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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)

Hong Kong may set up emissions trading market

Hong Kong is entering into race to open Asia’s first pollution credits exchange. The International Herald Tribune reports that The board of the Hong Kong stock exchange is considering a proposal today a pollution emissions trading system that could serve as a financial platform for companies from mainland China and other Asian countries entering into what [...]

December 12th, 2007 | Tags: capital and finance, emissions trading, Hong Kong | Category: capital and finance | Comments (2)

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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.