China's 'green' transformation
7 years, 11 months ago

China's 'green' transformation

China Daily  

Workers walk past solar panels and wind turbines at a newly-built power plant in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, China, September 17, 2015. Efforts to de-carbonize and green China’s economy permeate the very fabric of its economic endeavors - while they aim to tackle pollution and climate change, they also dovetail Beijing’s goal of taking the economy up the value chain, boosting home-grown high-tech industries and the high-end jobs that come with them, and paving the way for more sustainable, balanced and ecologically-aware economic expansion. The country’s photovoltaic capacity more than doubled last year, turning China into the world's biggest producer of solar energy by capacity. A strong green element also runs through China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which will see billions of dollars to improve infrastructure links across more than 60 countries in Asia, Europe and beyond. As the persistent high air pollution in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities shows, it will take years to clean up China’s environment and truly “green” its economy.

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China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts
1 week, 1 day ago

China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts

Al Jazeera  

China’s carbon intensity fell less than planned for in 2024 even as Beijing made strides in renewable energy. Taipei, Taiwan – China’s failure to meet a key carbon emissions target has raised concerns about its ability to achieve carbon neutrality, a potentially decisive factor in global efforts to avert the worst effects of climate change. China’s carbon intensity – a …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From traditional frugality to recycling powerhouse: China's green transformation

China Daily  

A staff member dumps waste at the Everbright Environmental Energy Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, North China, June 4, 2024. TIANJIN -- At an incineration power plant in North China's Tianjin municipality, garbage trucks unload waste that is left to ferment for five to seven days before being incinerated to generate electricity, efficiently contributing to sustainable energy production. "The facility can …

Great strides in energy landscape
2 months, 1 week ago

Great strides in energy landscape

China Daily  

China has further solidified its position as the world's largest producer and consumer of energy, continuously shaping the global energy landscape throughout last year, according to a think tank. The country's energy consumption in 2024 grew by 4 percent compared to the previous year, driving global demand for primary energy up by 1.9 percent, according to a report released by …

Progress foreseen in green transition
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Progress foreseen in green transition

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY China is expected to firmly safeguard its core economic interests and advance progress in critical areas of green transformation and AI technology, despite the fact that the United States is likely to continue trying to exclude it from key world value chains, said a senior expert on China-US economic and trade relations in an exclusive interview with …

China's green sector drives global climate fight
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's green sector drives global climate fight

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY With the return of climate skeptic Donald Trump to the White House — especially his threat to withdraw the United States from all climate treaties including the Paris Agreement, which is central to the battle against climate change and keeping global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius — the heavy lifting on the climate front may be …

Green industry chain driving steel sector
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Green industry chain driving steel sector

China Daily  

Workers at HBIS Group Shisteel hoist products onto a lorry for transport in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, on Jan 2. Jiang said that China's steel industry has made continuous progress in advancing ultralow emission transformation projects and achieving extreme energy efficiency, with ongoing improvements in energy-saving and environmental protection indicators. The green development of China's steel industry not only contributes to …

Green industry chain driving steel sector
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Green industry chain driving steel sector

China Daily  

Workers at HBIS Group Shisteel hoist products onto a lorry for transport in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, on Jan 2. Jiang said that China's steel industry has made continuous progress in advancing ultralow emission transformation projects and achieving extreme energy efficiency, with ongoing improvements in energy-saving and environmental protection indicators. The green development of China's steel industry not only contributes to …

China to see stable growth in coming years
3 months ago

China to see stable growth in coming years

China Daily  

Intelligent robots work on a vehicle production line in Changchun, Jilin province, on April 24, 2024. China will continue to see stable GDP growth in the coming years as the world's second-largest economy shows strong resilience boosted by its technological and innovative capability and more supportive government policies to drive domestic demand and high-quality development, experts said on Friday. Wang …

Guangdong to step up development of non-fossil fuel sources
3 months ago

Guangdong to step up development of non-fossil fuel sources

China Daily  

A view of the wind turbines installed on Nanpeng Island, Guangdong province. Guangdong, a major energy consuming province in South China, will further increase efforts to develop non-petrochemical energy sources, promoting the construction of large-scale offshore wind power plants to achieve its energy conservation and carbon reduction targets in 2025. Guangdong's key areas and industries will undergo energy-saving and carbon …

