Comments on: Green China: Friend or foe? http://www.marcgunther.com/2010/01/10/green-china-friend-or-foe/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Christadoss http://www.marcgunther.com/2010/01/10/green-china-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-284145 Daniel Christadoss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:27:07 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=3422#comment-284145 Definitely a friend. Growth in other parts of the world has a ripple effect for the world economy. I noticed this during the oil boom. International companies took advantage of the growth and had mega projects to use the latest technology as well as grow new technology. Of course this time we are dealing with a savvy customer who is going to ask for technology transfer. I have been on the other side when I was in India and Western companies held their customers to ransom but marking up spare parts unreasonably. This is what started the whole concept of technology transfer over a period of time. Actually technology transfer is not all that bad as it help us to keep on the cutting edge of technology as well sell obsolete or near obsolete technology. Definitely a friend. Growth in other parts of the world has a ripple effect for the world economy. I noticed this during the oil boom. International companies took advantage of the growth and had mega projects to use the latest technology as well as grow new technology.
Of course this time we are dealing with a savvy customer who is going to ask for technology transfer. I have been on the other side when I was in India and Western companies held their customers to ransom but marking up spare parts unreasonably. This is what started the whole concept of technology transfer over a period of time. Actually technology transfer is not all that bad as it help us to keep on the cutting edge of technology as well sell obsolete or near obsolete technology.

]]> By: gao http://www.marcgunther.com/2010/01/10/green-china-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-284120 gao Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:47:02 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=3422#comment-284120 China also has energy security concerns. Without millitary guarantee of oil supply the new energy seems the best bet. Also China fears of burning up way too much coal is both a curse on environment and resources. China also has energy security concerns. Without millitary guarantee of oil supply the new energy seems the best bet. Also China fears of burning up way too much coal is both a curse on environment and resources.

]]> By: Marc http://www.marcgunther.com/2010/01/10/green-china-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-284118 Marc Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:19:15 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=3422#comment-284118 Thanks for the comment, and you're right. Whatever we think of the "race" to be green or the competition with China, we should find (reasonable and cost-effective) ways to develop our own renewable energy sources. I don't think we should worry about losing "green jobs" to China, though. It's not a zero sum game, as best as I can tell. Thanks for the comment, and you’re right. Whatever we think of the “race” to be green or the competition with China, we should find (reasonable and cost-effective) ways to develop our own renewable energy sources.

I don’t think we should worry about losing “green jobs” to China, though. It’s not a zero sum game, as best as I can tell.

]]> By: keinst http://www.marcgunther.com/2010/01/10/green-china-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-284117 keinst Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:08:19 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=3422#comment-284117 Whether China will be a friend or foe is a very interesting question. It depends on how we look at things which is determined by what our goals are. If our main goal is for the US to dominate the renewable energy market, then we would see China as a foe, but if our goal was to save the world, we would see them as a friend. (Needless to say, I believe the latter to be of more importance.) Ultimately, whether we see them as a friend or not shouldn't matter that much because our actions should be the same. We should try to develop our renewable energy sector as fast as possible, period. Whether China will be a friend or foe is a very interesting question. It depends on how we look at things which is determined by what our goals are. If our main goal is for the US to dominate the renewable energy market, then we would see China as a foe, but if our goal was to save the world, we would see them as a friend. (Needless to say, I believe the latter to be of more importance.)

Ultimately, whether we see them as a friend or not shouldn’t matter that much because our actions should be the same. We should try to develop our renewable energy sector as fast as possible, period.

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