Biodiversity decline not yet halted
While the status of some species is improving, “the overall trend of biodiversity decline has not been reversed,” according to Xinhua.
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Extreme weather hitting China in May
Various regions of China are experiencing abnormal weather this month, including extreme heat, rainfall and drought
New law to protect Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
China has passed a national law to conserve the ecology of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Ecological redlines finalised
China’s ecological conservation redlines have been fully laid out, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced on 22 April, Earth Day
Carbon impact analysis required for all new projects
Chinese governments and enterprises must produce a carbon impact analysis for all new investment projects located in China
China’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline
Sinopec has revealed its plan to build a 400 km green hydrogen pipeline from Inner Mongolia to Beijing
Green industries catalogue draft retains ‘clean coal’
The Green Industries Guidance Catalogue, published in 2019, has been revised for the first time and is open for public consultation until April 15.
Oil and gas firms to integrate new energy
China’s oil and gas companies should use more new energy during extraction and accelerate new energy generation, states gov action plan
Special agency to reform environmental disclosures
A special agency has been established to reform China’s environmental disclosure system
Climate and energy proposals during the Two Sessions
China’s annual Two Sessions have closed, with legislators and political advisors having offered thousands of proposals, including many related to climate and energy
