Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.
Testifying before the USCC
On April 8, I was invited to testify before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) on China's green energy and environmental policies. The purpose of the USCC is to "monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national...
USCC Hearing on China's Green Energy + Environmental Policies
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on “China’s Green Energy and Environmental Policies” Are you interested in receiving regular updates about the Commission's activities via fax or email, or would you like to update your contact information or...
Pecha Kucha
Here's a picture of me speaking at the 1st Yale University mean.time event, which brought speakers from a variety of disciplines to give 'pecha kucha' format talks (20 slides for 20 seconds each slide). I'll post my presentation when I get a free moment ...
Accounting for Climate Change
The past two days, my former colleagues at the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative (GHG Protocol) at the World Resources Institute (WRI) invited me back to participate in the First International Workshop of GHG Programs. This workshop convened representatives from...
Google Earth: Making Remote Sensing Accessible to the 'Everyman'
There is something so surreal and elegant about observing the earth from space. This is one of the reasons why I find remote sensing so appealing; however, after spending a year just trying to learn the basics of remote sensing software and perfecting my land-cover...
From New York to Guangzhou: Lessons Learned from Congestion Pricing
Guangzhou opened a new BRT system to help reduce traffic, but experts say other solutions, like congestion pricing, should also be considered. Photo by everywhereATonce. (Originally featured on The City Fix). As heard today on The New York Times Dot Earth blog,...
Back to Bicycling Basics in Beijing
Originally featured on The City Fix. To address continued air pollution and traffic congestion woes, Beijing is harkening back to its days as the "bicycle kingdom" and introducing policies to encourage more cycling. According to The Guardian, 20 years ago, four out of...
China in Copenhagen, Day 10: Of Chickens and Eggs
As we predicted from the beginning, the negotiations in Copenhagen are coming down to two countries that could make or break a deal – China and the United States. As we mentioned in our post on Day 9, the crux of this deadlock seems to be centered around a few critical issues.
China in Copenhagen, Day 9: The Big Elephant in the Room – MRV
By Angel Hsu and Luke Bassett, part of Yale University’s “Team China” blogging live from Copenhagen. This post was originally featured on Green Leap Forward. Both Team China and Copenhagen are under the weather as a wet snowfall hit in the early afternoon. We are...
China in Copenhagen, Days 6-8: Who's REDI for Action?
By Angel Hsu and Luke Bassett, part of Yale University's "Team China" blogging live from Copenhagen. This post was originally featured on Green Leap Forward. Today (Day 8), our fingers have finally thawed out after waiting two hours outside the Bella Center (can you...
