Thomas Crowther is a professor at ETH Zurich University and the lead researcher of the study published on July 5 in the journal Science. He estimated that planting or restoring 1 trillion trees would cost the world about 0 billion, about half of the combined sales of Apple, Microsoft and Amazon last year. It would be equivalent to about 2.2 percent of a single year of China's economic output.
This year the events will draw a record 35 delegations with 6,000 athletes, representing almost all of China's provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, the federation said at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the past 70 years, we have formed the diplomatic tradition with unique Chinese features, namely, independence, peaceful development and win-win cooperation.
Thorium probably does not figure high on most people's list of energy sources. In fact, many may never have heard of it.
This type of maglev train, suitable for commuting between urban areas and satellite towns, was delivered on Tuesday by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd, based in Central China's Hunan province.
This year, the minimum threshold is 7.43 billion yuan, compared with 9.37 billion yuan last year. Billionaires from four Chinese cities -- Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Foshan -- accounted for nearly half the total. The average age of these female billionaires is 53.
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This will be Guterres' second trip to China this year and his third since he took office as UN chief. He said that, during his visit, he expects to discuss with Chinese authorities all aspects of activities of the UN and the three pillars of the UN, which are peace and security, human rights, and development.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the HKSAR Basic Law, and the practice of "one country, two systems", which is to remain unchanged for 50 years, has entered its medium term, Xie noted, adding that "taking stock of the past 23 years, we can find that at the crux of the strife in Hong Kong over the decades is often a failure to understand the Basic Law comprehensively and accurately."
This was followed by a screening of Saving the Porpoise, a movie that follows Chinese pianist Lang Lang as he uncovers the tragic story of Mexico's disappearing vaquita porpoise.
Those who took part in this year's events said they were galvanized by an avalanche of political and gender issues over the past year, as well as the #MeToo movement, which has been credited with countering widespread sexual abuse and misconduct.