2021/08/24 |
Can the US and China Cooperate on Climate?
Deals, denials, and grand bargains on the road to the COP26 climate change conference.
2021/07/23 |
Taiwan’s Climate Change Action on Trial for the First Time
Taiwan’s economic ministry has been sued for a new regulation that could cause the country to fall behind the world on climate action.
2019/08/09 |
The Hottest Summer on Record Threatens Stability of Life
World Meteorological Organization recorded the hottest June and July ever.
2018/12/07 |
Global Carbon Emissions Are Rising as China & India Increase Coal Use
A sobering report was just released at the COP24 global climate summit in Poland.
2018/11/22 |
Taiwanese Companies Commit to 100% Renewables, Despite a Dirty Grid
The first of what might eventually be a flood of Taiwanese companies have committed to sourcing 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources.
2018/10/12 |
Face Your Fear: Here's What a 1.5 C Warmer World Really Looks Like
In the best case scenario we will lose corals and the Arctic even if we transition at an abrupt and societally transformative pace.
2018/06/15 |
Ex-UNFCCC Boss: 'In Trump's Absence, China Will Lead on Climate'
China has a domestic imperative to improve on emissions.
2018/05/03 |
China, Russia and the Lure of a 'Polar Silk Road'
China sees currently chimeric Arctic shipping as one solution to its energy import problems.
2018/04/23 |
OPINION: Climate Change to Test Small Island Alliances
China is courting nations such as the Maldives and Vanuatu using infrastructure funds aimed at combating the effects of sea level rises.
2018/04/22 |
5 Tips to Help Save the Planet on Earth Day and Every Day
There is no easy fix for global warming, but there are everyday ways you can make a difference.
2018/03/29 |
China Is Ensnared in an Energy Security Dilemma
China's faces hard ethical questions regarding its energy policies.
2018/03/13 |
Taiwan Lacks a Plan for Meeting Climate Change Targets
Government plans to bring down greenhouse gases do not go far enough.
2017/12/26 |
Nomadic Lifestyles Erode as Xinjiang Grows Warmer
Pastoralists' tradition of winter migration threatened by lack of snowfall and a resettlement policy.
2017/12/20 |
Is Bitcoin Killing the Planet?
Dreaming of Bitcoin hitting US$1 million? Then think twice about the energy implications and the future of your planet.
2017/12/18 |
'Negotiation by Exhaustion': Reflecting on the Kyoto Protocol
Two decades on from the landmark meeting in Japan, negotiators have yet to find a satisfactory method of enforcing climate commitments.
2017/11/17 |
CARTOON: Taiwan Pulled from Climate Summit by Political Undertow
Taiwan's ship of state lacks the power to get to the UN climate summit.
2017/11/16 |
Can We Pull Taiwan Out of Its Identity Crisis?
Taiwan aspires to be the global innovation hub of Asia while driving globally-minded talent away with low salaries and conservative work cultures. How can current globally-minded talent battle disillusionment?
2017/11/15 |
US Leads Coal-Gas-Nuke Panel at Climate Summit
The panel argued that fossil fuel production at high, subsidized levels is vital to 'energy security and economic development.'