2010
Water in clearly going to be one of the main issues over the coming decades. More than a billion people do not have access to clean drinking water which is both due to depletion of resources and to a far extent also due to pollution from agriculture and industry.
2010
We all know that designing the correct incentive structure is essential to achieving your objectives. This is correct in any aspect of life as people respond to incentives. Likewise it is essential for government to design the correct incentive structures for getting companies to develop new sectors. The Chinese government has made great efforts to further the development of the cleantech sector such as feed-in tariffs for renewable electricity, low interest loans, tax holidays, support infrastructure and similar.
2010
Gaining greater efficiencies in energy, water and raw materials use offers vast opportunities in China for operational cost savings and harmful emission reductions across several industries. In industrial processes, building construction and operations, or managing supply chains, three common challenges for companies to adopt more efficient equipment and services are the upfront capital costs, the financing models for such projects, and the skills and tools to execute projects and maintain qualitative measurement of efficiency gains.
2010
After four months, Cleantech Thursdays comes back with its first event of 2010. In this upcoming event, we will discuss investments on cleantech. We have invited four senior players in China to join us for a lively panel discussion on its impacts on their business, the market, and the future.
2009
The Carbon Market has been a key driver of Cleantech investment over the last five years. Now with the COP15 conference in Copenhagen just a few weeks away, and with more attention being paid than ever by media, politicians, and corporations, we have invited four senior players in China to join us for a lively panel discussion on its impacts on their business, the market, and the future.
2009
As government and business leaders around the globe work to stimulate economic recovery, investment and innovation in clean technologies and more environmentally sustainable industrial bases gain ever increasing attention. China’s economy, global trade volumes, urbanization trends, and the associated energy demands and environmental constraints, all mean that China will be the focal point for global climate change and sustainable developments.
2009
Cleantech Thursdays invites you on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 to hear from the China Greentech Initiative on their much anticipated report being released at this week’s World Economic Forum in Dalian.
