Energy: The Impact on China's Environment

This week's topic is, "Energy: The Impact on China's Environment". This is Part II of our Energy and the Environment talks.

When: Tuesday, March 31st at 7:30pm
Where: City Shop Pan Yu Lu

It is thought that most people will purchase a tea/coffee as City Shop have kindly allowed us to use the cafe at no extra cost. But, saying this we understand that students have budgets!

Readings

1. Chocking on Growth. A series of articles and multimedia examining the impact of China’s epic pollution crisis. Articles, videos, photography and an interactive map. For the Chinese translation click here. New York Times.

2. Environmental Consequences of Rising Energy Use in China. To download the PDF click here. A long document, so pick and chose what you read for Tuesday. The Lowy Institute for International Policy and The Brookings Institution.

3. Green Dragon: China's Clean - Energy Revolution. WSJ Environmental Capital Blog. For the Chinese WSJ see, http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/index.asp.

Optional

4. City of Dreams. A Chinese eco-city, but it is still on the drawing board. What might be on the horizon to lessen the impact on the environment. The Economist.

5. China's Elephants Feel the Squeeze. An article demonstrating the impact of Energy and alike on the Environment. Al Jazeera.


Resources

1. China's Green Beat. This is a fascinating project established by two friends from China and America. The videos can be found easily on YouTube about all of the topics covered (for an example click here).

2. chinaenvironmentallaw.com is a discussion on China's Environmental and Energy laws, regulations and policies.

3. Environmental Capital is a blog site hosted by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) commenting on the business of the environment. For the Chinese WSJ see, http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/index.asp.