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Ke Xu
Ke Xu, an environmental and science reporter for Caijing Magazine in China. Has environmental news and climate change policy for the Magazine. Stories she wrote include Dancing with CDM (on the situation and dilemma of Clean Development Mechanism in China) and Greening GDP (explaining why the Green GDP in China still has a long way to go). Prior to joining Caijing magazine, Ms. Xu interned for Audubon Magazine, an environmental news magazine in New York City and the Earth Institute of Columbia University. Ms. Xu received a Master of Science in Journalism and Master of Arts in Environmental Sciences of Columbia University.
Posts by Ke Xu
Curbing climate change: what’s in it for China?
No commentsChina’s stance is seen as key to the success of a post-Kyoto climate change agreement.
»Private Sector, Public Good
No commentsZhang Yue, CEO of Broad Air Conditioning, one of the largest domestic air-conditioning manufacturers in China, said that the energy consumption related to heating, ventilating and air-conditioning takes up one fourth of China’s total energy consumption. Therefore, it is important to apply new building codes to conserve more energy.
»Formal negotiations leading to Copenhagen won’t start until in another six months, says Denish negotiator
No commentsThomas Becker, a leader of the Danish delegation at the UN climate conference in Poland, says no text for negotiating legally-binding cuts in global greenhouse gases is expected before June, 2009. That is when the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will have its second annual meeting in Bonn, Germany.
»Chinese Delegation firstly presented the idea of per capita accumulated CO2 emission
No commentsProfessor He Jiankun of Tsinghua University in Beijing explained the concept of per capita accumulated CO2 emissions to one of the workshops at the United Nations climate talks, COP 14, citing equity as the reason for applying this concept.
»COP 14 Opens today in Poznan
No commentsAt the opening ceremony of COP14, speakers emphasized the urgency and importance of climate change negotiations amid the impact of the global financial crisis.
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