From inch-per-hour rainfall to a solar farm the size of 16,000 soccer fields, China is at the forefront of the global reaction to climate change. In 2024, China, like many countries around the world, faced another year of extreme weather events, including droughts, floods, and typhoons. At the same time, as a key political player in the global climate change equation, China is also making strides in the realms of sustainability and climate mitigation. Here is a roundup of the top environmental and climate news from China in 2024:
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Over the past two decades, rising human-bear conflicts in the Sanjiangyuan region, fueled by misinformation on social media, have turned a once sacred creature into a villain in the eyes of younger generations
Cradled in the borderlands between Yunnan and Vietnam, the town of Ma’andi bursts to life each year as millions of butterflies hatch in unison—a fleeting marvel now shadowed by the pressures of over-tourism and the urgent need for preservation
Beijing has an allergy crisis, and it hits every spring with the shedding of poplar and juniper trees. While complaints make headlines every year, solutions remain elusive.