Complaints about environment will prompt govt to build greener China

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Here are some of China’s New Year resolutions to boost its economy

BANGKOK — China’s leaders are bracing for shocks to the economy from higher tariffs threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office. The recycling that began last year has led to the replacement of 6.5 million fuel-powered vehicles with electrics and hybrids since June, officials of China’s main planning agency said Wednesday. However, Zhao Chenxin, head of the …

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China's clean air actions boost life expectancy, report says

China Daily

China reversed a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy from 2013 to 2020 thanks to significant air pollution control measures, a report released on Thursday found. The national average PM2.5 concentration fell from 63 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 to 33 micrograms in 2020, enabling more than half of the population to breathe air that meets national standards. Improved air …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Nation making great strides in ecological conservation

China Daily

Jane Goodall talks with Guo Zhe, director of the China Science and Technology Museum about China's environmental protection spanning more than 20 years. During her visit to China this month, primatologist Jane Goodall marveled at the significant changes China has achieved in ecological conservation over the past two decades. Goodall mentioned that in China, the concept of ecological conservation has …

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China presented commemorative plaque on 30th anniversary of joining UN body

China Daily

"China's 'Green Great Wall' Goes Global" side event takes place on Friday at the China Pavilion during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. On that day, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China held a side event about "China's 'Green Great Wall' Goes Global", showcasing the significant achievements and experiences gained …

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Chinese NGO promotes environmental governance in EV sector

China Daily

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change recently concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing together representatives from companies, governments and non-governmental organizations to explore practical solutions to address climate issues. Invited by the China Environmental Protection Foundation, Tan Liya, director of GreenAnhui Environmental Protection Center, joined four other Chinese peers at the China …

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1 month ago

Chinese premier chairs meeting on high-quality development, Yellow River ecology

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday presided over a State Council executive meeting to hear comprehensive inspection reports on work promoting high-quality development, and to study ecological protection efforts in the Yellow River Basin. Focusing on promoting high-quality development and efforts to achieve the country's annual economic and social development goals, inspections identified and helped tackle bottlenecks in …

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Visionary practices transform Changting into fertile region

China Daily

Two decades ago, the hills of Changting in southern China were bare, eroded and emblematic of environmental degradation. Xi, then deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Fujian Provincial Committee and acting governor, made a special visit to Changting, making comprehensive soil erosion control as one of 15 key livelihood improvement projects of Fujian. Ye Min, head of the …

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Chinese premier chairs meeting on high-quality development, Yellow River ecology

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday presided over a State Council executive meeting to hear comprehensive inspection reports on work promoting high-quality development, and to study ecological protection efforts in the Yellow River Basin. Focusing on promoting high-quality development and efforts to achieve the country's annual economic and social development goals, inspections identified and helped tackle bottlenecks in …

Development Meeting Yellow River

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised

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How will China impact the future of climate change? "They've set up a situation where it's good for them to sell clean energy technologies to the world," says Alex Wang, a professor of law at UCLA focused on Chinese climate policy. toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images/AFP A global green race Despite headwinds from coal interests, many climate experts are …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Saudi official commends Beijing's green efforts

China Daily

By NDUMISO MLILO in Johannesburg | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-21 10:22 China has done "exceptionally well" in tackling land degradation, drought and desertification, and its sharing of knowledge and experience will promote global efforts in fighting land degradation, says a senior Saudi Arabian official. Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha, deputy minister of environment of Saudi Arabia, said his country will host …

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Saudi official commends Beijing's green efforts

China Daily

China has done "exceptionally well" in tackling land degradation, drought and desertification, and its sharing of knowledge and experience will promote global efforts in fighting land degradation, says a senior Saudi Arabian official. Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha, deputy minister of environment of Saudi Arabia, said his country will host the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United …

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China poised to achieve carbon neutrality 2060 goal: study

