For anyone that has been in Beijing on the day that the city flips on its heaters (all at once), this post will come as good news for you Beijing plans to build more efficient heating facilities to cut pollution is one of the more interesting, and encouraging, reports that I have seen lately that [...]

China Strategically Evaluates Five Environmental Regions details the recent decision to classify the Bohai Region, Taiwan Straight, Beibu Bay, Chengdu, and Chongqing as Strategic Environmental Regions If you have been to Bohai Region (Tianjin) or Chongqing, then you may be scratching your head, but it appears that this is a measure to improve things vs. [...]

In another example of the fact that anything is possible through technology, money, and design, Coop Himmelblau has put forward this creation: The facade’s design is driven by solar and wind powered energy generation. The second skin of the building will be lined with photovoltaic cells and will feature mechanisms to provide natural ventilation, reduce [...]

Over the past two weeks I have been contacted by several journalists all looking to learn more about China’s “Eco Towns/ Green Villages”. It is apparently the subject of favor lately, as highlighted by Ethical Corporation’s recent piece Special Reports: China’s eco-towns: Green communities – To go eco, think small. A subject I have covered [...]

The U.S. and China: Three Win-Win Programs for Climate Change By Peggy Liu, Chairperson, Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) February 19, 2009 There is no better moment in history for the U.S. and China to work together on clean energy. President Obama’s fiscal stimulus package will first and foremost have an economic benefit [...]

AFP report that China ramps up subsidies for energy-efficient light bulbs is welcome news for a number of reasons: 1) The previous program proved successful 2) The previous program was successful enough to expand on 3) Subsidizing the 150 million bulbs will signiifcantely reduce the power draw from coal plants 4) There is a chandelier [...]