BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday released a work plan to expand its carbon trading market to include the steel, cement and aluminum smelting industries, in the market's first industrial expansion since its launch in 2021, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. China launched its carbon trading market in July 2021, with a focus on the power-generation sector.
This photo taken on March 25, 2025 shows an area of coconut forest in the Boao zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. China's Boao has announced the establishment of its first zero-carbon zone, a significant step forward in the country's pursuit of low-carbon development, according to authorities in Hainan.
URUMQI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has reported a 74.7 percent year-on-year surge in green electricity transactions as of Monday this year, according to the regional electricity trading center.
An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows a view of the Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center of Boao Town in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng) BOAO, Hainan, March 23 (Xinhua) -- As the sea breeze flows over the permanent site of the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, the photovoltaic array radiates a gentle glow, and flower-shaped wind turbines spin, generating green electricity for nearby buildings.
