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China's renewable energy capacity overtakes thermal power

China's Inner Mongolia to double installed new energy capacity by 2025

Inner Mongolia is rich in wind and solar resources. The region's installed capacity of new energy had reached 61.82 million kilowatts by the end of 2022, ranking third in the country, while its new energy power generation of 133.5 billion kWh ranked first nationwide.

Chinese researchers develop coordinated carbon observation network

The researchers from the IAP and the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the CAS conducted the ground-based remote sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) observation experiments for greenhouse gases in urban areas and key industries in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, and Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

China's homegrown carbon capture facility passes reliability verification

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.…

China's advanced satellites for climate, carbon monitoring now operational

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to an official of the CNSA.…

China sets green targets for data centers

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an action plan on the green development of data centers, specifying a set of targets to accelerate the low-carbon transition of the sector. By 2025, the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers, a metric for energy efficiency, will be lowered to less than 1.…

China to further optimize carbon trading regulation: report

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to improve relevant policy support systems for the National Carbon Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a report released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday. While extensively considering factors such as sector carbon emissions, data quality, the synergy between pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction, and high-quality sector development, China will work to expand the coverage of key sectors through the National ETS in stages, according to the Progress Report of China's National Carbon Market (2024).…

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