by Angel Hsu | Nov 1, 2011 | Air quality, China
My friend Daniel Ng alerted me to this James Fallows piece on poor Beijing air quality that has sent netizens a-flurry over the recent streak of bad air. Fallows included the typical photographic evidence of smoggy Beijing skylines as a reference. I think Fallows...
by Angel Hsu | Oct 20, 2011 | Air quality, China, Policy
This post originally appeared on China Dialogue. China’s move to start measuring deadly air pollutant PM 2.5 for the first time signals a shift towards greater openness on the state of the environment, writes Angel Hsu. The news late last month from China’s...
by Angel Hsu | Aug 31, 2011 | China, Policy
This post originally appeared on the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy blog. In March, China released its 12th Five-Year Plan – a blueprint outlining the key economic and development targets for the country over the next few years. Unlike previous Plans,...
by Angel Hsu | Aug 9, 2011 | China, Data, Energy
This post also appears on ChinaFAQs.org. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)recently released a “barometer” to show regional progress toward energy conservation goals in the first half of 2011. While the 12th Five-Year Plan announced in March a...
by Angel Hsu | Jul 1, 2011 | Indices, Presentations
In May I was invited to Latvia by the non-profit Homo Ecos to participate in a campaign to raise awareness of Latvia’s environment and its goal to become one of the greenest countries in the world. According to the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, Latvia...
