Carbon levels hit new peak, research shows

Preliminary data from the US government shows that carbon dioxide levels peaked last week at the highest levels on record Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached a new peak despite the economic recession…

Time to separate treasure from trash

  Municipal waste management is no easy task, but there is a win-win solution for Chinese cities that fits well with the country’s ambitions for circular economy and sustainable development – separating trash from treasure….

Dam plans to protect biggest freshwater lake

JIANGXI Province plans to build a 2,800-meter dam to protect Poyang Lake, the country’s largest freshwater lake, from the impact of the Three Gorges Dam, the Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday. The lake has shrunk…

Powering-up new energy mix

China has abundant reserves of new energy resources and there is great potential for their larger-scale development Due to the continuous advancement of the country’s new energy technologies, the rising costs of fossil fuels and…

Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight

Fishing boats are stranded on grassland, which was once the bed of Poyang Lake- China’s largest fresh water lake, in Jiujiang,East China’s Jiangxi province, on Saturday. Because of a severe drought, the area of Poyang…

China sets up center for wild animal disease research

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — China’s State Forestry Administration (SFA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have jointly established a research center that will focus on epidemic diseases that affect China’s wild animal population,…

China’s Other Looming Choke Point: Food Production

 The Yellow River Basin is the center of a contest over water, energy, and agriculture. YINCHUAN, China—Even along the middle reaches of the Yellow River, which irrigates 402,000 hectares (993,000 acres) of farmland north of…