(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) JINAN, China, 6th June, 2023 (WAM) -- From transforming farmland into forests to adopting clean energy sources and establishing a "carbon credit bank," Lingshan Island in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao has launched an all-out war against carbon emissions.
These efforts have yielded remarkable results, positioning the island in Qingdao's West Coast New Area as China's first carbon-negative sea island, thereby demonstrating the country's commitment to environmental sustainability, state media (Xinhua) reported.
China has set ambitious goals of achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, taking a prominent role in the global fight against climate change.
In recent years, Lingshan Island, home to more than 2,400 residents, has moved further in its green drive, pursuing clean energy transformation, sustainable production and an environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
As a result, the island has reduced its carbon emissions and created more carbon sinks. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions hit negative 1,333 tonnes in 2020, making it China's first carbon-negative sea island, according to China Quality Certification Centre (CQC).
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