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Wildfires to increase by 50% by 2100: warns UN Environment Programme

February 27, 2022 CEN_com 0

Due to climate change and changes in land use, wildfires are predicted to rise by up to 14 percent by 2030, 30 percent by 2050 and 50 percent by the end of the century, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal. The report, “Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires,” says that wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating.” […]

China’s green transition: A feasible way of quitting coal

February 27, 2022 CEN_com 0

In September 2021 China announced that it would stop building coal-fired power projects abroad. The policy change could affect 44 plants costing a projected $50 billion across 20 countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Eastern Europe. Global Energy Monitor (GEM) estimates that the decision could prevent 8 billion tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the lifetimes of the proposed plants. A leaf sits on top of a pile of coal in […]

China leads on clean energy transition but still more needed

February 27, 2022 CEN_com 0

Shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook Dongshen News reports that China is the global leader in installed solar (39% of total) and wind (36%) capacity, but progress in clean energy transition is needed to meet targets Criteria for reducing energy consumption (13.5%) and CO2 emissions (18%) per unit of GDP by 2025 may be insufficient if economic growth accelerates, but China can still help lead global climate governance, promoting green investment and providing low-carbon […]

‘Full-on war mode’ to combat Hong Kong Covid-19 outbreak, with Beijing’s backing

February 26, 2022 CEN_com 0

Hong Kong is fighting a war against a wave of surging Covid-19 infections that have swamped hospitals, forced shutdowns across the city, and crippled daily life. Hundreds of medical staff from mainland China sent to treat Hong Kong Covid-19 patients after government invokes emergency law. Officials have put Hong Kong in “full-on war mode”, with help pouring in from mainland China that includes supplies to meet escalating local demand, construction teams to build makeshift […]

Enough is enough – is the crisis in Ukraine the beginning of a new world order?

February 26, 2022 CEN_com 0

Re-published by China Environment from Friends of Socialist China, February 21, 2022. Introduction by Friends of Socialist China In this important article, originally published in the British left newspaper Morning Star, Belgian political analyst Marc Vandepitte assesses the crucial importance of the recent joint statement of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Marc notes that this is the first time both presidents have spoken out so clearly and strengthened ties so […]

China rolls out independently built typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbine

February 23, 2022 CEN_com 0

Shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook The 13-megawatt typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbine independently developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation rolls off the production line in East China’s Fujian province on Feb 22, 2022. A 13-megawatt typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbine independently developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation rolled off the production line in East China’s Fujian province on Tuesday. The wind turbine has the largest single-unit capacity and the largest impeller diameter in Asia among […]

Mitigating global food waste: does China provide lessons to rest of the world?

February 23, 2022 CEN_com 0

The Chinese government has been firm and proactive in addressing the issue of food wastage in the country. The adoption of pertinent measures such as the Clean Plate Campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, an initiative which seeks to mitigate food wastage and promote food security, and the passing of the anti-food waste law in 2021 at the session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee are all germane actions that […]

China outlines tasks to advance rural vitalization in 2022

February 23, 2022 CEN_com 0

China unveiled its “No. 1 central document” for 2022 on Tuesday, outlining key tasks to comprehensively push forward rural vitalization this year. As the first policy statement released by China’s central authorities each year, the document is seen as an indicator of policy priorities. Work on agriculture and rural areas has been high on the agenda for 19 consecutive years since 2004. The document called for efforts to stabilize and […]

NATO expansion: truths and lies about US pledges made to Russia in 1991

February 21, 2022 CEN_com 0

Understanding the historical conditions and present strategic context that have led to the stand-off between Russia and the US regime (and its NATO proxy) over Ukraine is crucial to the broader picture of the development of the multipolar world. Central to this is to be able to distortions of historical reality peddled by the US on NATO and its similar strategy of “encirclement” of China. In 1991 as the dissolution […]

‘Seawater rice’ could feed 80 million Chinese

February 20, 2022 CEN_com 0

New salt-tolerant rice strains have been developed by Chinese scientists in the hope of ensuring food security that’s been threatened by rising sea levels. Test fields in Tianjin recorded a yield of 4.6 metric tons per acre last year, higher than the national average for production of standard rice varieties. Jinghai district in northern China is hardly a rice-growing paradise. Located along the coast of the Bohai Sea, over half […]