Climate Change and the New Green Economy: The big questions for 2025
3 months ago

Climate Change and the New Green Economy: The big questions for 2025

Live Mint  

The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record. More importantly, developing countries are tasked with growing without significantly adding to the global stock of GHG emissions, but the conditions to do so are not nearly supportive enough – the world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries spent twice as much on repaying external debt than what they received as climate …

Beijing's green efforts to benefit world
3 months, 1 week ago

Beijing's green efforts to benefit world

China Daily  

This photo taken on June 3, 2023 shows an electric bus of BasiGo, a Kenyan startup locally assembling from parts supplied by Chinese automotive company BYD. China's further development of the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and the country's pursuit of green transition in economic growth model will benefit the world, especially the development in Africa, said Siddharth Chatterjee, the …

China, Asian partners set to jointly drive green transition
3 months, 4 weeks ago

China, Asian partners set to jointly drive green transition

China Daily  

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC speaks while holding a Paris Agreement document during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 24, 2024. Although there is a huge gap between what this finance arrangement offers and the pressing needs of the majority of developing countries, COP29 provided an important impetus to …

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front
4 months ago

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY That Asia is rising is evident from the fact the region accounted for 44 percent of the world's GDP in purchasing power parity terms in 2023 — a significant leap from 36 percent in 2010. Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding economies — Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — are also reshaping the global economic landscape. Since the 2008 …

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front
4 months ago

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY That Asia is rising is evident from the fact the region accounted for 44 percent of the world's GDP in purchasing power parity terms in 2023 — a significant leap from 36 percent in 2010. Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding economies — Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — are also reshaping the global economic landscape. Since the 2008 …

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Editor's Note: The following are excerpts of speeches and interviews by Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, before and during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on …

China's Renewable Energy Sector: A Greener Future, Reduced Carbon Footprint
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4 months, 4 weeks ago

China's Renewable Energy Sector: A Greener Future, Reduced Carbon Footprint

China Daily  

China's renewable energy sector has significantly reduced carbon emissions, generating equivalent to 2.46 billion metric tons of carbon emissions reductions both domestically and globally. The country's renewable energy generation reached nearly 3 trillion kilowatt-hours, representing almost one-third of the country's total power consumption, with the installed capacity for wind and solar power accounting for 54.7 percent of the total. The …

China's Renewable Energy Sector: A Greener Future, a Cleaner Future
4 months, 4 weeks ago

China's Renewable Energy Sector: A Greener Future, a Cleaner Future

China Daily  

China's renewable energy sector has significantly reduced carbon emissions, generating equivalent to 2.46 billion metric tons of carbon emissions reductions both domestically and globally. The country's renewable energy generation reached nearly 3 trillion kilowatt-hours, representing almost one-third of the country's total power consumption, with the installed capacity for wind and solar power accounting for 54.7 percent of the total. The …

China pledges to promote renewable energy use amid green transition
5 months ago

China pledges to promote renewable energy use amid green transition

China Daily  

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept 12, 2024 shows a partial view of a 50-megawatt molten-salt solar thermal power plant in Naomaohu township of Hami city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. BEIJING -- China on Wednesday released a set of guidelines on boosting the use of renewable energy amid efforts to cut fossil fuel consumption in green energy …

China Unveils Green Energy Roadmap: Focus on Renewable Energy Growth
5 months ago

China Unveils Green Energy Roadmap: Focus on Renewable Energy Growth

China Daily  

China releases guidelines to promote renewable energy use as part of its green transition. The guidelines aim to replace traditional fuel with renewable energy, with China's renewable energy consumption expected to reach the equivalent of more than 1.1 billion tonnes of standard coal next year and 1.5 billion tonnes of standard coal by 2030.

