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The Ministry of Natural Resources is an executive-department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for natural resources in the country. It is the 14th-ranking department of the State Council.
Geography of China; Continent: Asia: Region: East/Southeast Asia: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Ranked 3/4: • Total: 9,596,960 [1] km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi): • Land: 97.2 [1] %: • Water: 2.8 [1] %: Coastline: 14,500 [1] km (9,000 mi): Borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam: Highest point: Mount ...
China India: List of countries by coal production: Natural Gas [2] United States Russia: List of countries by natural gas production: Petroleum
China’s per capita water usage is just over a quarter of the global average, which has been described as water poverty. [10] [11] China’s population is roughly 18% of the global total but only has 6% of the world's water resources available. [10] Total water usage was 599.82 cubic kilometers in 2022, or about 20% of renewable resources. [3]
The Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China was a ministry under the jurisdiction of the State Council of China.It was responsible for the regulation, management, preservation and exploitation of natural resources, such as land, mines and oceans.
China is suffering from the negative effects of global warming in agriculture, forestry and water resources, and is expected to continue to see increased impacts. China's government is taking some measures to increase renewable energy, and other decarbonization efforts, vowing to hit peak emissions before 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2060 by ...
The CGS supplies information to international cooperations and disseminates public geoscience knowledge and information to promote the sustainable development of China's natural resources. [66] The CGS also works internationally on mineral exploration and geological research.
China's mineral resources include fuel (such as coal, oil, and natural gas), nonfuel metals, and nonmetal minerals. [1]: 38 As of 2022, more than 200 types of minerals in China are actively explored or mined. [1]: 38 The country is both a major producer and a major consumer of mineral resources. [1]: 5–6