China Daily

A study conducted by China's esteemed Peking University has revealed that the Chinese public exhibits a strong awareness of the nation's objective to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Published in October in the Journal of Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, the study delved into Chinese public awareness, policy endorsement and confidence levels concerning the carbon neutrality goal. According …

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China poised to achieve carbon neutrality 2060 goal: study

China Daily

A study conducted by China's esteemed Peking University has revealed that the Chinese public exhibits a strong awareness of the nation's objective to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Published in October in the Journal of Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, the study delved into Chinese public awareness, policy endorsement and confidence levels concerning the carbon neutrality goal. According …

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From the India Today archives (2015) | Air pollution: What Delhi could learn from Beijing

India Today

For two weeks in the winter of 2013, Beijingers awoke every day to poisonous, smoggy skies. The first had come a year earlier, in the autumn of 2011, when he started what may well come to be remembered as China's first-ever public awareness campaign against air pollution. "People knew very little about what PM2.5 was until he mentioned it on …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

How China tackled pollution?

Hindustan Times

China has managed to tackle pollution tremendously over the last few years by taking proactive actions and anti-pollution measures. According to a report from the 'Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air', China's air quality improved in the first half of 2024 as the fine particulate matter reduced by 2.9 per cent compared to 2023. In 2023, China had …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese premier urges construction of good housing to better meet people's needs

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday urged efforts to build safe, comfortable, green and smart homes to better meet people's high-quality housing needs. The needs of various groups with different living habits, age ranges and economic capabilities should be taken into consideration — especially new demand in such areas as aging adaptability and child-friendliness — in the construction …

Construction Urban Renewal

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese premier urges construction of good housing to better meet people's needs

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday urged efforts to build safe, comfortable, green and smart homes to better meet people's high-quality housing needs. The needs of various groups with different living habits, age ranges and economic capabilities should be taken into consideration — especially new demand in such areas as aging adaptability and child-friendliness — in the construction …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Premier takes inspection tour of Hebei

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, learns about the ecological environment management and protection of the Baiyangdian Lake in North China's Hebei province, Nov 13, 2024. Premier Li Qiang has urged Hebei province to step up efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area …

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China to strengthen prevention, control of soil pollution sources

China Daily

BEIJING -- China has revealed an action plan to strengthen the prevention and control of sources of soil pollution from now until 2027. Work to detect and rectify hidden dangers in key entities contributing to soil pollution will be improved, the safe use of polluted arable land will be enhanced, and the safe use of construction land will be effectively …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Premier takes inspection tour of Hebei

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, learns about the ecological environment management and protection of the Baiyangdian Lake in North China's Hebei province, Nov 13, 2024. Premier Li Qiang has urged Hebei province to step up efforts to build the Xiong'an New Area …

Development Area Inspection Tour Urged Hebei

1 month, 4 weeks ago

China sees significant drop of pollution-related cases

China Daily

China has seen a drop in environmental and ecological disputes since 2021, showing that its environmental protection and construction efforts have improved, the country's top court said. Reflecting on environment cases handled over the past decade, the top court said China has become a nation with the most extensive coverage and complete judicial system on the issue. Zhang Jun, president …

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2 months ago

'Solar Great Wall' could power Beijing by 2030

China Daily

A photovoltaic power generation plant sprawls across the grassland in Otog Front Banner in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in November last year. WANG ZHENG/XINHUA Ordos in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is advancing an ambitious initiative known as the "Solar Great Wall", aiming to combine the development of renewable energy with efforts to combat desertification, according to local authorities. …

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China's urban planning sets good example

China Daily

Praising China's efforts in narrowing the divide between affordability and sustainability in urban development, a senior United Nations official has also highlighted that China's experiences in urban planning, renewal and sustainability have the potential to help the rest of the globe deal with the effects of climate change. "I believe if you combine the construction technology with the planning, you …

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2 months ago

Book of Xi's discourses on natural resources work published

China Daily

BEIJING -- A compilation of excerpts from discourses on the natural resources work by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has been published by the Central Party Literature Press. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core has strengthened the management of natural resources, …

