridge fuel” between coal and renewables for China. China’s annual gas consumption is expected to reach 620 billion […]

COVID-19 may have reached Europe as early as 2019: Norwegian study

January 29, 2022 CEN_com 0

[See CGTN: http://www.ecns.cn/…/2022…/detail-ihavfwhh0343767.shtml] New findings by Norwegian researchers show that the novel coronavirus could have arrived in Europe a month earlier than previously thought. This adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting the coronavirus was spreading globally before the first cases in a Wuhan market captured global attention in December 2019. An investigation led the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ruled the market out as the origin place […]