climate change

As China’s glaciers continue to melt, scientists scramble to understand the changes taking place, writes Niu Yuhan for China Dialogue Wen Xu recalls first climbing Muztagh Ata in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, back in 2004. “The snow was thigh deep and we had to use snowshoes to spread our weight. Snow bridges allowed us to cross crevasses.” The scientist and explorer has now made the trip a dozen times, to collect …

While China will come under international pressure on ‘loss and damage’ at COP28, there is still potential for climate cooperation with the US and contributions to the global emission-reduction agenda, writes Lin Zi for China Dialogue The COP28 UN climate conference, taking place from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, will bring countries together to discuss measures to reduce warming emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change. …

Despite efforts by China, the UK and numerous other countries to mitigate the effects of climate change, the fallout from the rise in global temperatures will affect future generations regardless. Are young educated Chinese people more concerned about having children as a result? In recent years, the concept of reproductive climate concerns has gradually ignited public debate and attracted academic attention around the world. The issues fall under the umbrella …

Recent extreme weather events — including the floods in Henan in 2021 and the China-wide heatwave in 2022 — have shown the importance of upgrading early warning and response systems nationwide, according to China Dialogue’s Jiang Mengnan and Lin Zi “At about 2pm, the sky went dark and water started leaking into the office. Heavy rain and flood warnings started to appear on Weibo and some of my colleagues put …

With a cold winter forecast in China, Mark Bellamy from China Skinny looks at how brands can tweak their product lines and marketing communications in line with the weather to boost sales Understanding the Chinese market can require a complex combination of experience, data, insights and industry contacts. But beyond analysis, there is a relatively banal subject that can greatly impact consumer behaviour and how they choose to spend their …