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Researcher exposes China’s hypocrisy at UN climate change event

Researcher exposes China’s hypocrisy at UN climate change event

While China is seeking to promote its new “Green Silk Road” initiative at a United Nations event, a U.S. researcher pointed out that the communist authorities were preaching hypocrisy to the world leaders. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights source

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Climate Change Drying Up China’s Three Gorges Dam

Climate Change Drying Up China’s Three Gorges Dam

The drought in China’s Sichuan Province this year that led to widespread power cuts may just be a sign of things to come. Water woes are also hitting the massive Three Gorges Dam. It’s all part of a global hydropower crisis that’s being made worse by global warming. Dan Murtaugh …

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Consultation on research into greening China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Consultation on BRI Green Light System

On 27 March, ClientEarth co-hosted the First Consultation Meeting of Joint Research on “Green Development Guidance for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Projects”, also known as the “Green Light System”, with the Secretariat of BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI). Over the last few …

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Coronavirus cuts China’s greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter

Coronavirus cuts China’s greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter

The coronavirus has wiped out at least a quarter of China’s emissions of damaging greenhouse gases in the past two weeks, scientists have found. Measures to prevent the spread of the outbreak have led to sharp drops in the burning of fossil fuels – a key cause of the climate …

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EWT responds to China’s illegal wildlife trade ban

EWT responds to China’s illegal wildlife trade ban

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) welcomes the announcement by the Chinese Communist Party to enforce the ban on illegal wildlife trade and increase regulation of wildlife markets. Evidence points to wildlife markets as a source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has resulted in human and economic costs. The EWT …

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