Jack Liu talk: “China’s Environment on a Metacoupled Planet”

 

Jianguo (Jack) Liu, the Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability and University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, presented, “China’s Environment on a Metacoupled Planet,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3

Liu highlighted the long-term trends and consequences of China’s major environmental issues during the past four decades of economic growth, such as air pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, and water pollution and shortages. He illustrated their driving forces across a metacoupled planet with human-nature interactions within and among countries. Liu also discussed achievements and ongoing efforts in environmental protection, and ended with suggestions for an environmental revolution to fundamentally improve the environment in China and beyond.

Jack Liu talk: “China’s Environment on a Metacoupled Planet”

Publish Date

October 3, 2018

Presenter(s)

Jianguo (Jack) Liu

Link to Video

https://youtu.be/ADA58rVNAE8

Video Length

01:25:07

 

Jianguo (Jack) Liu, the Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability and University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, presented, “China’s Environment on a Metacoupled Planet,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3

Liu highlighted the long-term trends and consequences of China’s major environmental issues during the past four decades of economic growth, such as air pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, and water pollution and shortages. He illustrated their driving forces across a metacoupled planet with human-nature interactions within and among countries. Liu also discussed achievements and ongoing efforts in environmental protection, and ended with suggestions for an environmental revolution to fundamentally improve the environment in China and beyond.