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Working to further climate action through joint research, training and dialogue.

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The climate threat doesn’t respect borders and it doesn’t pause for politics. Now is the time for action from leaders everywhere — for humanity and our common future. With this Institute, California and China are pushing forward  together.
—Jerry Brown, Former Governor of California and Chair of the California-China Climate Institute

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Climate change is a common threat faced by human society. I hope the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University can continue deep collaboration with Governor Brown's team.
—Xie Zhenhua, China’s Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs and Chair of the California-China Climate Institute

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Berkeley is uniquely positioned to help these two world leaders address the pressing issue of climate change. Our faculty and researchers each day take on the peril of our changing climate and seek to develop new technologies and policies that will reduce greenhouse gasses across continents.
—Carol Christ, Chancellor of UC Berkeley

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California-China Climate Institute Convenes Top State, City Leaders at UN Climate Change Conference

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – Just weeks after scientists reported that global greenhouse gas emissions have surged to new highs, the California-China Climate Institute convened top national, city, and state leaders from the U.S. and China – the world’s two biggest emitters – at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan to deepen collaboration and accelerate climate action.

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The Institute will utilize the University's expertise to advance joint research on low-carbon transportation, carbon pricing, climate adaptation and resilience, sustainable land use, policy enforcement, and more.

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We help scale innovative climate solutions, identify and share best practices, and help inform top policy and decision makers in California and China—and beyond.

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