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift
Top News
5 months, 1 week ago

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift

China Daily  

China's advancements in green energy technology and industrial chain have made significant strides in supporting the global shift toward green and low-carbon energy. The country has developed a complete wind and photovoltaic industry chain, contributing to reducing costs and facilitating the world's green energy transition. China has also made significant strides in recent years in advancing renewable energy technologies, including …

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift
Top News
5 months, 1 week ago

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift

China Daily  

China's advancements in green energy technology and industrial chain have made significant strides in supporting the global shift toward green and low-carbon energy. The country has developed a complete wind and photovoltaic industry chain, contributing to reducing costs and facilitating the world's green energy transition. China has also made notable progress in advancing renewable energy technologies, including the development of …

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift
Top News
5 months, 1 week ago

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift

China Daily  

China's advancements in green energy technology and industrial chain have made significant strides in supporting the global shift toward green and low-carbon energy. The country has developed a complete wind and photovoltaic industry chain, contributing to reducing costs and facilitating the world's green energy transition. China has also made significant strides in recent years in advancing renewable energy technologies, including …

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift
Top News
5 months, 1 week ago

China's Advancements in Green Energy Technology: A Beacon for the Global Shift

China Daily  

China's advancements in green energy technology and industrial chain have made significant strides in supporting the global shift toward green and low-carbon energy. The country has developed a complete wind and photovoltaic industry chain, contributing to reducing costs and facilitating the world's green energy transition. China has also made notable progress in advancing renewable energy technologies, including the development of …

Green Energy Partnerships Forge a Sustainable Future for China, Europe and Africa
5 months, 1 week ago

Green Energy Partnerships Forge a Sustainable Future for China, Europe and Africa

China Daily  

The 2nd China-Europe-Africa Green Energy Development Forum aims to deepen partnerships between China, Europe and Africa and build a green energy development community among them to face climate-induced challenges. The forum discussed ways to boost green energy transition and mitigate the risks of climate change.

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the World
5 months, 2 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.

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the Global Climate Fight
5 months, 2 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.

Journey to a greener future
6 months 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 …

Journey to a greener future
6 months 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 …

Green becomes defining feature of development in China: official
6 months 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 …

China's green, low-carbon development nurtures new opportunities: official
6 months ago

China's green, low-carbon development nurtures new opportunities: official

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-27 10:47 A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. BEIJING - China's green and low-carbon development features bright spots and nurtures new opportunities, an official with the country's energy administration has said. Wind power and photovoltaics have become major contributors to China's newly added installed capacity and important forces in the country's energy …

Green becomes defining feature of development in China: official
6 months 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 …

Nation's clean energy drive marches forward
6 months ago

Nation's clean energy drive marches forward

China Daily  

Employees install solar panels at a power station in Zhangye, Gansu province, on Sept 7. China's renewable energy capacity surged to 1.27 billion kilowatts by the end of August, accounting for 40.7 percent of the nation's total power generation capacity, amid the country's accelerating efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and transition toward a greener low-carbon economy, said …

China's green electricity trading sees massive growth
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China's green electricity trading sees massive growth

China Daily  

China's green electricity trading has seen significant growth in the first eight months of this year, with the National Energy Administration issuing more than 1.84 billion green certificates nationwide by the end of August 2024, according to the National Energy Administration. The scale of green electricity trading in Shanghai meanwhile also reached 2.5 times that of the previous year, a …

China's green electricity trading sees massive growth
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China's green electricity trading sees massive growth

China Daily  

China's green electricity trading has seen significant growth in the first eight months of this year, with the National Energy Administration issuing more than 1.84 billion green certificates nationwide by the end of August 2024, according to the National Energy Administration. The scale of green electricity trading in Shanghai meanwhile also reached 2.5 times that of the previous year, a …

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress

China Daily  

Left: Jens Hildebrandt, Vice-president of government relations at BASF Greater China. Editor's Note: These interviews with CEOs of major foreign firms gauge their outlook for the Chinese economy, their operations in China and their business plans for 2024 and beyond, in the wake of the momentous resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China …

