CGTN reported on 16-June-2021 that an algal bloom (Enteromorpha algae) has invaded the waters of Qingdao City, on coast of China’s Shandong Province. The explosive growth of wild green algae in the foreshores can lead to green tides, which can destroy the ecological balance of water, affect the coastal landscape and destroy the aquaculture, among other negative impacts. The city has issued a blue warning (Level 4) for marine algae […]
China Daily Interview with Laura Ruggeri — 23 April 2021 Electoral reform: 1.The National People’s Congress’ decision on Hong Kong’s electoral reform was made to ensure the principle of “patriots administering the city” will be implemented. How do you see the necessity of the changes to the city’s existing electoral system? The HK electoral system was a hybrid system that didn’t please anyone. Which is hardly surprising because by definition […]
A slew of reform measures have been rolled out by China since the country proposed to peak carbon emission and achieve carbon neutrality. A national carbon emission trading system is scheduled to be launched this year, under which enterprises would be allocated with carbon emission quota by relevant government departments according to certain standards. If enterprises’ emission exceed the cap, they have to purchase extra quota; if they produce less […]
The U.S. has yet to let go of the “lab leak theory” on COVID-19 origin. After the WHO-China joint research concluded that it’s a waste of time to look into this dead-end theory in March, U.S. President Joe Biden followed his predecessor Donald Trump and called for another investigation on the Wuhan-based biolab. But many U.S. biolabs are also among suspects of leakage, and many Chinese people have put a question mark […]
Speculation about a possible radiation leak at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong has dominated the Chinese media news cycle in the last few days. Taishan has refuted the allegations, saying that the environmental indicators at the plant and its surrounding areas are “normal”. This statement has provided some measure of calm, especially among residents of nearby Hong Kong and Macau. On 13 June, quoting US officials and documents […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program between January 2 and March 18, 2020 suggested that seven people in five states may have been infected well before the country’s first confirmed cases were reported in January 21, 2020. Blood samples taken from Americans early last year becomes the latest and largest study to suggest that the new […]
A 26.5 million-year-old skull found in northwest China has been identified as another extinct species of giant rhino, one of the largest mammals to ever roam the land. The fossil is remarkably well-preserved, and after close analysis, scientists have named it Paraceratherium linxiaense, the sixth species of this hornless rhino genus to be uncovered in Eurasia. It’s hard to infer the exact size of the beast from its skull alone, but other Paraceratherium fossils […]
Central Asia’s largest wind power project is an example of international co-financing implemented by a Chinese construction company. Does this example provide lessons to support the green energy transition of emerging economies by mobilizing international finance? Fossil fuel production constitutes 17 percent of oil and gas rich Central Asian Kazakhstan’s GDP. Despite this Kazakhstan announced the country is planning to shift to 50 percent renewable energy by 2050. To give some perspective, in 2015, […]
In Qinghai province, environmental protection has been prioritized, and the province aims to build two more national parks－the Qinghai Lake National Park and the Kunlun Mountains National Park. In recent years, Qinghai has established many nature reserves, forest parks, wetland parks and geoparks, which have boosted the eco-friendly tourist services provided by the province, and raised local living standards from tourism. Improvements to the local ecosystem are attracting visitors and […]
Part 1 – Afforestation vs. Reforestation A key finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) new special report is that it is likely that some degree of “afforestation” will be needed to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Afforestation involves planting trees in areas that haven’t recently had any tree cover, in order to create a forest. The type of land planted could include areas that have turned […]
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