2009 may be shaping up to be the Year of Solar. No, really.
Although the Chinese solar manufacturing industry has been in a world of hurt for the past half year, things may be starting to turn around. Since the announcement of the first solar concession, the national Solar Roofs Program and Jiangsu province’s possible solar [...]
When it comes to describing China’s energy and environmental situation, there is a need for journalists, critics and observers to keep the big picture in mind and appreciate the contradictory and schizophrenic nature of Chinese policy making. Environmental impact assessments have been skirted, but a renewable energy stimulus package is on the cards.
A recent piece [...]
Coming to terms with my inner wonk.
Dear Readers,
Its just another day here at GLF, but apparently, the cat is out of the bag. First, thanks for the kind words, Charlie. I have a couple more lengthy (aren’t they always?) posts up my sleeve before the going gets a little busier, but I want to assure [...]
Yesterday’s China Daily, featured an opinion editorial entitled “Tough climate policy would benefit China” that I co-wrote with China Greenspace’s Scott Moore. This op-ed should been read together with GLF’s previous post “Thinking Out of the Climate Box: Rethinking Monolithic Approaches to the ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibilities’ Impasse.” The basic message of the op-ed is [...]
As international climate talks conclude today in Bonn, Germany, the time is right for another climate change policy edition of The Green Leap Forward. Today, we explore emerging new frameworks that might just get China on the path to enacting tangible emissions reductions.
All eyes are now on the U.S. (with new leadership), and as always, [...]
Editor’s Note: This edition of Green Hops contains an inexplicably frequent number of references to Guangzhou and Guangdong. We wonder why that might be…
Water issues continue to dominate China’s environmental agenda thanks to the recent World Water Forum in Turkey. The forum ended pathetically, failing to recognize water as a basic human right. But in [...]
A look at Jiangsu Province’s newly reported solar incentives and further reflections on the national Solar Roof Program.
Fast on the heels of the new national solar subsidies (Solar Roof Program) announced last week by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (see previous post), a report (Chinese only) yesterday says [...]
