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China is a manufacturing powerhouse, and also dominates the production of green tech such as solar panels. China has extended its…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. China submits WTO…

1. IntroductionWith China’s strategic emphasis on becoming a maritime power, the marine economy has emerged as a crucial driver of global economic expansion. This strategy advocates for a sustainable blue economy, highlighting the…

washington —  Vietnam is crying foul over a Chinese bid to redefine its coastal waters in the Gulf of Tonkin, a waterway at the northern end of the South China Sea lying between China’s Hainan Island and Vietnam. Beijing’s delineation…

washington —  Vietnam is crying foul over a Chinese bid to redefine its coastal waters in the Gulf of Tonkin, a waterway at the northern end of the South China Sea lying between China's Hainan Island and Vietnam. Beijing's delineation…

1. IntroductionWith the high attention given to climate, resources, and environmental protection issues, enterprises should not only achieve efficiency growth, but also pay attention to environmental protection and social…

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet with American business leaders in Beijing, media outlets have reported, as he tries to woo foreign investment back to China after a challenging few years for the world’s…

Ozge Akinci, Hunter Clark, Jeff Dawson, Matthew Higgins, Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, Ethan Nourbash, and Ramya Nallamotu A previous post explored the potential implications for U.S. growth and inflation of a manufacturing-led…

Tel Aviv, Israel —  During China’s annual national legislature this month, Premier Li Qiang announced plans to construct more solar and wind farms as well as hydropower projects. China is already the world’s largest producer of…

A giant Chinese cargo ship lumbers down the West Coast of Africa before making its way around the Cape of Good Hope. The 'BYD Explorer 1' is returning from a potentially game-changing trade mission: to flood Europe with cheaper electric…

1. IntroductionEstablishing national parks in protected areas has proven effective in alleviating the conflicts between human activities and natural ecosystems in the short term, as well as in achieving ecosystem conservation in the…

1. IntroductionChina announced its carbon emission targets, aiming to achieve “carbon peak” and “carbon neutrality” by 2030 and 2060, respectively. To fulfill these “dual carbon” objectives, while also taking into account the bottom-up…

4.1. DEA ResultUtilizing DEA Solver software (Dea solver Pro 5.0), the input–output analysis is conducted for each province to determine the carbon-emission efficiency of the buildings. Furthermore, in order to delineate the variations…

China’s annual lianghui (两会) – also known as the “two sessions” – ended on 11 March, drawing the curtain on a key political event that saw limited climate targets set for 2024.   The “two sessions” political…

Australia’s largest export, iron ore, has long been a powerhouse of economic growth. Over the past two decades, its contribution to our national income has surged from just A$8 billion in 2005 to over A$124 billion today. But the…

1. IntroductionPlant water use efficiency (WUE) is a measure of the amount of carbon fixed per unit of water consumed . At the ecosystem level, the WUE is typically calculated as the ratio of gross primary productivity (GPP) to…

1. IntroductionWith the increasing urgency of global climate change challenges, low-carbon development strategies have become key to addressing the greenhouse effect worldwide . Particularly in China, since the 2009 Copenhagen Climate…

1. IntroductionWater resources play a pivotal role in driving economic growth, urbanization, and sustainable development globally . Climate change will further exacerbate the issue . Water distribution is not only a social, economic,…

China’s Economic Challenges and Political ShiftsChina, once viewed as an unstoppable economic powerhouse, is now facing significant challenges that threaten its status as a global superpower.The National People’s Congress (NPC), a…

In an intriguing shift, China's younger generation is increasingly abandoning urban prospects for rural rejuvenation, signaling a pivotal transformation in societal values and…

4.2.2. Measurement and Analysis of the Water Network Spatial Spillover EffectThe spatial panel regression analysis was conducted using Stata15.1 software, employing the spatial weight matrix W and incorporating panel data comprising…

3.1. GFPMThe Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) is a recursive dynamic economic model of the global forest sector that has been documented in detail . Over approximately 30 years, it has undergone extensive international validation and…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. Subscribe for free…

1 Introduction “The new round of scientific and technological revolutions and industrial changes have given a strong boost to economic development, and have also had a profound impact on employment and income distribution, including a…

