Author: Haibing Ma

A native Chinese, Haibing Ma's primary focus is on China-related topics. His priority research and management areas at Worldwatch are clean energy and climate change, including an initiative to explore green economy potentials and impacts in China. Ma is also working closely with Worldwatch's partners in China to explore the role of unconventional gas and to initiate renewable energy mapping programs at the provincial and local levels. Ma is the main point of contact between the Institute and key stakeholders in China, including energy and climate officials and industry experts. Before coming to Worldwatch, Ma was an International Policy Associate at the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), where he played a leading role in managing several China-related projects. He was involved in developing mitigation scenarios and implementation plans for China's electricity, iron and steel, and cement sectors; power-sector modeling; and drafting a low-carbon development plan for the transportation sector. Ma holds a B.A. in Public Administration from Zhejiang University in China and an M.A. in Public Policy Analysis from Beijing University. He is currently completing his doctoral degree at the University of Maryland, College Park, where his primary research focus is on waste electric and electronic equipment management issues in China.

Posts from this author:

• Suntech May Set, But Solar Will Still Grow
• Unsustainable Practices Are Eroding China’s Green Achievement
• China has High Hopes for Shale Gas: The Thorny Road of Honor
• Guangdong Leads the Way in China’s Low-Carbon Development
• Cloud of Uncertainty Hovers Over China’s New Emissions Trading Plans
• China Unleashes New Initiatives in Its Push to Secure a Sustainable Future
• Sustainable Supply Chain – A New Way of Building China’s Green Economy
• Friendly Meetings Bring More Green Opportunities
• China is on its Way to Capping its Total Energy Consumption
• Worldwatch Report Focuses on China’s Green Future
• Data Challenges in Green Economy and Green Jobs Research in China
• China’s New Solar Goal: Does a Doubled Target Mean Double Trouble?
• China’s Statistical Challenges Stymie Accountable Development
• In China, Clean Energy Transition Brings Jobs and Lessons for the World
• China, Set to Add 220 Million Vehicles, Aims to Green Transportation Sector
• Nourishing China’s Forests Can Create Millions of Green Jobs
• Beyond the Numbers: A Closer Look at China’s Wind Power Success
• Practical Steps for Developing Renewable Energy in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan
• Green Design Faces Gray Reality for China’s “Eco-Cities”
• Can China Do a Better Job Delegating Its 2015 Energy and Emissions Targets?
• One Small Step for UN Climate Talks, One Giant Leap for China
• China Nears Its 2010 Energy Intensity Goal But Is Not There Yet
• Enter the Dragon: China’s Growing Presence in Unconventional Gas and Oil Markets
• The Republic of Green Growth: South Korea Wants to Lead in Building a Sustainable Economy