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CHINA REFORESTATION
In 1981, China began planting billions of trees to restore degraded land. Decades later, the 78-billion-tree effort produced a surprising outcome: it altered the water cycle, sending more rain to some regions while drying out othersChina’s decades-long reforestation campaign has dramatically expanded vegetation across the country, including through the Three-North Shel...- In 2002, a blind man and an armless man teamed up in a Chinese village, one serving as the other's eyes and hands; over the next 15 years, they planted more than 10,000 trees by hand along a barren riverbankTwo lifelong friends, Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, rebuilt a dead riverbank into a forest. They planted over ten thousand trees by hand, overc...
- Since 1978, China has planted 66 billion trees to fight the desert; scientists just found they are outpacing natural forests by 66%China's massive tree-planting initiative, aimed at combating desertification, has yielded surprising results. New research indicates these ...
- COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?Marathon climate talks in Azerbaijan entered their final stage, with officials working to finalize agreements on climate finance, fossil fu...
- CO2 emissions may hit record level this yearDespite record growth in clean energy, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels are projected to increase by 1.1% this year,...
- Carbon emissions in India to increase by 8.2 per cent in 2023: StudyGlobal emissions from coal, oil and gas are all projected to increase by 1.1, 1.5 and 0.5 per cent, respectively, even as they are predicte...
- Record high CO2 emissions in 2023 necessitates urgent global action to avert climate crisisGlobal carbon emissions from fossil fuels reach record levels in 2023, posing a threat to climate stability. Despite declines in some regio...
- Joint Panel report okays all on Forest amendment Bill; 4 MPs dissentThe Parliamentary Joint committee on the draft Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act 2023 on Thursday has accepted every single amendment pro...
- Is China delivering on its climate promises?So far, there is no action plan for achieving goals. Progress on a climate change law to rein in polluting sectors such as steel, iron and ...
- India's lofty infra goals to make it difficult for it to achieve net-zero emissions: IEADeveloping economies like India tend to build up stocks of goods and infrastructure to account for the rising demand, the intergovernmental...
- Biggest sandstorm in decade turns Beijing skies yellowCity residents used goggles, masks and hairnets to protect themselves from the choking dust and sand, with landmarks including the Forbidde...
- China-linked Myanmar businessman debarred from November Parliamentary pollsIn Myanmar, many mafia kingpins are involved in illicit trades but live in Yangon, Mandalay or Shan and Kachin states along the China-Myanm...
- Scientists offer lifeline for world's rarest primate
- China won't follow others towards more protectionism: Vice-Premier ZhengBlaming the economy's problems on globalisation neither reflects the facts nor provides a solution, he said, while asserting that China int...
- British Indian steel tycoon to consolidate steel empireIn July, Liberty Steel announced the completion of its acquisition of 7 major steelworks and 5 service centres across seven European countr...
- American teacher cycles his way to ecological awarenessAn English teacher with a passion for environment protection is on a mission to spread awareness by bicycling around the world.
- Climate change: Getting it rightSpecious ideas about climate change are occupying public policy space.
- Coordinated stimulus needed to tackle global economic crisis: UNUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former VP of US Al Gore have asked the world leaders to use coordinated economic stimulus to tackle th...
- Invest in disaster preparations to protect Asia's poor: World VisionMassive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly d...
- Electronics makers go green, finallyA recent report by the US government estimated that the server farms that power the Internet in the US consume more than $3.3 billion in en...
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