Does China care about the environment? Peter Tzeng Natural Resources Defense Council Beijing, China Summer 2010.

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Does China care about the environment? Peter Tzeng Natural Resources Defense Council Beijing, China Summer 2010

Context China’s Human Development Index ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problems Air Pollution Auto Boom CO 2 Emissions Energy Consumption Coal Consumption Direct Environmental Damages

Problem: Auto China’s Automobile Growth ( ) Source: The Economist, National Bureau of Statistics of China

Problem: CO 2 China’s CO 2 Emissions ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problem: CO 2 World’s CO 2 Emissions ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problem: CO 2 World’s CO 2 Emissions ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problem: Energy China’s Energy Consumption (2009) Source: ABC News, July 20, 2010

Problem: Energy China’s Energy Consumption (2009) Source: ABC News, July 20, 2010Source: Bloomberg, August 11, 2010

Problem: Coal World’s Energy Consumption Structures (2007) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problem: Coal World’s Energy Consumption Structures (2007) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Problem: Coal World’s Longest Traffic Jam (2010) Source: Bloomberg, August

Problem: Direct Damages Copper Mine Leak (2010) Source: China Daily, July

Problem: Direct Damages Dalian Oil Spill (2010) Source: Global Times, July

Problem: Direct Damages Dalian Oil Spill (2010) Source: Global Times, July Source: New York Times, August

Two Facts Per Capita Per GDP

Fact: Per Capita World’s Per Capita CO 2 Emissions ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Fact: Per Capita World’s Per Capita CO 2 Emissions ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Fact: Per GDP World’s Change in Carbon Intensity ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Fact: Per GDP World’s Change in Carbon Intensity ( ) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Responses Renewables Investment Crackdowns New Technology

Response: Renewables China’s Wind Energy Market (2009) Source: Popular Science, August

Response: Renewables Renewable Electric Power Capacity (2009) Source: REN21 Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

Response: Renewables Renewable Electric Power Capacity (2009) Source: REN21 Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

Response: Renewables Renewable Electric Power Capacity (2009) Source: REN21 Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

Response: Renewables Public Market Investment & Growth ( ) Source: UNEP Bloomberg Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment Report 2010 Unit: $ Billion

Response: Investment Alternative Energy and Reforestation (2010) Source: Bloomberg, August

Response: Investment Clean Energy (2010) Source: China Daily, July

Response: Crackdowns Closing Coal Plants (2010) Source: Xinhua News, July

Response: New Technology Smart Grid Plans (2010) Source: China Daily, August

Response: New Technology Solar-powered Train Station (2010) Source: Clean Technica, July

Response: New Technology “Overground” Bus Pilot Project (2010) Source: Clean Technica, August

Provincial Carbon Intensity at the Provincial Level (2007) Source: UNDP China Human Development Report 2009/10

Policy Making Political System Source: Xinhua News, 2009

Policy Making Pilot Carbon Trading (2010) Source: Reuters, August 12, 2010

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Views on the Street Air Water Traffic Road to IM Limits on AC Wind Turbines in IM Reusable chopsticks

Conclusion Problems Facts Responses Views on the Street

Disclaimer This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Princeton Environmental Institute, or Princeton in Asia. In addition to the sources cited throughout this presentation, other sources used include: and

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