BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The annual carbon-sink capacity of China's forests and grassland has exceeded 1.
LHASA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Despite the global warming and wetting climate, the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau plays an important role as a carbon sink, according to recent studies conducted by the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The improvement of the carbon sink function of the terrestrial ecosystem in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region is an important manifestation of the effectiveness of the ecological security barrier construction and changing climate in the region, said Wei Da, a researcher with the IMHE.
BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China's national carbon market has seen stronger vitality over the past three years, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Monday. As of the end of June, the market reported a trading volume of 465 million tonnes of carbon emissions and a total turnover of 27 billion yuan (about 3.
SHANGHAI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- CarbonBox, China's independently developed direct air capture (DAC) facility, has passed its reliability verification, with a single module capable of capturing over 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air each year and generating 99 percent high-concentration product. CarbonBox, developed by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and China Energy Engineering Corporation, has an annual CO2 capture capacity of 600 tonnes, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's DAC technology.
