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David Tyfield [Part 2 of 2]: Middle-Class Aspirations and IP Protection in China

This is the second post of two covering an interview with Dr. David Tyfield (pictured) on the topic of international collaboration in low carbon innovation. The Green Leap Forward had the opportunity to interview Dr. Tyfield before a live audience of about forty attendees at an event hosted by the Beijing Energy Network on October [...]

November 5th, 2008 | Tags: capital and finance, China, cliamate change, David Tyfield, economy, government, intellectual property, low carbon innovation | Category: capital and finance, climate change, government, innovation, policy | Comments (4)

David Tyfield [Part 1 of 2]: Low Carbon Innovation in China

Dr. David Tyfield (pictured right) of Lancaster University in the UK is a critical realist of science and innovation policy. Cross-trained in molecular cell biology, philosophy of social sciences and the law, Dr. Tyfield brings an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing current trends in international collaboration in low carbon innovation. The Green Leap Forward had the [...]

November 3rd, 2008 | Tags: Baoding, BYD Auto, China, climate change, David Tyfield, EU, innovation, low carbon innovation, technology transfer, Yingli Green | Category: automotive, capital and finance, climate change, government, innovation, policy, solar | Comments (7)

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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.