by Angel Hsu | Sep 30, 2014 | Data, Policy, Sustainability
This post was co-written with Whitney Johnson, a Master of Environmental Management (MEM’16) candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. It originally appeared on Huffington Post. What can be done to ensure that countries can both measure...
by Angel Hsu | Mar 31, 2014 | Big Data, Data, Policy
Check out our policy commentary, “Development: Mobilize citizens to track sustainability” on Nature.com and in the April 3 print edition of Nature, vol. 508. Also, check out the amazing infographic Anne Householder created to accompany the...
by Angel Hsu | Jan 23, 2012 | Data, Indices, Policy
The 2012 Environmental Performance Index and the Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index (new!) will be released this Thursday, Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In addition to an update to the biennial rankings, we’ve included a new...
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 | 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...
