by Angel Hsu | Dec 15, 2010 | Climate, UNFCCC
Escaping the frigid, air-conditioned corridors of the Moon Palace and Cancunmesse convention rooms, I had the rare opportunity to visit the site of a pilot forest carbon project managed by local Mayan campesinos or farmers. Called Reserva Ejidal, this 1,230 hectare...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 10, 2010 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs. By Angel Hsu and Yupu Zhao In the politics of climate negotiations, which are often steeped in nuance and careful posturing, it’s easy to get lost in translation. On the ground in Cancun, reports have been flying about...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 8, 2010 | UNFCCC
Yesterday, a few members of our Yale delegation here at COP-16 in Cancun met with Jonathan Black, who is a member of Senator Jeff Binagman (D-NM), who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Our group was particularly interested in the...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 7, 2010 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs. In the hectic hallway traffic of the Moon Palace Resort, where the UN climate negotiations have been underway since last week, Washington University in St. Louis undergraduates Jiakun Zhao and John Delurey met with lead...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 29, 2010 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
Excerpts of this blog were featured on Damien Ma’s blog on The Atlantic. While expectations for the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Cancun have been intentionally kept low, China is doing the opposite – raising the bar for developing countries that have...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 23, 2010 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
Today I was asked last minute to fill in for someone on a panel that discussed global cooperation for the UN climate summit in Cancun, Mexico for the Global Sustainable Leaders Forum. According to the GSLF’s website, the purpose of the forum is to “develop...