1. IntroductionIndividual participants are important components of the transportation system. Dangerous or illegal driving risks of individual participants, such as unfamiliarity with the road conditions , overload , driving over the…

Taipei, Taiwan – China’s “Two Sessions” kick off in Beijing on Monday with the meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The event brings together China’s…

3.1.1. Analysis of Publication VolumeCarbon emissions represent a current focal point in academic research, with a sustained upward trajectory evident in the number of relevant papers authored by Chinese scholars, as illustrated in…

1. IntroductionClimate change is one of the most severe and pressing global issues facing the world today. As global temperatures continue to rise, extreme weather events (i.e., heatwaves) are becoming more frequent , which can put…

Thomas Klitgaard China’s aggressive policies to develop its battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) industry have been successful in making the country the dominant producer of these vehicles worldwide. Going forward, BEVs…

1. IntroductionA major thrust of China’s efforts to promote sustainable development is to decarbonize transportation through the widespread production and use of new energy vehicles (NEVs). China has succeeded in achieving global…

1. IntroductionThe logistics industry has grown in importance as a strategic, fundamental, and pioneering industry for the growth of the national economy, and demand for logistics has increased. With the increase in logistics scale and…

1. IntroductionThe increase in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), resulting from economic growth poses significant risks and challenges to human society, economies, and ecosystems, thereby threatening…

China’s energy sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased 5.2% in 2023, meaning a record fall of 4-6% is needed by 2025 to meet the government’s “carbon intensity” target. The new analysis for Carbon Brief,…

4.2.1. Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Cultural and Tourism Spatial InteractionsBased on model of the degree of integration of culture and tourism used to measure the spatial interaction of culture and tourism in…

4.1. Carbon Emission Analysis of Urban Water SystemsThe annual average carbon emissions from the urban water system in the study area for its entire lifecycle is 20.48 × 104 tons. The carbon emissions during the operational phase amount…

1. IntroductionIn September 2013, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative, an international cooperation initiative aimed at strengthening connectivity and economic cooperation among partners to build a community of interests,…

Download PDF Dr. Thomas F. Lynch III is a Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, at the National…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessStudy Protocol by College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China…

1. IntroductionAfter more than 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has created an export miracle relying on its immense demographic dividend as well as cheap resources. However, in addition to integrating into the global value…

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese investors and their creditors are putting up “For Sale” signs on real estate holdings across the globe as the need to raise cash amid a deepening property crisis at home trumps the risks of offloading into a…

1. IntroductionClimate change and air pollution (AP) are urgent issues in most countries . As the world’s largest developing country, China’s manufacturing sector contributes significantly to economic development, and these major…

IntroductionSince 2000, China has stepped into an aging society. China is in a period of rapid population aging, and is the country with the largest elderly population in the world, which is home to 1/5 of the world’s older people. The…

Analyzing the spatial autocorrelation of the economic data could have better performance than pixel-level data on GDP spatialization. The local spatial autocorrelation analysis can reveal the degree of agglomeration and dispersion of a…

SYDNEY —  Australia considers itself the economic and security guardian of the Pacific region. But increasingly China has ambitions to further its interests among island nations. This week, Pat Conroy, Australia’s minister for…

3.2. Potential Impact of Forest Conversion on ΔLSTGenerally, afforestation had a daily cooling effect for all paired comparisons except for DNF. The net cooling effects of ENF, EBF, DBF, and MF were −0.22 ± 0.11 °C (mean ± 95%…

1. IntroductionAmong the four main raw materials (namely wood, steel, cement, and plastic) used for production, wood is the only biodegradable, renewable, and recyclable material. Wood processing products can substitute some high carbon…

Clean energy contributed a record 11.4tn yuan ($1.6tn) to China’s economy in 2023, accounting for all of the growth in investment and a larger share of economic growth than any other sector. The new sector-by-sector…

Jan 22, 2024Although China's motives for developing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been well studied, scholars have yet to comprehensively examine why states seek to join the initiative. The authors fill this gap by examining…

1. IntroductionAmidst a profound transformation spanning key global sectors including economics, technology, culture, security, and politics, a new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation is providing…

Taipei's largest Muslim cemetery is in a residential neighbourhood not far from the central business district and the Taipei 101 skyscraper. Most of the headstones, with their golden Arabic script alongside Chinese characters, are well…