China’s UNESCO sites top conservation ratings
The figure is well above the global average of 61 per cent and the Asian average of 68 per cent.
Hou Liqiang
China to send two pandas to the US
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, both born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province, will make the journey to Atlanta under an…
China sees surge in endangered species populations
Over 200 animal species have entered a stage of restorative growth.
China’s Yellow River Basin sees improved ecological environment
The country's second longest river has seen quality in its trunk reach Grade II for two straight years. China has a five-tier quality system for surface water, with Grade I being…
COP29 ends with ‘contentious’ outcome
Some observers, while expressing their regret over the $300 billion per year commitment from developed nations to developing economies by 2035, said that the renewed target has at…
China hopes for positive results at upcoming COP29
COP29, formally known as the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is slated to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,…
China issues new standard for calculating product carbon footprint
With general principles for product carbon footprint calculation, the new standard is expected to offer clear guidelines in the development of specific standards to calculate…
China, US to jointly host summit on non-CO2 greenhouse gases at COP29
The announcement came following a three-day meeting of the China-US Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s, which was hosted by China in Beijing and co-chaired by…
COP29 to be a litmus test for climate action
Azerbaijan, the host of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29, has vowed to make every effort to…
Three Gorges Dam opens floodgates to ease pressure as upper Yangtze braces for heavy rainfall
The speed of discharge from two sluice gates of the dam in Yichang, Hubei province, which were opened on Wednesday, will gradually increase from 27,000 cubic meters per second to…