Cleaner Greener China: Clean Technology, Green Products, New Ideas, Clean China

Now a month old, this report is perhaps the most comprehensive document produced to date.  At 113 pages, there is a lot of material to get through, however after reading it, I think that the 50 pages spent on defining cleantech could have been dropped off. The core of the document for CGC readers is [...]

After 2 weeks of walking past and admiring a new WWF campaign, I finally remembered to bring my camera. What I like about it is that it takes three of the biggest energy wasting habits and has developed a simple campaign around this issues (air conditioning, lighting, and water).

Earlier this year, I was introduced to Goji berries by a friend in Shanghai who had established operations in Ningxia, and from Essential Living Foods we are given a little more insight into the collection and production of the berries you can learn more about the benefits of Goji berries at Alternative Medicine

Prior to the games, I wrote the post Post-Olympics: Will China Continue to Green? where I asked threw out the question of whether or not China would continue to take steps forward in cleaning up its environmental issues.. or if it would slide backwards into old habits. When thinking about this, I am forced to [...]

when thinking about the process by which solutions are developed, it is important to understand the role of personal conditions, the desire to change one’s conditions, and how that will motivate a persons creativity. A the recent China Daily story Environment-friendly old man greens the mountain, while short, is a simple example  of how one [...]

Xinhua has recently begun reporting the air quality levels of China’s largest cities. It is a topic that has received a lot of attention lately as the Olympics brought several thousand reporters to Beijing, but it is an issue that China has been dealing with and will continue with for a long time. According to [...]

the British Council has recently announced a 2 scholarships will be awarded to study at Kingston University for Sustainable Design The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture is pleased to announce two new annual scholarships supported by the Audi Design Foundation (http://www.audidesignfoundation.org) and Kingston University. Each scholarship pays full MA by Research tuition fees and [...]

A lot of new about China’s wind investment lately, but the recent Guardian Energy in China: ‘We call it the Three Gorges of the sky. The dam there taps water, we tap wind’ article by Jonathan Watts stood out recently. Located in Gansu, this area is one of China’s richest when it comes to harnessing [...]

Corporations sponsoring university contests are a great way to accomplish a lot of things: (1) develop talent (2) tap fresh minds for creativity (3) develop ties to universities/ government officials and (4) identify future employees. through a recent contest, Boeing looks to have accomplished all three as student presented their ideas on how to green [...]

Last week, venture capital firm Walden International has appointed several new members to its team, one of which for cleantech. Yimin Zimmerer, in Shanghai, and Dr Hing Wong, in Beijing, were also promoted to managing directors. Zimmerer focuses on investments in the communications, cleantech and medical services sectors, also targeting emerging technology and service opportunities. [...]