Environment News in China

China bets on molten salt and CO2 to help meet its power needs

China has begun building the world’s first utility-scale power plant combining two emerging technologies: supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) generation and large-scale molten sa...

Chinese desalination plant cuts 60% energy use by turning waste brine into industrial salt

A large desalination plant on Bohai Bay has achieved an energy efficiency breakthrough, slashing electricity consumption by more than half while converting millions of tonnes of...

China’s rich coastal cities to see sea-level rise up to 20% higher than global average

International scientists warn that rising sea levels driven by melting Antarctic ice will be 15 to 20 per cent higher in cities such as Hong Kong and Shanghai compared with the ...

In 1776, Chinese tallow is believed to have arrived in the US; once eyed for a soap industry, it now infests over 234,000 acres in southeast Texas

Chinese tallow came to the US centuries ago and was promoted as a soap crop. Today it infests over 234,000 acres in southeast Texas and is hard to remove.

In 1979, China introduced smooth cordgrass to create coastal land; it now covers about 68,000 hectares and reduces feeding space for shorebirds

In 1979, China introduced smooth cordgrass to turn tidal flats into land. It now covers about 68,000 hectares, cutting feeding space for migratory shorebirds.

From kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel

China’s once-notorious “gutter oil”, recycled from kitchen and drainage waste, has almost vanished from dining tables in recent years and now carries the nickname liquid gold. T...

China breakthrough projected to push sustainable jet fuel gross profit margin past 50%

Chinese researchers have developed a catalyst that converts synthesis gas into sustainable jet fuel – a breakthrough that could boost production, help meet net-zero carbon goals...

How The Fashion Industry Can Finally Scale Up Textile Recycling Globally

The fashion industry has been talking about circularity for nearly a decade. But now, a few key businesses are putting it into action across US, Europe, and China.

Jackie Chan supported an effort to bring back the South China tiger from the edge of extinction; none has been confirmed in the wild for decades

Jackie Chan backed a charity trying to restore the South China tiger. No wild one has been spotted for decades, but a study found captive-born tigers can hunt.

China's Antarctic Base Gets Half Its Power From Renewables And Is On Track For 100%

Antarctica is cold, and if you want to live there you need to bring diesel to keep the heaters on, but China is trying to do it all with renewables.

Beijing fights invasive moths with parasitic wasps and caterpillar-catching contests

Authorities in the Chinese capital are releasing more than a billion parasitic wasps and encouraging caterpillar-catching competitions to try to contain the spread of the invasi...

In 2003, China planted native tree patches along a degraded riverbank; 20 years later, they held 19-30% of a rainforest's diversity

In 2003, China planted tree patches along a degraded river. By 2023, forest cover was up 36%, but diversity and biomass sat at 19-30% of a rainforest's.

Heatwaves, wildfires expose a third of world to extreme ozone pollution

Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union...

NGT Orders Compliance With CPCB Idol Immersion Guidelines To Protect Bhopal’s Lakes From Pollution

Can Hong Kong protect its eco-sensitive sites amid ‘golden week’ overtourism fears?

Hong Kong is bracing for a surge of mainland Chinese visitors to its eco-sensitive areas during the National Day “golden week” holiday, as strong interest in countryside attract...

Zoo Atlanta welcomes pair of giant pandas straight from China

Zoo Atlanta officially welcomed a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, following their arrival from southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Prior to their journey, a farew...

2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a U.S.-China government agreement

A new agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association makes Atlanta one of three zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas, along with the San Diego Z...

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang touch down in the US under new loan deal

Two giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta to take up residency at the southern US city’s zoo. The pandas, male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang, left Chengdu in China’s southwest o...

Remote section of China’s Great Wall damaged by 20 years of mine waste dumping

While foreign leaders and their families walk the iconic restored sections of the Great Wall around Beijing, the ancient stones of a remote Ming-era stretch of the structure in ...

How an American teacher’s $5,000 donation helped turn a Chinese desert into a lush forest

HONG KONG — Ronald Sakolsky never thought his money would go this far.