by Angel Hsu | Mar 22, 2011 | Air quality, China, Indices
The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection has been drafting new proposals (see rough Google translation in English here) to amend former daily reporting of the Air Pollution Index (API), which has been used the last 20 years to communicate air quality and...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 7, 2011 | China, Climate, Energy, Policy
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs, the World Resources Institute, and Grist. By Deborah Seligsohn and Angel Hsu The draft of China’s much-anticipated 12th Five-Year Plan was released this Saturday, March 5 at the opening session of the National People’s...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 3, 2011 | China, Data, Energy
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org and the World Resources Institute website. China’s annual political meetings begin on Thursday March 3 and the major outcome will be the announcement of the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015). Votes at both the advisory...
by Angel Hsu | Feb 16, 2011 | Air quality, China, Data, Remote Sensing
Thank you to all who read my previous post, “Chinese NGO releases Air Quality Transparency Index,” and to those have provided some excellent feedback and food for thought. In further exploring the link between information transparency and environmental...
by Angel Hsu | Jan 31, 2011 | Air quality, China, Data, Indices
The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Renmin University School of Law recently published the first version of what they’ve deemed the Air Quality Transparency Index (AQTI; available in Chinese only for now). Building off of similar indices...
by Angel Hsu | Jan 27, 2011 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
This article originally appeared in China Dialogue. China’s performance in Cancún points to a new, more conciliatory climate diplomacy from a country that knows the sharp end of the blame game, write Angel Hsu and Zhao Yupu. Last month’s UN-led climate talks in...
