Today, for the first time in several days, we’re able to see a blue-ish sky outside. As international and Chinese media have widely reported over the last few days, a wide swath of central and eastern China experienced several days … Continue reading →
This post was co-written with my colleagues Jingjing Li, Jason Portner and Christine Xu. In China and other developing countries, increasing electricity demand and concern about pollution from coal-fired power and its impact on climate change have led policymakers to … Continue reading →
Alvin Lin, China Climate and Energy Policy Director, Project Attorney Yang Fuqiang, Senior Advisor on Climate and Energy China is planning emission-trading trials in key spots including Beijing and Shanghai. Alvin Lin and Yang Fuqiang have some words of advice. … Continue reading →
After a marathon session into early Sunday, the climate talks in Durban concluded this weekend with consensus on extending the only existing legally-binding treaty as well as an agreement to negotiate a new treaty to combat climate change that would … Continue reading →
On July 12, Chinese government representatives and climate change experts convened the opening meeting of the China climate change legislation research project, intended to examine both international experiences with climate change legislation and relevant domestic laws in an effort to … Continue reading →
At about 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, after two weeks of negotiations with often quite divergent views, the parties at the Cancun climate conference emerged from the process with important agreements on how to move forward together to address climate change. … Continue reading →
Chinese climate negotiator Su Wei (center) at China’s December 1st side event on China’s climate actions. As the third day of the two-week climate negotiations in Cancun draws to a close, we are seeing reasons for optimism that there will … Continue reading →
From November 4-9, for the first time in its nearly twenty year history, the UN negotiations to forge a collective, global response to address climate change came to China, marking a landmark in China’s participation in and support of the … Continue reading →
Alvin Lin (8)NRDC China Climate and Energy Policy Director, Project Attorney