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Green Hops: Cleantech Roundup

Cleantech news has been slow on The Green Leap Forward lately, so we play catchup on recent developments in the sector over the past two months…

Efficiency is King. Energy efficiency continues to be the clean energy policy priority of Beijing. New regulations governing energy efficiency in civil construction projects are on the cards, [...]

September 22nd, 2008 | Tags: automotive, Beijing, bus rapid transit, BYD Auto, China, China Light & Power, clean coal, cleantech, coal liquefaction, coal-to-liquids, energy efficiency, energy storage, GE, green taxation, green whi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hong Kong, liquefied natural gas, Ningxia, policy, renewable energy, Shanghai, solar, Taiwan, transportation, water, water scarcity, wind, Xiamen, Yingli Green Energy | Category: automotive, climate change, coal, energy efficiency, government, green hops, policy, solar, transportation, water, wind | Comments (2)

Managing the Mobile Dragon–Disruptive Systems Over Disruptive Technologies

Gridlock in Chongqing: Is this what they call progress?

While one can take heart that what seem liked unabated proliferation of SUVs just a few years ago is giving way to a range of smaller, more fuel efficient passenger vehicles (see last post on my review of the Beijing auto show), the fact remains that China [...]

May 3rd, 2008 | Tags: automotive, Beijing Auto Show, bus rapid transit, disruptive systems, disruptive technologies, electric vehicles, hybrids, Jack Perkowski, mass rapid transit, transportation | Category: automotive, government, transportation, urban planning | Comments (6)

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What is the Green Leap Forward?

The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social plan used from 1958 to 1960 which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform mainland China from a primarily agrarian economy dominated by peasant farmers into a modern, industrialized communist society. It is now widely seen, both within and outside of China, as an major economic (and environmental) disaster.

By contrast, the Green Leap Forward, is an emerging movement to harness and combine the powerful forces of smart policy, sustainable finance and green technologies to steer China's red-hot economy onto a more ecologically and socially sustainable path. Unlike its predecessor, the Green Leap Forward is as much a bottom-up revolution as it is a top-down one and in this age of increasing global interconnectedness, is a movement that will have an impact beyond its borders.