Natural Resources

2 months ago

China's urban planning sets good example

China Daily

Editor's note: China Daily is publishing a series illustrating the country's efforts to achieve its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. Anaclaudia Rossbach Praising China's efforts in narrowing the divide between affordability and sustainability in urban development, a senior United Nations official has also highlighted that China's experiences in urban planning, renewal and sustainability have the potential to help the …

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China releases landmark bulletin on 75 years of ecological conservation efforts

China Daily

People jog on a running trail at a park in the eco-city in Tianjin's Binhai New Area. The Ministry of Natural Resources released the 2024 China National Ecological Protection and Restoration Bulletin on Wednesday in Xiamen, Fujian province, outlining 75 years of ecological conservation efforts since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The report, spanning more than 47,000 …

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China releases landmark bulletin on 75 years of ecological conservation efforts

China Daily

People jog on a running trail at a park in the eco-city in Tianjin's Binhai New Area. The Ministry of Natural Resources released the 2024 China National Ecological Protection and Restoration Bulletin on Wednesday in Xiamen, Fujian province, outlining 75 years of ecological conservation efforts since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The report, spanning more than 47,000 …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the World

China Daily

China's bid to help green transition is a positive step for the world, despite the challenges posed by geopolitical tensions. The country's green industry has achieved significant success in recent years, and its continued commitment to green transition will have a positive impact on the global fight against climate change.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the Global Climate Fight

China Daily

China's bid to help green transition is a positive step for the world. Despite the challenges posed by geopolitical tensions, the country's green industry has achieved significant success in recent years, and its continued commitment to green transition will have a positive impact on the global fight against climate change.

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3 months, 1 week ago

Journey to a greener future

China Daily

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Global significance Hu Kanping, a researcher at the Chinese Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, described the shift Oqubay depicted in China's development as a process of learning from the outside world toward self-exploration in solving environmental issues. The environmental challenges China strives to address, once prevalent in Western countries, have gradually emerged in developing nations as …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Journey to a greener future

China Daily

Shift in development Having been to China over 100 times, with his first visit in 1980, Martin Lees, former assistant secretary general at the United Nations, has been deeply engaged in China's environmental policy development. Marveling at the country's transformation from a nation where the term "environmental industries" was unfamiliar in the 1990s to one that has now established world-leading …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Journey to a greener future

China Daily

"Environmental protection" is now a ubiquitous term in China. It's no surprise then that when Qu Geping, 94, the first director of the country's Environmental Protection Agency, recounted China's participation in the conference, he said China's decision to join the event "stunned the international community". Inspired by the conference, China held its first National Environmental Protection Conference in 1973, which …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Green becomes defining feature of development in China: official

China Daily

State Grid employees inspect photovoltaic panels in Chuzhou, Anhui province. BEIJING - Green is the defining feature of China's development in the new era and remarkable progress has been made in the country's green and low-carbon transformation, said Tian Chunxiu, deputy director of the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. In the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Green becomes defining feature of development in China: official

China Daily

State Grid employees inspect photovoltaic panels in Chuzhou, Anhui province. SONG WEIXING/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING - Green is the defining feature of China's development in the new era and remarkable progress has been made in the country's green and low-carbon transformation, said Tian Chunxiu, deputy director of the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy of the Ministry of Ecology …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese political advisors call for supportive policies for urban renewal

China Daily

A housing renewal project is seen under construction in Dongguan, Guangdong province. BEIJING -- Chinese national political advisors suggested improving relevant land, fiscal, tax and financial policies to support the country's urban renewal and transformation, at a remote meeting held Friday in Beijing. The seminar, held by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

From awareness to action: The new faces of environmental advocacy

China Daily

Group photo of participants at the "What Does Climate Change Have to Do with Me?" "The Linglong Project offers us free professional courses on environmental expertise and promotion methods. For instance, I recently learned that the soil on my farm is also connected to climate protection, an aspect often overlooked in discussions about climate change," he shared. To Luo's surprise, …

