TheCityFix: China’s Car Industry Surpasses U.S.

Traffic in Shanghai. Photo by SmokingPermitted.
Originally posted on TheCityFix.com:
For the first time ever, there have been more cars sold in China than the United States. (This news comes at the same time as Detroit’s General Motors announced it would cut another 10,000 workers.)
From the Associated Press:
SHANGHAI (AP) — China’s monthly vehicle sales surpassed those in [...]

TheCityFix: Beijing Offers Subsidy to Discourage Dirty Cars

Photo by Lim CK.
Originally posted on TheCityFix.com:
Beijing is prepared to pay up to 1 billion yuan (about $146 million) in subsidies to get citizens to ditch their dirty cars and purchase cleaner ones. (Read Laura Root’s recent post on TheCityFix.com about the pros and cons of these types of “cash for clunkers” programs.)
The goal is [...]

PART TWO: “…and Prospects for the Future,” by Kenneth Lieberthal

***This post is a continuation of 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.
ACTION and OBSTACLES

Despite all [...]

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 most [...]

Good News and Bad News for China’s Eco-cities

I had a brief conversation with a friend majoring in media about “good news” and “bad news.” He claimed that when you tell someone you have good news and bad news, they will usually request to hear the bad news first. So here’s the bad news: China’s most high-profile eco-towns are failing.
According to Ethical Corporation [...]