Sept 28 - Angel Hsu, World Resources Institute
Engaging China in Climate Change and Energy Issues: the WRI Experience
A recent study by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency reported that China's CO 2 emissions surpassed those of the U.S. by 8 percent in 2006, which was not predicted to occur by the IEA until 2008 at earliest. Clearly, China's development has serious development and global environment implications, particularly in the areas of climate change and energy consumption. This discussion will introduce the current status of climate change and energy-related issues in China, relating the experience of the World Resources Institute in establishing an energy conservation and greenhouse gas management program.
Angel Hsu is a research analyst on the GHG Protocol Initiative at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. She supports the GHG Protocol 's developing country initiatives in the Philippines, China, Brazil, Mexico, and India. She also manages the GHG Protocol website, quarterly newsletter, and outreach. Her expertise includes corporate GHG accounting and reporting and GHG program design. Prior to joining WRI, she completed a Master's degree in Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge in England and a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University. She has also conducted research in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Taiwan. She is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.