https://yeyuan.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Ye YuanenWed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-china-is-managing-the-rising-energy-demand-from-data-centres/?utm_content=bufferb4dd3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferThere were 449 data centres in China at the end of 2023, the most in the Asia-Pacific region.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-china-is-managing-the-rising-energy-demand-from-data-centres/?utm_content=bufferb4dd3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferhttps://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-china-became-the-worlds-leading-market-for-energy-storage/?utm_content=bufferb2845&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferChina’s energy storage sector is rapidly expanding. As a solution to balancing the country’s growing energy needs and mass renewable energy production, the industry has attracted investments worth hundreds of billions of yuan (tens of billions of dollars).Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-china-became-the-worlds-leading-market-for-energy-storage/?utm_content=bufferb2845&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferhttps://www.sixthtone.com/news/1016254How China’s most popular lifestyle app leads — and misleads — young tourists.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1016254https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/nov/22/i-find-hope-in-sticking-together-after-loss-from-the-floods-this-is-climate-breakdownLi Jie lives in Xianniangxi, a mountainous village in southern China’s Guangdong province with her family, where she is a social worker for a rural non-profit organisation and also works in the fields. The climate crisis has increased heavy rainfall in Guangdong and exacerbated floods in the province in April 2024, which have since killed at least 47 people.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/nov/22/i-find-hope-in-sticking-together-after-loss-from-the-floods-this-is-climate-breakdownhttps://dialogue.earth/en/nature/salt-storms-sting-herders-on-the-mongolian-plateau/Local herders bear the brunt of salt sandstorms and waning pastures on the lower reaches of the Wulagai River in Inner MongoliaThu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://dialogue.earth/en/nature/salt-storms-sting-herders-on-the-mongolian-plateau/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010942Climate change-fueled extreme heat is challenging China’s labor protections.Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010942https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010752Cyber criminals rely on forced labor. A recent scandal spurred authorities to crack down — not just on the gangs, but also on those trying to set their victims free.Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010752https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010708Erratic weather is causing sporadic crop failure across China.Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010708https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010216Experts say human activities and climate change are proving detrimental to the survival of aquatic animals globally.Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010216https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009865China’s provinces each have their own reasons why they can’t kick their coal reliance.Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009865https://dialogue.earth/en/ocean/china-re-exports-most-of-the-seafood-it-imports/Seafood imported into China is mostly processed and re-exported to other countries, making it harder to track the origin of catches, according to a recent study published in the academic journal Science. This conclusion also counters the commonly held belief that growing Chinese appetites are the main driver of falling fish stocks around the world. “It’s a narrative that is not true,” said Frank Asche, a fisheries economist at the University of Florida and lead author of the study. Instead, h...Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://dialogue.earth/en/ocean/china-re-exports-most-of-the-seafood-it-imports/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009584Guangdong province receives plenty of rain. But economic growth and climate change are nevertheless causing a simmering crisis.Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009584https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009167Northern China’s Bohai Bay area is a crucial stopover for oriental storks. But as the area’s wetlands disappear, the birds are raiding aquaculture ponds instead.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009167https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009049Dengzhou is one of the pilot areas to encourage residential housing to have solar panels as part of a national initiative to boost the use of clean energy.Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009049https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008645High coal prices continue to hammer businesses in northeast China.Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008645https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008645High coal prices continue to hammer businesses in northeast China.Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008645https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008595Expensive coal and energy consumption reduction policies are causing electricity rationing across the country.Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008595https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008374As China’s entertainment industry experiences a thorough shake-up, streaming giant iQiyi says it is suspending its talent competitions for the next few years and canceling other shows’ online voting segments.Gong Yu, the company’s CEO, announced the change during a meeting of the state-affiliated China TV Artists Association held in Beijing on Wednesday, vowing to “draw a clear line with unhealthy industry trends,” according to state-owned newspaper China Art News.In a written statement to Sixth...Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008374https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008092Usually parched northern China is ill-equipped to face extreme downpours.Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008092https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008073According to official statistics, eight people remain unaccounted for throughout Henan province after this week’s floods. The actual figure is likely far higher.Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008073https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007999Amid a growing backlash against exhausting work schedules, the German company receives a rarely seen slap on the wrist.Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007999https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007977Taking lessons from how villages and neighborhoods managed the pandemic, the government is drawing them closer to their superiors.Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007977https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007896The probe is the latest step by authorities to scrutinize the country’s thriving tech sector.Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007896https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007409Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group will produce 1 billion doses of the mRNA vaccine annually that’s 95% effective in preventing COVID-19.Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007409https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007300In China, businesses are forcing customers to use facial recognition scanners. But Guo Bing is fighting to outlaw the practice — by taking his local safari park to court.Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007300https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007122China’s metropolises are struggling to cope with a large number of anonymous corpses. But an underground database is helping uncover their true identities.Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007122https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007109Making polluting companies pay their cleaner competitors should help lower the country’s carbon footprint.Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007109https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/untangling-the-crossed-wires-of-chinas-super-grid/China is a world leader in building ultra-high voltage power lines, which are crucial to a greener future, but its growing network has hit its fair share of snags.Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/untangling-the-crossed-wires-of-chinas-super-grid/https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006627Residents say the transition from coal to gas or electricity may be good for the environment but strains them economically.Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006627https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006564A poverty-stricken Chinese village won national fame after transforming into a chic tourist haven. But beneath its glittering surface lurks a grittier reality.Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006564