China NPOs and companies offset carbon footprint in Inner Mongolia

(Image via  Small Worlds Magazine)
We are all bombarded with information about our “footprint” and how big and bad it is. But what exactly are we supposed to be doing with this information in China, a country where “green” can be few and far between?
Two groups, Shanghai Roots & Shoots and SCMC, a Coca-Cola vendor, are [...]

British Council hosts youth climate change leaders in China

Photo via British Council
It seems the British Council these days is busy cultivating youth climate change leaders in China.
This past Saturday evening at the Bookworm Chengdu, a cultural events center in central Chengdu, several youth ambassadors spoke to an audience of largely grade school students on climate change action, as well as their own involvement [...]

January APECC Newsletter

Check out the monthly news briefing from the Auto Project on Energy and Climate Change (APECC). Here are some highlights:

Cold weather adding to nation’s power problem
New fuel standards take effect in Beijing
Forum urges country to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
China sets agenda to curb pollution for green [...]

Bosshard: Clean up your own act before telling China to do the same

Peter Bosshard, policy director of International Rivers, a nonprofit group based in Berkeley, Calif., urges Chinese companies to more carefully consider the environmental and social impact of their investments, but he says China is not alone. Other superpowers–namely, the U.S.–must also halt wasteful consumption and adopt more environmentally friendly policies before expecting China to reduce [...]

Social entrepreneurship in Sichuan: Interview with Meg Young of Ecologia, a sustainable development program

This post is part of an occasional series of interviews with those working on development and sustainability issues in China, particularly southwestern Sichuan province.
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Contributing blogger Mark Hiew brings you an interview with Meg Young from Ecologia, an example of social entrepreneurship through rabbit farming in Sichuan. Here, Young explains some of her successes and development [...]