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Turning bottles into scarves -- China's latest efforts to address marine plastic waste

GUANGZHOU, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An unlikely item took center stage at a recent press conference on China's achievements in environment protection and bay construction: A silky scarf. The scarf is the result of an investigation into how to solve the problem of microplastics in the world's oceans and seas.

More Chinese enterprises motivated to trade green electricity: experts

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Several provincial regions across China reported robust trade in green electricity and green certificates during the first half of 2024, amid the country's drive to deliver on its dual carbon promises. Experts cited growing demand for both domestic and global enterprises to reduce emissions, coupled with policy facilitation, as causes to drive the increasingly brisk trade.

Chinese national park transacts tropical rainforest carbon-sink trading

HAIKOU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- China's first-ever carbon-sink trading project in a national park's tropical rainforest has been transacted in the tropical island province of Hainan, marking another move to achieve the country's dual carbon goals. Three companies signed a cooperation agreement with the Diaoluo Mountain branch of the Management Office of the National Park of Hainan Tropical Rainforest on Wednesday for the purchase of a total of 350,000 yuan (about 49,000 U.

Chinese scientists design new cooling material for buildings to reduce carbon emissions

CHENGDU, July 6 (Xinhua) -- In a world experiencing rapid warming, effectively cooling our homes during sweltering summer months with reduced energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions is crucial for meeting carbon reduction targets. A team of Chinese researchers has crafted an innovative biomass-derived material using DNA, the genetic blueprint of life.

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