For seven continuous days, over 5 million citizens living in the Qinghai Province in northwest China survived on 100 percent renewable energy, according to the State-run Xinhua News Agency.
Qinghai province in China ran on 100% renewable energy for 7 days Read more
The two sides agreed to establish the California-China Clean Technology Partnership designed to drive innovation and commercialization in areas such as carbon capture and storage
California and China have signed an agreement to develop clean energy technology Read more
Chinese PV manufacturer announced that a 40MW aquaculture project had been grid connected in the flooded coal-mining region of Huainan, China.
World’s largest floating solar PV plant connected to grid in China Read more
Slowing coal use in China and India has put the two most populous countries on a trajectory to beat their carbon emissions goals under the Paris Agreement, making up for rollbacks in U.S. climate action under the Trump administration
China, India on course to surpass Paris Agreement climate pledges Read more
In the first quarter of 2017, China’s installed wind capacity increased by 13 percent compared to the same period last year, bringing the country’s cumulative capacity to 151 gigawatts (GW).
China’s wind capacity up 13% in first quarter of 2017 Read more
In 2016, Apple suppliers’ facilities diverted more than 200,000 metric tons of waste from landfills, compared to 74,000 metric tons in 2015, according to the report.
Apple suppliers attain 100% Zero Waste to Landfill rating Read more
According to the International Energy Association, the global growth of renewable energy capacity reached historic levels in 2015.
Renewables now exceed all other forms of new power generation Read more
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the positive change to the giant panda’s official status in the Red List of Threatened Species, pointing to the 17 per cent rise in the population in the decade up to 2014.
The Giant Panda is no longer listed as endangered Read more
Regarded as a key breakthrough in the evolution of global wind power technology, the generator was jointly developed by Guangzhou Energy Research Institute and Guangzhou Zhongke Hengyuan Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Chinese developers unveiled the world’s first permanent Maglev wind turbine in Beijing Read more
Although offered control of Macau as early as the 1960s, the Chinese deemed the time “not yet ripe” and preferred to wait until December 1999 — the very end of the millennium, two years after the Hong Kong handover—to close this chapter of history. Upon the handover of Macau European colonization of Asia ended.
Portugal cedes control of Macau to China, ending European colonization of Asia Read more
