by Angel Hsu | Nov 28, 2012 | Climate, UNFCCC
The COP18 UN climate negotiations have kicked off without too much fanfare. Host country Qatar is hosting its largest ever conference, with an expected 17,000 participants, including 1,500 media (although I heard only about half of these anticipated media actually...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 6, 2011 | China, Climate, UNFCCC
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs. When China launched its first official pavilion at a UN climate conference on Sunday, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat Cristiana Figueres was there alongside China’s NDRC Vice Minister Xie...
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 | Jan 5, 2011 | China, Climate, Energy
This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org and the World Resources Institute website, as well as Grist.org. By Deborah Seligsohn and Angel Hsu 2011 will be a big year for climate and energy policy development in China, so we thought we’d highlight some of the key...
