There’s a very good read, The Great Paradox of China: Green Energy and Black Skies, that appears at “Yale Environment 360.” (I wrote China – Getting Closer here late last month.) What’s the paradox? “China is on its way to becoming the world’s largest producer of renewable energy, yet it remains one of the most polluted countries on earth.” See the Yale article for the not-uninteresting ins and outs of this paradox.
For much more on China and its environmental nightmare, see the work of Elizabeth C. Economy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Other experts on China, energy and climate change are Deborah Seligsohn at the World Resources Institute, Julian L. Wong at the Center for American Progress, and NRDC’s China Program Director, Barbara Finamore.