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PART ONE: “China’s Environmental Crisis,” by Kenneth Lieberthal
Kenneth Lieberthal, visiting fellow at The Brookings Institution, spoke last night about “China’s Environmental Crisis and Prospects for the Future” at the The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. Bottom line? “China’s environment is in bad shape,” he says. On Friday, Brookings will publish Lieberthal’s [...]
World Bank recommends reforms to address to water scarcity
The World Bank recently published a report recommending that China should “reform and strengthen its water resource management framework” to address water scarcity. From the press release: The reform should focus on clarifying the role of and relationships among the government, markets and society; improving the efficiency and effectiveness of water management institutions; enhancing the [...]
Call for papers: China and global climate change
A notice via the University of California, Los Angeles CHINAPOL listerv: Call for conference papers (Deadline February 8th, 2009) CHINA AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons Conference Dates: 18-19 June 2009 Location: Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China Website: http://www.ln.edu.hk/caps/conference.php The Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the [...]
Making sure the environment thrives during the stimulus drive
Beijing recently held a national conference on environmental protection last week. Zhou Shengxian, head of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said that China will increase urban sewage treatment capacity by 10 million tons in 2009 and increase sulfur dioxide scrubbers to coal-fired power generating units. Other plans for pollution reduction set at the conference: Reducing [...]
Private investors, beware! China’s green sector still faces challenges
Ray Cheung, senior associate at the World Resources Institute, recently wrote about the challenges and opportunities facing China’s environmental and renewable energy sectors. His article, featured in the book, “Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-term Performance,” offers a word to the wise for China’s “greentech entrepreneurs” who want to make profits by helping the environment: [...]
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