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#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:
Boletopsis longipes
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/57D8D2DC-3902-5AAA-AD79-62E0E9B0DC46
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e142835
#BiodiversityDataJournal #BoletopsisLongipes
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.
The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that China’s emissions were down 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% in the latest 12 months.
#China #CO2Emissions #CleanEnergy
Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/
Trump is so predictable...and so clearly not our ally anymore.
"European Union is in many ways nastier than China, okay?" Trump said. "Oh, they'll come down a lot. You watch. We have all the cards. They treat us very unfairly," he added.
https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-eu-nastier-than-china/
#china #USA #EU #geopolitics #trade @geopolitics
Despite appearances of neutrality, China has deepened its support for Russia diplomatically, economically and strategically throughout the Ukraine war, seeing the conflict as a way to advance its own global interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/05/12/world/china-rol-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #xijinping #china #russia #ukraine #vladimir #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy
Trump might claim China tariff victory – but this is Capitulation Day | #Trump #tariffs
« Instead, tariffs on Chinese goods will be cut from 145% to 30% – initially for a 90-day period.
In return, #China has cut its own tariffs on US imports to 10%, from the 125% it had imposed in retaliation… »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/trump-china-tariff-victory-capitulation-day
The world's a playground (just not a very fun one). Cartoon for Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/
China's "Beautiful China" initiative is successfully cleaning up the country's air and water.
In the first quarter of 2025, levels of PM2.5 fell by 4.8%, increasing the number of days with good air quality to 84.8% across prefecture-level cities.
Surface water quality has simultaneously improved, with 91% of monitored bodies of water now meeting Grade III or better standards. #China #environment #climate #pollution #health #water #air
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/23/WS6808c4d3a3104d9fd3821208.html?ref=fixthenews.com
Chinese youth unwind by dressing as emperors, empresses for ‘royal banquets’
Hong Kong police arrest father & brother of pro-democracy activist, for helping her financially, reports say https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy48zwkz2n0o
#Vancouver-based retailer Aritzia shifts 5% of supply from #China amid US #Trump tariffs, will continue with #Cambodia & #Vietnam, CEO says https://globalnews.ca/news/11160898/aritzia-supply-chain-china-cuts/
Possible sign of an easing of the ban in #China of #kpop
All-Korean K-pop idol group to perform in China http://www.koreatimesus.com/all-korean-k-pop-idol-group-to-perform-in-china/
wow. the orange rapist is really trying to kill us all!
my hometown of #seattle is in BIG trouble. despite having grown up there, i've never seen an empty #PortOfSeattle
"Not a single international #cargo ship at the #PortOfSeattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from #China. We’re screwed." - Lizzy Tish‬
Stevedores, Freight Forwarders, Warehousing, trucking, bunkering, chandelling, waste, crane operators, project managers, local suppliers, restaurants, pubs, cafés.
#tariffs
There’s a lot written about the presumed upcoming onslaught of #EVs from #China. But somehow comparatively little is mentioned of #Korea. Almost every Korean #EV I see just looks absolutely stunning. I could have them all. And unlike #Japan, Korea has invested early into electrification and with appealing designs.
