Vaccine News Gives Hope for Spring, if Enough People Get the Shots
As coronavirus infections surged around the country in early November — and as the prospect of a long, dark winter loomed — it was not clear if any of the Continue Reading
Covid trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines
A UK trial has been launched to see if giving people different Covid vaccines for their first and second doses works as well as the current approach of using the Continue Reading
China’s Covid Comeback Is Bad News for Climate as Emissions Rise – Bloomberg
China was likely the only major economy that grew last year after swiftly containing the coronavirus. It’s also the only major economy that saw carbon emissions rise. In December, emissions surpassed Continue Reading
China’s Largest Carbon Capture Project Is a Global Minnow
China completed construction of its largest carbon capture and storage plant as the country continues to develop technologies necessary to meeting its climate goals. China Energy Investment Corp. finished production Continue Reading
China Set To Add 140 GW Renewable Energy Capacity In 2021
China is expected to add 140 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy power generation this year as its electricity consumption continues to grow, according to forecasts from the China Electricity Council Continue Reading
Study Finds AstraZeneca Shots Drastically Cut Transmission
The University of Oxford research is the first to document a vaccine substantially reducing the virus’s spread. British officials said the results underscored how mass inoculations were key to ending Continue Reading
China Starts Emissions Trading As It Aims For Net Zero By 2060
China, the world’s largest polluter, launched on Monday an emissions trading scheme as part of its efforts to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2060. The Chinese authorities introduced as of Continue Reading
First Came the Lockdown. Then Came the Wildfire.
Just days after residents of Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, were ordered to stay in because of the coronavirus, some were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as a ferocious Continue Reading
Limited refining expansion, high prices cloud China’s 2021 crude import outlook
China will witness positive growth in crude oil imports in 2021, albeit at a slower pace compared with 2020, as a sharp rebound in global oil prices and limited capacity Continue Reading
With CNOOC on board, China’s Big Oil gears up for long-term carbon fight
China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, began planning its roadmap for reaching its carbon emissions peak and to achieve carbon neutrality in a high-level meeting in end-January, Continue Reading