In his article "Green Innovation in China: Grassroots Phenomenon or State-Driven Development Model?" Rainer Quitzow discusses the opportunities and drivers of green innovation in China. He focuses particular attention on the role of State-driven investment and private sector-led activities and their broader implications for green innovation and sustainable economic development. The article was published in the German Chamber Ticker: Business Journal of the German Chamber of Commerce in China in its current issue on Innovation in China (German Chamber Ticker, October / November 2012, p.33) .