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

Last week, while attending the FCC luncheon on China’s auto sector, a bit of time was spent on the clean car segment in China.  It is a segment that has received a lot of attention lately as many of China’s firm launch their products, global investors look to China’s prowess in the battery sector, and [...]

Lord Nicholas Stern, in a speech last Thursday in Oxford, UK, said he thought the 2006 Stern climate report was a bit off – or rather, its projections were underestimates. (“Looking back, I think we actually under-did the story.”) But these days he’s trying hard not to be a doom and gloom guy. Stern is [...]

A lot of talk in China about the fact that China’s leadership is able to effectively push down its mandates.  That, through this power (and the speed the can exert it), the system here is better suited to effective change as it relates to taking positive environmental steps. It is a question I have pondered [...]

  For anyone looking for a 1 hour rundown on China’s environment, look no further than this clip from Elizabeth Economy. A fellow with CFR, Economy has been someone that I have long followed for her research and writing on the conditions here in China. She is known for not sugar coating ANYTHING, and while [...]

If you have spent any time in China, and have taken a moment to look around, the fact that there is a lot of prepackage waste in China. It was the source of inspiration for my recent post, Wasting Away on China’s Airlines, and the author of Garbage is piling up in world of disposables [...]

With the WWF China team still on a high from the success of March’s Earth Hour event, their local team pt together a press package (download here) of all the China based events that I think does a great job of summarizing the success they found in China. For me, one of my primary concerns [...]

Here are a few from the Chengdu Jinjiang Express hotel. At 120 RMB a night, the 12 sqm hotel room was literally was packing in as much efficiency as possible. Building materials aside (I thought it best not to rip open a wall), I give the hotel credit on a number of fronts. 1) Double [...]

Green Drinks will be: May 14th from 6-8pm Racks M.D.B (5/F Xintiandi Mall, 123 Xingye Lu, near Madang Lu). Please mark your calendars and feel free to invite others to the event. Remember, 2-for-1 drinks and food and we will reuse your glasses and/or plates to reduce gray water waste. We’re excited to announce some [...]

Following Greenpeace’s report on the usage of pesticides in China, I was alerted to a video Greenpeace posted on the same topic where members of the Greenpeace team go out to the farm to capture some footage of what goes on inside the green houses. Needless to say, I am glad to be meeting with [...]

Name: Fundraiser with Martin Strel Location: Sashas, Shanghai Location: 11 Dongping Lu (corner of Hengshan Lu) Date: May 17, 2009 Time: 19:30-20:30 Did you know that scientists predict that the Yantze River will be a dead river in the next decade if we don’t start acting now! Marinedream will focus end 2009 and 2010 on [...]