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Beijing Smartgrid Conference: Day 1
While many in China, and out, have been focused on the impressive speed by which China has been able to grow its economy over the last 15 years, those inside the central party have been focused on...
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Shanghai Municipal Incineration. Converting Trash to Energy
Fresh off several conferences and meetings where discussions centered around smart grid, wind power, and other renewable energies, yesterdays tour of the Shanghai Municipal Waste Facility proved to be...
View ArticleShanghai to Further Subsidize 10 Million CFLs
One of the perks of being a country with a huge sum of cash in the coffers is the ability to make investments in projects like the one that the Shanghai government has just announced. To provide 20%...
View ArticleChengdu Environmental News for January 2009
1) Chengdu eventually achieved 315 days of fine air quality in 2009 On December 16th, 2009, the number of days with fair air quality in the downtown Chengdu achieved 15 days earlier the livelihood...
View ArticleCCTV Clip: Solar Application at Shanghai Expo
An interesting and informative clip on the use of solar energy at this year’s Shanghai EXPO. Anyone know if they will continue to use the panels on the Chinese pavilions afterward?
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Deconstructing China’s Cleantech Charts
If you have been following China for any amount of time, then you will know that China is good for a chart that will shock and awe readers. Few, if any, in the cleantech space have as much power as...
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Earth Hour Shanghai Pictures
About two hours ago, Shanghai;’s 2nd WWF Earth Hour ended, and I gotta say that while there were a few hold outs (HILTON HOTEL…), overall, WWF did a good job getting the cities building managers to...
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China’s Eco-Cities Need to Do More than Win Awards
Last month while being interviewed for the New York Times piece China’s City of the Future Rises on a Wasteland, I was asked about the importance of China’s eco-city planning… What should be the goal...
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Empowering I.T. Departments to Create Responsible Systems
The morning while havinga coffee with the CSR manager of a large retailer, he mentioned the fact that on a semi-frequent basis he would find himself going around the office shutting off computers....
View ArticleSustainability’s Big Four Questions
As Beijing tallies the costs of the smog that inundated the city this week, economic and social, I thought I would highlight a recent lecture I gave that explored the “Big 4″ questions that people are...
View ArticleBloomberg New Energy Finance: The Future of Energy APAC Summit
In November, Bloomberg New Energy Finance held its first APAC Summit on the future of energy, covering three main themes: trade, technology, and the transition to a lower-carbon energy system. It was...
View ArticleCOP21 – The role of China
On November 30th the UN will kick off the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris. The goal of the summit is for 196...
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China’s Priority is Smog, Not Carbon
For many living in China’s major cities, the start of the COP21 talks was a day of severe air pollution. Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang reached 611, 237 and 274 AQI respectively, prompting the issuing...
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Shanghai Municipal Incineration. Converting Trash to Energy
Fresh off several conferences and meetings where discussions centered around smart grid, wind power, and other renewable energies, yesterdays tour of the Shanghai Municipal Waste Facility proved to be...
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Smog: It’s a China Thing
PM2.5 are fine particles of air pollution smaller than 2.5 micrometers — small enough that they can pass through our body’s filters and enter our lungs and cells. In fact, PM2.5 pollutants can be...
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The Nitty-Gritty: A Rundown of China’s Emissions Issue
While the rest of the world debates the impact of carbon emissions and the need to create binding agreements, China’s battle with air pollution has grown tangible enough to effectively catalyze...
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What Trump Means for Energy and the Future of Environmental Policy
This is Part One of Collective’s ongoing series on Trump, China, and the future of global energy policy. Election Aftershock The past two days have been a political frenzy. Abroad, American allies have...
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3 Reasons Why Trump is Good for Sustainable Business — In China
In a previous post, we looked at the potential future of energy, environmental, and sustainability under a Trump presidency. In our discussion, we highlighted Trump’s potential impact on the Paris...
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5 Predictions for Chinese Markets in 2017
2017 has just begun, and one question is on everyone’s minds: what exactly will the new year bring? In particular, companies in China want to predict and adjust for major trends, and wonder what...
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China’s Landfills Are Closing: Where Will The Waste Go?
Waste and waste management has been rising to the forefront of public consciousness, from environment concerns about toxic chemicals contaminating sea creatures, or issues related to urban centers –...
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