This summer was active and fruitful for the Harvard-China Project and its investigations of the “China 2030/2050” theme sponsored by the Harvard Global Institute (HGI). Summer provided time for intensive research progress in fields as diverse as haze pollution chemistry; grid integration of renewable power; household consumption, welfare and inequality; valuing environmental health risk over time; the impacts of interprovincial trade on air pollution; the carbon cycle in northern China; and the effects of changing land use and income on travel behavior in Chengdu.
On the educational front, we joined forces with Tsinghua University to bring thirty Harvard undergraduate students to Beijing with students from China and around the world for a summer program to experience and learn about China’s environment. We also held two policy consultations with China’s top leaders on environment and climate, Minister XIE Zhenhua, special envoy on climate, and Minister LI Ganjie, the new minister of environment. In Beijing we participated in a panel discussion hosted by the HGI, and organized a spirited dinner event for China Project alumni.
In addition, we are pleased to announce that the Chinese version of our website is live! Access it by visiting: www.cn.chinaproject.harvard.edu
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