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Technological Innovation as a Panacea? Bah Hambug!

A discussion on technological innovation in China and its limits to achieving true sustainability.
I attended a talk on the role of innovation in combating climate change last week. The focus of the discussion was on technological innovation and the role of governments in channeling investments into technology across multiple sectors. However, much of Q&A [...]

March 24th, 2008 | Tags: CFL, dematerialization, Goldwind, incandescent light, innovation, policy, public investment, R&D, social, Suzlon, wind | Category: innovation, policy, wind | Comments (5)

The Wind Roars in China

The wind energy industry in China is booming. Whereas global installed wind power capacity has averaged 28% per year over the past few years, China experienced a 100% increase in such capacity (1.3 GW) in 2006, and another 156% (3.4 GW) increase in 2007 over 2006, for a total installed capacity of 6.0 GW [...]

March 15th, 2008 | Tags: Australia, China, Gamesa, Jilin, Nordex, Roaring40s, Suzlon, wind energy | Category: wind | Comments (1)

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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.