Isabel Hilton is the founder of chinadialogue.net, the world's first bilingual website on climate and environment, where she is CEO and Editor in Chief. A writer and broadcaster, she contributes to national and international publications such as The New York Times, The Economist, Granta, El País and Le Monde and she contributes regularly to BBC World Service and TV Current Affairs programmes. She was appointed OBE in 2010 for her work in raising environmental awareness in China.