Climate Change

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanxi advances high-quality development in Yellow River Basin

China Daily

For years, North China's Shanxi province has been advancing ecological protection and high-quality, sustainable development in the Yellow River Basin. The province has consistently promoted the adoption of a unique ecological management system tailored to the region, with 40.84 million mu of permanent ecological public forests and 642,000 mu of wetlands within the basin under legal protection. Recognizing its high …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanxi advances high-quality development in Yellow River Basin

China Daily

For years, North China's Shanxi province has been advancing ecological protection and high-quality, sustainable development in the Yellow River Basin. The province has consistently promoted the adoption of a unique ecological management system tailored to the region, with 40.84 million mu of permanent ecological public forests and 642,000 mu of wetlands within the basin under legal protection. Recognizing its high …

Ecological Shanxi Advances

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adaptability key to nation's environmental progress

China Daily

Workers paint the base of a wind turbine in Binzhou, Shandong province, in January. Having engaged with China since 1980, international advocate for green development Martin Lees is a firsthand witness to how the country has transformed over the past 40 years, from being a place with very few high-rise buildings and few private cars to a strong nation seeking …

China Environmental Lees

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adaptability key to nation's environmental progress

China Daily

Workers paint the base of a wind turbine in Binzhou, Shandong province, in January. Having engaged with China since 1980, international advocate for green development Martin Lees is a firsthand witness to how the country has transformed over the past 40 years, from being a place with very few high-rise buildings and few private cars to a strong nation seeking …

China Environmental Lees

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adaptability key to nation's environmental progress

China Daily

An oil rig in the Wushi 23-5 oilfield operates in the Beibu Gulf off Leizhou, Guangdong province, in June. The gradual shift in thinking first saw China upgrade the NEPA to the State Environmental Protection Administration, "which was a big step-up, but still not as powerful as a ministry", he said. "When the issue ever emerged, China took decisions which …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adaptability key to nation's environmental progress

China Daily

Workers paint the base of a wind turbine in Binzhou, Shandong province, in January. Having engaged with China since 1980, international advocate for green development Martin Lees is a firsthand witness to how the country has transformed over the past 40 years, from being a place with very few high-rise buildings and few private cars to a strong nation seeking …

China Environmental Lees

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Forum focuses on ecological protection and sustainable development of Yellow River Basin

China Daily

The prestigious High-end Forum on Ecological Protection and High-quality Development Strategies of the Yellow River Basin convened on September 18 in Xi’an, nestled in the heart of Shaanxi province in Northwest China. Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the pivotal national strategy for ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin, the forum was a collaborative effort between Chang'an …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Green embankments help conserve Yellow River

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. WANG XI/XINHUA Living near the meandering watercourse of the Jiaqu, a tributary of the Yellow River, residents in Pema Lhade village in Aba county, Sichuan province, used to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Green embankments help conserve Yellow River

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. WANG XI/XINHUA Living near the meandering watercourse of the Jiaqu, a tributary of the Yellow River, residents in Pema Lhade village in Aba county, Sichuan province, used to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily

Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Beijing Great Wall

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily

Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Beijing Great Wall

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Green embankments help conserve Yellow River

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. WANG XI/XINHUA Living near the meandering watercourse of the Jiaqu, a tributary of the Yellow River, residents in Pema Lhade village in Aba county, Sichuan province, used to …

River Yellow Yellow River

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Xi stresses ecological protection, high-quality development in Yellow River Basin

China Daily

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech during a meeting on the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 12, 2024. LANZHOU -- On the afternoon of September 12, Xi Jinping, general …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Partnerships seen as key to combat climate woes

China Daily

The image of Fuyan, mascot of China International Fair for Trade in Services, is pictured at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 11, 2024. Further efforts are needed to fortify international partnerships in meteorology amid global climate change, as extreme weather events become more frequent and their effects on health turn increasingly evident, officials and …

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