tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post8980548515548161310..comments2023-10-26T08:26:21.572-04:00Comments on The Jolly Green General: Evidence from ChinaJim caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08951841123149476854noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-83876940475836269422007-01-24T16:47:00.000-05:002007-01-24T16:47:00.000-05:00China presents a different scenario then the one w...China presents a different scenario then the one we are used to. The government still holds control over its citizens and the means of produccion that is not seen in the western nations. I wonder if this will enable china to implement enviormental policies faster (if not more efficiently bc of command and control). AdolfoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-41529988756184977732007-01-23T23:22:00.000-05:002007-01-23T23:22:00.000-05:00Over the past years many people have doubted wheth...Over the past years many people have doubted whether China will be able to sustain their growth because of the large negative effects of industry on the environment.<br />All eyes will be on China in the summer of 2008 for the Olympics. To ease the worlds mind on whether China can sustain their growth the government should put into place a solid plan to show that they are making strides to reduceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-10948390224774093782007-01-23T16:25:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:25:00.000-05:00Very interesting article and question posed. I ca...Very interesting article and question posed. I can't help see the issue in the light that I have been discussing in several of the other blogs. The main point I try to make is that the Environmental Kuznet's Curve and the decisions of wise policy-makers are almost one and the same. As GDP increases to higher levels, the effects of environmental degredation are multiplied and come to the Kris Brakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779374695334671471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-91480655463596630972007-01-23T15:56:00.000-05:002007-01-23T15:56:00.000-05:00I think for China the sooner they act to reduce po...I think for China the sooner they act to reduce pollution the better. Without a consideration for the damaging effects on the environment, China will increasingly rely on coal and the ability to swith to cleaner sources of energy will only become more difficult. As we discussed the importance of information on costs, such as a gasoline tax, on capital purchasing decisions, buying a car, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-80590987381310566612007-01-23T01:16:00.000-05:002007-01-23T01:16:00.000-05:00China is not the only country that is thinking ahe...China is not the only country that is thinking ahead when considering power options in the future.<br /><br />Even though the USA has the saudi arabian equivalent of amount of coal, the coal power plant expansion is slowing as reported by NPR:<br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6881347Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820372976216018340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-7508974675558687152007-01-22T15:52:00.000-05:002007-01-22T15:52:00.000-05:00Simply upgrading techonology in developing nations...Simply upgrading techonology in developing nations is not the answer. In order to make techonology more efficient a lot of energy is expelled. I am not exactly sure how we all got into thinking that the US produces in an environmentally friendly/savvy way, but what efficiencies we now have all came at a high price. The high price being the pollution/emissions produced in the past and present.Kelly Hishtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011132552786216094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-30107453226522412562007-01-22T11:53:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:53:00.000-05:00The Chinese economy has grown rapidly in the past ...The Chinese economy has grown rapidly in the past years but at extreme costs to their environment. The rapid speed at which the economy has grown has left little time for the Chinese to implement cleaner technology and has encouraged Chinese industries to ignore the environmental costs of their production. I believe that the Chinese policy makers have wised up have realized that the speed of Mackenzie Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745027264092689760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-90751783392307427452007-01-22T11:13:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:13:00.000-05:00China is starting to construct the bigger solar us...China is starting to construct the bigger solar usine of world. I think this decision shows the determination of the country to look for new soucres of less pollutants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-45282154756410813952007-01-22T11:02:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:02:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, our own production methods here in ...Unfortunately, our own production methods here in the US are not even where they could be yet. But maybe with new legislation being proposed in the Senate we are on our way. This act which introduces a permanent biodiesel tax incentive in the US was proposed on the first day of Congress and could help us set an example to countries like China. If we start getting serious about alternative Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667233048267212289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-54341409987361289962007-01-22T10:16:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:16:00.000-05:00In the incredibly competitive globalizing market t...In the incredibly competitive globalizing market that China's most recent economic boom occurred in almost has forced them to ignore long-term environmental goals that large industrialized countries such as the U.S. are just now worrying themselves with. In order just to keep up with Global economic pressures, it seems obvious that they would not consider these negative environmental effects. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-19963322432968254292007-01-22T08:23:00.000-05:002007-01-22T08:23:00.000-05:00I also agree that China must adopt cleaner product...I also agree that China must adopt cleaner production technology to reduce pollution. China, in my opinion, adopts some interesting policies as they are on a crash course to be the world's largest energy consumer. One thing I find interesting about China is that they had intented to stop all construction and much of their production in Beijing before the 2008 Olympics in order to improve air Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062599782567896302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-90032204471805932792007-01-22T00:52:00.000-05:002007-01-22T00:52:00.000-05:00I agree with both Hartley and Rachel. Although Chi...I agree with both Hartley and Rachel. Although China does not have the per capita GDP of wealthier countries, the world may not be able to wait to see if the Kuznet's curve is conclusive. The position Al Gore makes in the Harvard News article expresses how businesses must take a long-term view, instead of just looking to the next quarter. Businesses around the world need to make this change in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-53158510528141803672007-01-22T00:30:00.000-05:002007-01-22T00:30:00.000-05:00I agree with Hartley’s comment that China must ado...I agree with Hartley’s comment that China must adopt cleaner technology so that it does not cause permanent harm to the environment and its people. The article mentioned that other developing countries in similar paths of growth, such as India and Pakistan, have cleaner, more efficient technologies (solar, wind, bio-gas). The similarities between these countries make me wonder why China has notRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909342960801386635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-60406626823999906972007-01-21T20:53:00.000-05:002007-01-21T20:53:00.000-05:00I think many developing (in terms of growth toward...I think many developing (in terms of growth towards countries like the US) countries like China have ignored the effects that economic growth and industrialization had and still has on the environment. Now, China is in a real pickle because they have completely ignored the environmental resources that they were depleting by the amount of pollution that they were emmitting. Also, the article Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723447890917949012noreply@blogger.com