Posted May 14, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming
The Skyscraper Museum got it right. Its 2009 exhibit, “Vertical Cities: Hong Kong and New York,” called these two cities – one my current home, one my hometown - the world’s “most similar skyscraper societies.” Top: The view...continued→
Posted May 12, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China
May 2-9, 2013NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is a compilation of news...continued→
Posted May 7, 2013 by Christine Xu in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Living Sustainably
Spring has arrived and this year, the greenery is not just outdoors: NRDC’s office in Beijing has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interior design (LEED-CI). USGBC Sr. Fellow Mark Ginsberg in Beijing...continued→
Posted May 7, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming
The new Joint-U.S. China Statement on Climate Change, signed during Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to China on April 13th, is extraordinarily symbolic because it recognizes that forceful cooperation and intensified action by the United States and China -...continued→
Posted May 2, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China
April 26, 2013- May 2, 2013 NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is...continued→
Posted April 23, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming
The new Joint U.S.-China Statement on Climate Change, signed during Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to China last week, is a remarkable document. Using the strongest possible diplomatic language, the statement clearly displays a new sense of urgency about...continued→
Posted April 19, 2013 by Christine Xu in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Health and the Environment
Those who have been following China’s pollution troubles are beginning to wonder whether China is killing itself in the process of pursuing rapid economic growth, and I don’t blame them. My colleagues and I have blogged extensively on the health...continued→
Posted April 12, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming
I was delighted to see that California Governor Jerry Brown has made climate change and environmental protection a key focus of his visit to China this week. In addition to discussing with China's Premier Li Keqiang the importance of collaboration...continued→
Posted April 11, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China
NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is a compilation of news from around...continued→
Posted April 5, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Health and the Environment
Photo ©Gary Braasch Last fall, a startling new report revealed that air pollution caused an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2010. Now, thanks to a new analysis by our friends at the Health Effects Institute (HEI), we...continued→
