by Angel Hsu | Oct 1, 2014 | Air quality, China
This post originally appeared on China Dialogue. The photo is by Han Zun Zeng on Flickr.com. China’s leaders drafting the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) should remember that targets are only one tool for tackling air pollution. As China’s policymakers mull the...
by Angel Hsu | Aug 6, 2014 | China, Data
This post originally appeared on China Dialogue. Despite the recent release of data on soil pollution, we are far from having the complete picture, argue Angel Hsu and Andrew Moffat. China’s release of a first nationwide soil pollution survey earlier this yearwas met...
by Angel Hsu | Jun 21, 2014 | China, Data
By Angel Hsu and William Miao. This post originally appeared on Scientific American. On March 17, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Land and Resources released the first-ever results of a nationwide soil pollution survey that took...
by Angel Hsu | Jun 10, 2014 | Air quality, Apps, China
My friend Yang Chu alerted me to a recent update Meitu, the most popular Chinese photo-editing app, has made. It now includes a “desmog” filter that one can apply to photos to allow an embrace of “blue skies.” I tested the app using several...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 28, 2014 | China, Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
This piece was co-written with William Miao. It originally appeared on ChinaFAQs. Amidst headlines detailing off-the-charts air pollution in Beijing, it may come as a surprise that China’s latest environmental scorecard does boast bright spots. The 2014 Yale...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 27, 2014 | Air quality, China, India
This post originally appeared on Scientific American. It was co-written with Jason Daniel Schwartz. Air pollution kills around 7 million people every year, accounting for one in eight deaths worldwide, according to a report from the World Heath Organization (WHO)...
