China has unveiled a new system for measuring and managing the carbon footprint of its industrial products. The new “Carbon Footprint Management System” will be overseen by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and is scheduled to be implemented in 2027, according to a strategy paper released on Wednesday. It will establish standards for measuring […]
Although overcapacity has existed in China’s industry since the beginning of the country’s economic reform in 1978, the problem has never caused as much controversy as it does now. One reason is that the West has become much more aware of the vulnerability of its own markets – partly because China is now importing innovative […]
China’s role in the war in Ukraine once again dominated debates. At the Shangri La Security Forum in Singapore on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized China’s handling of the attack against his country in an unusually open manner. Among other things, he accused Beijing of undermining a planned peace conference in Switzerland on Russia’s […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused China of “working hard” to prevent countries from attending the Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland in mid-June. According to the AP news agency, Zelenskiy told reporters at Sunday’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that Beijing was helping the Kremlin to undermine the top-level meeting in Switzerland. “Russia, using Chinese influence […]
The State Council has presented a new action plan for reducing emissions for 2024 and 2025. The plan aims to reduce carbon emissions by increasing efficiency in key industries, such as steel production and transportation. Xinhua reports that Energy consumption will be reduced by 2.5 percent and carbon emissions by 3.9 percent per unit of […]
One of the hot topics today is whether Germany should support its solar industry to maintain competitiveness against China’s dumping of solar modules. China has created enormous overcapacity in the cleantech sector, selling these products at low prices on global markets for months. This is a concern for solar manufacturers like Meyer Burger. However, installers […]
China’s carbon emissions fell by three percent in March compared to the same month last year. According to an analysis by the specialist service Carbon Brief based on official figures, the expansion of solar and wind energy, which accounted for 90 percent of the growth in electricity demand, was the main reason for the CO2 […]
The Taiwan parliament has granted itself far-reaching powers with the opposition’s votes. The reform package passed on Tuesday after three readings strengthens the Legislative Yuan’s supervision over the government of the new President, Lai Ching-te, who has just been sworn in. His DPP party no longer has a majority in parliament and could not prevent […]
The CCP leadership wants to avoid financial risks or defuse them as quickly as possible. The Communist Party’s Politburo announced on Monday that this was a matter of national security and crucial for the prosperity of the Chinese people. The Politburo agreed that the revision would send a “strong signal” to hold officials accountable and […]
Agricultural land is scarce in China – and continues to shrink due to urban expansion. So it is no wonder that every piece of land is also used for agriculture. In the suburban belt of cities, small plots of land for growing vegetables or larger fields of grain can be found next to newly built […]