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 | Jun 7, 2011 | China, Climate, Publications
This article first appeared in the Spring 2011 edition of Yale:Environment. In Cancún, China Changes Its Image By Angel Hsu and Yupu Zhao The U.N.-led climate talks in Cancún last December were largely touted as a success. Countries reached near consensus on...
by Angel Hsu | Apr 21, 2011 | Air quality, China, Policy
This post originally appeared on The City Fix. Beijing’s recent string of blue-sky days may be a more common sight to behold in 2015. This past week, the Chinese capital released the five-year “Beijing Municipal Clean Air Action Plan,” which aims to increase the...
by Angel Hsu | Apr 18, 2011 | China, Data, Indices
The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Siemens, released a first version of an Asian Green City Index last month, which compares environmental performance across 22 cities in Asia, five of which are in China (excluding Hong Kong). This work is based on similar...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 23, 2011 | China, Policy
Radio86 Editor Andrew Jones interviews me on my thoughts of China’s 12th Five Year Plan. The original interview can be found here. The National People’s Congress has very recently approved China’s plans for the next five years. Known as the 12th...
