China Green News Briefing: China Solar Silicon Producers Forecast Soaring 2022 Profits
Hello and welcome back to the Caixin China Green News Briefing, your monthly green news dropped from Caixin Global and its SMART Talks+ community! I'm Zhang Yupan, the rotating editor of today's briefing.
Green and Sustainability News From Caixin
China Solar Silicon Producers Forecast Soaring 2022 Profits
#PV Industry
The rising price of photovoltaic(PV) silicon might drive a more than threefold jump in 2022 profits for some of China’s top producers of the raw material used to make solar panels, according to recent company forecasts. Read more here.
In Depth: Lithium Tops Out
#EV
The price of lithium, a key material used to make lithium batteries for electric vehicles (EV), has soared due to high demand. But the wave of demand is breaking, and analysts expect prices to plunge this year. With the EV subsidies at an end, how will this affect the Chinese industry? Find out more.
China Solar Firm Plans U.S. Plant in Win for Biden Energy Push
#Solar Energy
JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., a leading Chinese solar panel manufacturer, has leased space in Phoenix for its first U.S. factory, planned to be worth $60 million. This plant will be able to produce 2 gigawatts of solar panels each year once fully operational. Read more.
Chinese City Experiences Coldest Temperature in Nation’s Records
#Extreme Weather
The temperature in Mohe, a city in North China’s Heilongjiang province, fell to -53 C (-63.4 F) on Jan. 22, beating the county’s previous record low of -52.3 C 54 years ago. Read more about how climate change affects the world we live in.
Collaboration on Pandemics, Climate Change Will Bring China and U.S. Closer, Summers Says
#US-China
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that China and the U.S. can build stronger relations by working together to solve global issues such as the pandemic and climate change. Summers made the comments during a CEO luncheon hosted by Caixin at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. See more here.
Study: Humans Have Degraded More Than a Third of The Amazon Rainforest (in Chinese)
#Rainforest Protection
Forest fires, edge effects from habitat fragmentation, selective logging, and extreme drought have contributed to the degradation of the Amazon rainforest, accounting for an estimated 38% of the remaining area. These findings were published in the latest issue of the journal Science. Learn more about this study in Chinese.
Global Green Events Calendar
Climate Change and Health: A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium
Virtual
Date: February 10, 2023 12: 30 p.m. (EST)
Organizer: The Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School
Building a Greener Future Through Urban Stability
New York, U.S. & Virtual
Date: February 10, 2023 09:30 a.m.-05:00 p.m. (EST)
Organizer: Fordham Law School
Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics—Book Talk with Lisa E. Bloom
New York, U.S.
Date: February 16, 2023 07:00 p.m. (EST)
Organizer: The American-Scandinavian Foundation
International Conference on Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
Virtual
Date: February 16, 2022 09:00-10:30 a.m. CST
Organizer: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Floral Response to Climate Change in Thoreau’s Woods
Cambridge, U.S.
Date: February 23, 2023 08:00 a.m.-02:30 p.m. (EST)
Organizer: Harvard Museum of Natural History
The 10th World Ocean Summit & Expo: Inspiring Ocean Solutions
Lisbon, Portugal
Date: February 27-March 1, 2023 (WET)
Organizer: The Economist
Voice from the Future
Smart Talks: Four Suggestions to Bridge the Policy Gap on Climate Change
By Zhang Yupan
In the summer of 2022, multiple regions around the world reported record-breaking, life-threatening high temperatures. In China, most southern provinces experienced long-lasting extreme temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius. In Europe, persistent lack of precipitation due to heatwaves resulted in diminished water storage, lower crop yields and reduced hydropower generation.
These are all effects of climate change, more specifically, global warming. Carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans since the Industrial Revolution have led to global warming, posing a huge threat to all living organisms on this planet, including humans ourselves. If we don’t take action to effectively mitigate climate change, that is just the start of the story...[Read more]
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