Haibing Ma, China Program Manager

Manager, China Program
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 an indispensable 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.
Media Experience
- Severe Farm Land Pollution Threatens China’s Food Security. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on January 15th, 2014.
- Is China’s Restriction on Shark Fin Consumption a Good Sign for Environmental Protection? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on January 8th, 2014.
- Did the UNFCCC COP19 at Warsaw Fail Again? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on November 27th, 2013.
- Will Smog Become a Regular Problem for China? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on October 30th, 2013.
- Holiday Tourism Became a Headache instead of Green Business in China. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on October 10th, 2013.
- Will China be in Charge of the Six-Party-Talk? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on October 2nd, 2013.
- Should U.S. Worry about China’s Influence on Africa? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on September 4th, 2013.
- Pollution Takes Toll on China’s Tourism. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on August 21st, 2013.
- Shocking U.S. Studies found that up to 500 Million Chinese People Will Lose about 2.5 Billion Years of Life Expectancy. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on July 17th, 2013.
- Review of Premier Li Keqiang’s First 100 Days. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on July 9th, 2013.
- Quoted in Electric Car Sales still Sputtering. Michael Barris, China Daily, July 3, 2013.
- Will the Obama-Xi Meeting mark a new page of U.S.-China climate cooperation? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on June 13, 2013.
- China’s Water Pollution Crisis. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on April 8th, 2013.
- Quoted in China’s Green Leap Backward. Lucia Green-Weiskel, The Nation, February 4, 2013.
- Will China Face Economic Crisis in 2013? Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on September 12, 2012.
- China Confronts with the U.S. Influence on Africa. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on August 7, 2012.
- Indication of Increasing Environmental Protest in China. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on August 1, 2012.
- Chinese Banks’ Increasing Risks. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on July 18, 2012.
- Quoted in Sweetening the Dragon’s Breath, Anna Petherick, Nature Climate Change, 2, 309–311 (2012). Published online April 26, 2012.
- Standoff in South China Sea. Appeared as guest speaker at VOA TV show: Issues & Opinions. Aired in Mandarin Chinese on April 17, 2012.
Selected Publications
Book chapters and reports:
- Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region: Trends of Actions and Implications. Asian Development Bank. Manila, Philippines (scheduled to be published in Fall 2011)
- Green Economy and Green Jobs in China: Current Status and Potentials for 2020, Worldwatch Paper 185, co-authored with Dr. Jiahua Pan. July 2011.
- "Clean Energy: A Greener and Stronger Economic Engine for China," co-authored with Christopher Flavin. Chapter of the book China in the Next 30 Years. Central Compilation and Translation Press of China (CCTP). Beijing, January 2011.
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in China: Current Status and Prospects for 2020, Worldwatch Paper 182, co-authored. October 2010.
- Technology-based Sectoral NAMAs: a Preliminary Case Study of China’s Cement and Iron & Steel Sectors, co-authored with Dan Klein, et al. Center for Clean Air Policy. October 2009.
- Utilizing Payments for Environmental Services for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Options, co-authored with Matthew Ogonowski, et al. Center for Clean Air Policy. May 2009.
Articles:
- "Cloud of Uncertainty Hovers Over China's New Emissions Trading Plans." February 10, 2012.
- "China Unleashes New Initiatives in its Push to Secure a Sustainable Future." January 20, 2012.
- "Friendly Meetings Bring More Green Opportunities." November 4, 2011.
- "China is on its Way to Capping its Total Energy Consumption." September 9, 2011.
- "Worldwatch Report Focuses on China’s Green Future." August 19, 2011.
- "Small-scale farming holds key to cleaner future," co-authored with Danielle Nierenberg. Sacramento Bee, August 14, 2011.
- "Data Challenges in Green Economy and Green Jobs Research in China." June 29, 2011.
- "China’s New Solar Goal: Does a Doubled Target Mean Double Trouble?" June 8, 2011.
- "China’s Statistical Challenges Stymie Accountable Development." May 20, 2011.
- "In China, Clean Energy Transition Brings Jobs and Lessons for the World." April 13, 2011.
- "China, Set to Add 220 Million Vehicles, Aims to Green Transportation Sector." April 1, 2011.
- "Nourishing China’s Forests Can Create Millions of Green Jobs." March 23, 2011.
- "Beyond the Numbers: A Closer Look at China’s Wind Power Success." February 28, 2011.
- "Practical Steps for Developing Renewable Energy in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan." February 7, 2011.
- "Green Design Faces Gray Reality for China’s “Eco-Cities.” January 27, 2011.
- "Can China Do a Better Job Delegating Its 2015 Energy and Emission Targets?" January 14, 2011.
- "One Small Step for UN Climate Talks, One Giant Leap for China." December 27, 2010.
- "China may cap-and-trade before US," co-authored with Alexander Ochs, China Dialogue, September 6, 2010.
- Suntech May Set, But Solar Will Still Grow.March 28, 2013.
- Unsustainable Practices Are Eroding China’s Green Achievement.January 30, 2013.
- China Has High Hopes for Shale Gas: the Thorny Road of Honor.August 16, 2012.
- Guangdong Leads the Way in China’s Low-Carbon Development. March 26, 2012.