Monthly Archives: December 2015
Privatizing clean air
As living with toxic air becomes part of people’s mundane daily lives during the winter in northern and central China’s cities, it’s inevitable that the entrepreneurial exuberance of many urban residents will find ways to commodify the right of breathing … Continue reading
As goes China’s coal, so goes the world
The global climate agreement recently reached in Paris establishes a framework for international cooperation on CO2 emission reductions. It’s an historic step, politically. Whether or not countries, like the US and China (which together account for the vast majority of … Continue reading
One third of China’s population will be over 65 by 2050
It has been a few months since China’s announcement that it was shifting its family planning policy to a limit of 2 children per couple. Beijing University’s Guo Zhiguang claims that it will take China much longer to recover from … Continue reading
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