The US orders China to contribute more to countering climate change, all while treating China’s growing dominance over the “green economy” as a security threat. by megan Russell,Sep 26, 2024Photo by Mike Liu from PexelsEarlier this month, US climate envoy John Podesta met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss climate financing for the upcoming years. The US has long criticized China’s approach to confronting the climate
September 26, 2024 China has launched a “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) pilot project that will see 12 flights officially burning SAF in its first phase this year, China Civil Aviation News reports.SAF is liquid fuel made from biological or synthetic feedstocks considered more sustainable than kerosene. It can be made from waste materials such as used cooking oil, food waste or forestry waste. SAF is currently mixed with kerosene, usually
Second of four workshops sheds light on China’s influence in the Mekong region and opportunities for better engagement with Chinese stakeholders. By Isis Sartori Reis, Tom Baxter, September 19, 2024Thitinan Pongsudhirak, professor and senior fellow of the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS Thailand), speaking at the public panel event held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, on 28 August, 2024 (Image: Soraya
Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at source. By Emma Bryce, September 25, 2024A beach strewn with plastic on the Indonesian island of Bali (Gerold Grotelueschen / Alamy)When fishers in China’s Zhejiang province return home each day, they haul ashore more than fish. Over the past four years, 11,000 fishers have together unloaded over 2,800 metric tonnes of plastic,
