Solar Panels on Half the World’s Roofs Could Meet Its Entire Electricity Demand –...
by Siddharth Joshi, Dr. James Glynn, and Shivika Mittal
Rooftop solar panels are up to 79% cheaper than they were in 2010. These plummeting costs have made rooftop...
Extreme events in China require elevated vigilance, resilience
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
The economic impact of extreme flooding and the Delta variant may prove significant in certain regions but marginal nationwide. Preemption will...
China Makes Developers Pay Compensation for their Ecological Impacts – Here’s how this Unique...
By Shuo Gao, Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, Joseph William Bull, and Sophus zu Ermgassen
In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer...
‘It Can Be Done. It Must Be Done’: IPCC Delivers Definitive Report on Climate...
By Frank Jotzo and Mark Howden
The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel...
China Is Already Paying Substantial Climate Finance, While US Is Global Laggard – New...
By Sarah Colenbrander
Finance is poisoning international cooperation on the climate crisis.
There is no longer any credible debate about the need to act on climate...
India’s Terrible Roads: How to Build a World-Class Network and Still Reach Net Zero
By Uma S. Kambhampati and Subham Kailthya
One of the keys to China’s economic renaissance over the past couple of decades is often overlooked. Namely,...
Challenges of Living in Newly Urbanised Cities
By Andrew Kipnis
This article examines the diverse challenges faced by migrants to one small city in Shandong province and examines how these challenges vary...
Here’s Why China Probably Won’t Dominate the Electric Car Market this Year
By David Tyfield
In the wake of surging electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, it might seem that the Chinese market has already won the “EV race”...
The Challenge of Frugal and Greener Winter Olympics
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2022 Winter Games to Beijing, in a joint bid with the city of Zhangjiakou,...
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Light in the Pandemic Tunnel
By Dan Steinbock
As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are only one quarter away, China is preparing for extraordinary games in the most challenging time. ...
