Others fault the policy environment.
"The policy environment has been improving continuously," said Zheng Zhexi, 58, the company's vice president.
Many aspects of the policy environment also influence the bureaucratic politics dynamic.
In order to do this, however, the policy environment for renewable energy – particularly solar and wind – needs to be favourable.
And the other is the fact that the policy environment is about to become much worse for growth.
Hadley said he hoped some "union-controlled super funds" that would not invest in coal had not become involved in windfarms, where the policy environment is uncertain.
He also pointed to energy efficiency as a problem area, as "retrofitting buildings has really slowed down because of the policy environment".
Hillary Clinton displayed a detailed command of the policy environment and a personal approach to storytelling that largely escaped her candidacy eight years ago.
These are: being able to communicate with academia and industry; work across disciplines; understand the policy environment; evaluate evidence; and understand project delivery.
Ironically, the policy environment in the global north, which will see more northern research freely available to all online, may well mean that local research will become invisible.
Arguably, however, these advancements may have occurred despite the policy environment rather than because of it.
