Chinese Consumers Adopt Greener Lifestyle

For the last two years, Helen Ni has hosted low-carbon technology workshops for local kids and their parents. The informal gatherings take place at her ground-floor apartment in the Shanghai suburb of Minhang, close to Jiaotong University, one of the country’s foremost electric vehicle research centers.

Most classes take place outside on the beige-tiled patio, which stands out against her neighbor’s for its big wooden planters and brown ceramic pots that burst with greenery.