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Rooftop solar to roll out on China’s public buildings

September 19, 2021 CEN_com 0

On Tiananmen Square, China’s very heart, an 850 square metre solar installation is in operation. The panels sit on the roof of the Great Hall of the People, generating 98,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) a year to run the building below. This is not a common arrangement. Nationally, next-to-no government or public buildings have rooftop solar installations. In late June, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) published a notice on county-level trials of distributed […]

Rewilding and regenerating: Safeguarding the Loess Plateau ecoregion

September 19, 2021 CEN_com 0

Halting and reversing the decline of nature and enhancing climate resilience have become both an opportunity and an obligation of the Loess Plateau ecoregion in China. It also offers a living case of transition of a traditionally coal-dependent region towards a future that is people and planet positive. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to northwestern Shaanxi Province has further highlighted the significance and the level of priority the central […]

Defence or Defenestration

September 18, 2021 CEN_com 0

By Anthony M Leong Dumping Australia’s French submarine contract, then awarding it to the USA and Great Britain, whilst establishing a new “AUKUS” alliance, has many consequences, mostly problematic. It is axiomatic that any government has a moral obligation to defend its citizens and borders. Citizens must be safe and secure without question. Related to this is by what methods that is met, for it is not just physical, but […]

China unveils 5-year plan to control plastic pollution

September 17, 2021 CEN_com 0

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday unveiled a plan on controlling plastic pollution over the next five years, aiming to effectively curb white pollution by 2025. The action plan, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, aims to “further improve the management of the entire chain of plastic pollution”. It details measures to cut the production and use of […]

US sanctions aim to cripple global growth in solar power – while climate change turns North America into a “dust bowl”

September 16, 2021 CEN_com 0

“the reality is that the Biden is doing everything he can to sabotage the adoption of solar power across the globe” Extreme heat in 2021 has broken the famous Dust Bowl record from 1936 for the hottest summer on record in the USA. In 1936, the world observed a hot blob on a relatively cool planet. Today, we have a hot blob on a warm planet. The combination of Canada […]

Biden sabotages global adoption of solar power

September 16, 2021 CEN_com 0

What’s really behind the Biden regime’s sabotageing global adoption of Chinese solar equipment ? “The reality is that the Biden is doing everything he can to sabotage the adoption of solar power across the globe” Extreme heat in 2021 has broken the famous “Dust Bowl” record from 1936 for the hottest summer on record in the USA. In 1936, the world observed a hot blob on a relatively cool planet. […]

Yucun: how heavily polluted village turned itself green

September 15, 2021 CEN_com 0

In the 1980s, the economy of Yu Village in east China’s Zhejiang Province depended on mining but this came at the expense of the environment. In 2003, Xi Jinping, then Party chief of Zhejiang Province, proposed a “Green Zhejiang” strategy, saying “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.” Since then, the village has transformed itself into a tourist destination, receiving up to 200 travelers a day.#GreenChina Miracle in Yucun: […]

The role of State-owned enterprises in China

September 15, 2021 CEN_com 0

Chinese SOEs are social enterprises that effectively balance the demands of multiple stakeholders. More importantly, China’s institutions provides a better supporting ecosystem for SOEs to reinforce the creation of social value when pursuing value maximization. The Chinese SOEs are able to sacrifice profits and efficiency to fulfill social roles (including environmental ones) when necessary. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are important components of the Chinese economy. Although SOEs are generally considered inefficient […]

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 […]