Tianjie
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I write about China's environmental affairs and its footprint across the globe. Author of upcoming book In Search of Green China (Polity, 2025).
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China's waste-to-energy incineration facilities collectively emit 100 million tons of CO2 a year and is yet considered a "carbon saving" industry encouraged to expand to the point of overcapacity (not enough garbage to be burned). Does this make sense? insearchofgreenchina.com/solid-waste-...
Solid waste incineration: from devil to hero?
There are not enough garbages to be burned by the country’s fleet of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerators, a viral video circulating on Chinese social media proudly declared recently. The high-temperatu...
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My interview with the NCUSCR on China's recent environmental history with a special focus on the important US-China interactions throughout that journey
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How did China make the leap from intense pollution to a leading force in green tech & innovation?

Environmental Writer & Advocate Ma Tianjie joins the National Committee to describe the stunning story behind China’s environmental awakening.

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The Story Behind China’s Environmental Awakening
Ma Tianjie joins the National Committee to describe the stunning story behind China’s environmental awakening.
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China's 1.6% YoY reduction of emissions from its power sector in Q1 2025 just provided an interesting case in point for the "energy transition" vs. "energy addition" debate. Here is my take insearchofgreenchina.com/is-energy-tr...
Thursday 19th of June 2025
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My new blog on recent developments regarding the Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam and a key figure who mobilized opposition to it twenty years ago. This is to continue the conversation started in my book In Search of Green China (Polity, 2025). insearchofgreenchina.com/the-son-of-j...
Friday 28th of March 2025
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Brilliant thread!