The Green Leap Forward is authored by Julian L. Wong, an energy policy and technology analyst and a ‘regenerative systems’ (as opposed to merely ‘clean tech’) advocate based in Washington, D.C.
Until recently, Julian was a Fulbright Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing where he researched solar policy issues in China, and founded the Beijing Energy Network, an organization facilitating networking and collaboration amongst energy professionals. Julian is also the author of the solar coaster, a blog dedicated to solar energy policy and technology.
Prior to the Fulbright, Julian was a private equity mergers & acquisitions attorney in New York and Hong Kong and a member of the New York City Bar Association Energy Committee.
He has spent most of his life in Asia, spending virtually all his formative years before college in Singapore.
Julian holds a B.A in Biology from Pomona College, a M.A. in Environmental & Energy Policy and J.D. from Duke University.
The views expressed in this blog are Julian’s own and do not reflect those of the organizations he is affiliated with.
Julian can be reached at julian [at] greenleapforward.com.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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June 17th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
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June 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Hi there. Really interesting blog you have there. Will be coming back for more of your juicy articles. Do add me in your blogroll : http://www.maple3.com/. Cheers!
June 21st, 2008 at 10:23 am
Hey Julian. Thanks for the addition on the blogroll.
There is this event called lights out happening in Shanghai and Beijing.
You can cover it too. I will be covering my event at my blog. Cheers.
http://www.maple3.com.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Hello Julian
Most of us are only being shown half of the picture when looking at global warming. Nearly all of the discussion is about reducing future emissions – next to none is about dealing with the fact that we already have too much CO2 up there in the atmosphere and how to get it back out of circulation. We have been sending out the following for the past 18 months or so and are now starting to get some traction.
There are 2 critical aspects to addressing global warming and reversing desertification.
1 – reduce future emissions – for this TECHNOLOGY is absolutely essential.
2 – absorb the current excess legacy loadings already in circulation – for this BIOLOGY is absolutely essential.
The simple truth is that probably half of the current problem has been directly caused by inappropriate human management of our land. Changing this management can have an immediate impact as the presentation linked to below shows.
There is growing concern for significant action within the next 18 months to avoid catastrophic climate change. Please take a few minutes and look through the presentation on Soil Carbon. Very few people are aware of Soil Carbon and the critical role it can play in helping to reverse the impacts of global warming.
Did you know that just a 1% change in soil organic matter across just one-quarter of the World’s land area could sequester 300 billion tonnes of physical CO2?
Recent Australian studies have shown that a 1% change can occur within a few years – and in fact up to 4% changes were measured in some areas. The management changes required to achieve these increases are very readily implemented. I hope you find the attached presentation of interest. There are Spanish, Mexican, Italian, English, Portuguese, Japanese and German versions on our website.
http://www.soilcarbon.com.au/case_studies/index.html
Boosting soil organic matter levels is one of the only real ways to deal with the existing excess legacy load of carbon dioxide currently in the atmosphere.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Hey Julian, I have published your interview on our blog. Thanks a million for taking time out to answer those questions.
http://www.socialbridges.org/2008/08/25/exclusive-an-interview-with-julian-wong-the-man-behind-green-leap-forward-chinas-top-green-and-sustainability-blog/
Best,
Saad
October 28th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
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Hi there! How is it going?
I am an intern at Edenbee(www.edenbee.com) I’ve just popped in your blog and I loved it! Have you ever heard about edenbee before? Well, to sum up we are a green social networking site for people who want to reduce their carbon footprint. There are plenty of green stuff which you can have a look and also you can give some good ideas about enviromental issues or whatever to share with other people. Just visit our website then you will know what I’m talking about then you will like it!
It would be great to be associated with you as you are from different country, China.(In fact, I’m from Korea) We’re trying to build a community and would be great to be bloged on your blogroll! Let me know if you are interested.
Send us a mail at info@edenbee.com
I look forward to hearing from you
Thank you
Sun
October 29th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Julian, great work you are doing here. We would love for your to take a look at the new project of Chinese artist Xu Bing. He is working to raise money for reforestation in Kenya through the project website http://www.forestproject.net
November 12th, 2008 at 4:31 am
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December 12th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Would anyone please provide the email address of Julian Wong?
Thanks!
January 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
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February 11th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
no info on geothermal energy which is in my view a very viable alternative to many other green energies. Raser technologies is one of those breathrough technologies, BTW. 5n plus (Canada) is an interesting player in the solar industry as well.
February 27th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
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June 10th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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