Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China – A White Paper

September 17, 2024 CEN_com 0

On September 2, 2024 China Environment News published an article on the release of the White Paper. Guilherme Ferreira has brought to our attention that the full text of this important policy document is now available (see link below). We have also updated our earlier post. The following is the Preface to the White Paper: The Chinese government has published this white paper to present a full picture of China’s […]

Xi Jinping urges more efforts in ecological conservation and green development in Yellow River basin

September 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

In China Ecological Civilization newsletter on Substack, Sep 12, 2024, Ying Xue writes: On the afternoon of September 12, during the inspection of Shaanxi and Gansu, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, on comprehensively promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. In October 2021, China issued the “Outline for Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin”. Reviewing this document, we […]

China-built world’s most powerful off-shore wind turbine was “unfazed” by Super Typhoon Yagi

September 10, 2024 CEN_com 0

Super Typhoon Yagi battered the OceanX platform emerges unfazed. Designed by Chinese wind firm Minyang Smart Energy and constructed Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company and China State Shipbuilding Corp. The platform was launched in April 2024. The OceanX, which is made from ultra-high performance concrete, features a single-point mooring system for durability, cost-efficiency, and typhoon stability. Typhoon Yagi passed close to the Mingyang Ocean-X platform, deployed at the Qingzhou IV Offshore […]

China urges the US to maintain ‘stable policy’ on climate change

September 9, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi urged Washington not to let overbroad definitions of national security stand in the way of climate change cooperation as he met visiting US climate envoy John Podesta, who was in China for bi-lateral talks with his counterpart Liu Zhenmin, China’s special envoy for climate change. “Climate change dialogue and cooperation are not only an integral part of China-US relations, but also an important measure to implement […]

Vicious circle of air pollution and climate-change induced wildfires has global impact

September 6, 2024 CEN_com 0

PM2.5 DECLINING IN CHINA SAYS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION World in a vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution – causing spiraling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, says WMO. Fine particle air pollution declined in China last year as emissions linked to human activity dropped, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in its State of the Global Climate 2023 report published this week. Nanoparticles known as PM2.5 […]

China leads world in nuclear energy innovation

September 5, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is 10 to 15 years ahead of the US in ability to deploy fourth-generation nuclear reactors at scale, says major US think-tank. The US Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has published a report entitled “How Innovative Is China in Nuclear Power?” which says that China has become the world’s leading proponent of nuclear energy. The 32-page report notes: “Chinese firms are well ahead of their Western peers, supported […]

Chinese scientists grow soybeans in space to help advance agricultural technology

September 3, 2024 CEN_com 0

Endeavors to grow soybeans in space may bear fruition, says Hong Kong biologist. Recently, a research team from a Chinese university successfully sent samples of soybean bacteria to the nation’s Tiangong Space Station via the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft. The project is the first Hong Kong agricultural research project to be launched into space, opening a new chapter for the integration of aerospace and agricultural technology. “The experiment although small in […]

Conservation scientists in China’s Yunnan promote biodiversity with economic benefits

September 2, 2024 CEN_com 0

“Preserving wild species is a shared responsibility of all humanity.” In southwest China’s Yunnan Province, researchers say they have found ways to better promote conservation among the public. From the heart of Yunnan CGTN reporter Zhao Chenchen discovers how locals are turning efforts to protect wild species into paths toward high-quality development. Known for its rich biodiversity, southwest China’s Yunnan Province has many nicknames – animal kingdom, kingdom of plants, and […]

China publishes white paper on conservation of marine ecosystems

September 2, 2024 CEN_com 0

China has recently unveiled a comprehensive white paper titled “Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China”, to present China’s ideas, actions and commitments in global governance of the marine eco-environment. The white paper elaborates on the practices of China’s eco-environment protection. First, China’s development of a legal system for marine eco-environmental protection provides a model for global ocean governance. By tightening supervision over marine engineering, waste disposal, mariculture, and maritime transport, China […]

Madagascar – China’s hybrid rice helps food security for African nation

August 30, 2024 CEN_com 0

Average yield of Chinese hybrid rice in Madagascar trials two to three times more than local rice varieties. A prolonged period of exceptional droughts in the African island nation of Madagascar since 2019 reduced agriculture production, placing about 1 million people on average in food insecurity, among which 250 000 suffered a famine situation. Madagascar was also hit by extreme weather events – no less than 5 tropical weather events […]