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress

China Daily  

Left: Jens Hildebrandt, Vice-president of government relations at BASF Greater China. Editor's Note: These interviews with CEOs of major foreign firms gauge their outlook for the Chinese economy, their operations in China and their business plans for 2024 and beyond, in the wake of the momentous resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China …

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign firms enthusiastic about opening-up progress

China Daily  

Left: Jens Hildebrandt, Vice-president of government relations at BASF Greater China. Editor's Note: These interviews with CEOs of major foreign firms gauge their outlook for the Chinese economy, their operations in China and their business plans for 2024 and beyond, in the wake of the momentous resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China …

China's big role in global green transition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China's big role in global green transition

China Daily  

Wind turbine blades at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, in August. China's green energy development has become a driving force for the global energy transition, significantly alleviating global inflation pressures while addressing climate change, the white paper issued by the State Council Information Office showed. China, the world leader in renewable energy generation capacity, has been responsible for over …

China's big role in global green transition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China's big role in global green transition

China Daily  

Wind turbine blades at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, in August. China's green energy development has become a driving force for the global energy transition, significantly alleviating global inflation pressures while addressing climate change, the white paper issued by the State Council Information Office showed. China, the world leader in renewable energy generation capacity, has been responsible for over …

China’s emissions nearing peak, says U.S. climate envoy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s emissions nearing peak, says U.S. climate envoy

The Hindu  

As climate envoys from the world’s top two greenhouse gas producers meet in Beijing this week, experts say China’s emissions may finally be nearing their peak. “Whether China’s emissions growth continues or turns into a decline is absolutely decisive for our ability to peak global emissions and start reducing them towards net zero,” he told AFP. China is the world’s …

Green collaboration promises brighter future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Green collaboration promises brighter future

China Daily  

In his keynote speech on Thursday advocating for China and Africa to advance modernization, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated: "We should jointly advance modernization that is eco-friendly. In recent years, China and African countries have intensified cooperation in green development, and are striving to include green development in cooperation mechanisms in various fields, while promoting the high-quality development of the …

Green collaboration promises brighter future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Green collaboration promises brighter future

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY In his keynote speech on Thursday advocating for China and Africa to advance modernization, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated: "We should jointly advance modernization that is ecofriendly. In recent years, China and African countries have intensified cooperation in green development, and are striving to include green development in cooperation mechanisms in various fields, while promoting the high-quality …

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation

China Daily  

In recent years, Taiyuan, capital city of North China's Shanxi province, has adhered to the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions, One Cooperation", transforming its economic and social development and achieving significant progress in green transformation. From 2021 to 2023, Taiyuan implemented green building initiatives, completing energy-saving renovations for 19.6 million square meters of existing residential buildings and adding …

Green collaboration promises brighter future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Green collaboration promises brighter future

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY In his keynote speech on Thursday advocating for China and Africa to advance modernization, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated: "We should jointly advance modernization that is ecofriendly. In recent years, China and African countries have intensified cooperation in green development, and are striving to include green development in cooperation mechanisms in various fields, while promoting the high-quality …

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation

China Daily  

In recent years, Taiyuan, capital city of North China's Shanxi province, has adhered to the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions, One Cooperation", transforming its economic and social development and achieving significant progress in green transformation. From 2021 to 2023, Taiyuan implemented green building initiatives, completing energy-saving renovations for 19.6 million square meters of existing residential buildings and adding …

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiyuan sees achievements in green economic transformation

China Daily  

In recent years, Taiyuan, capital city of North China's Shanxi province, has adhered to the new energy security strategy of "Four Revolutions, One Cooperation", transforming its economic and social development and achieving significant progress in green transformation. From 2021 to 2023, Taiyuan implemented green building initiatives, completing energy-saving renovations for 19.6 million square meters of existing residential buildings and adding …

China's green efforts to gain momentum
6 months, 4 weeks ago

China's green efforts to gain momentum

China Daily  

By ZHENG WANYIN in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-05 09:47 A green building in the Shenzhen International Low-Carbon City in Guangdong province, is among those in the special area that use sustainable energy sources. Experts said China's efforts in promoting high-quality economic development and fostering new quality productive forces could further boost the nation's green transition. The …

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