One question looms above all others in United States climate envoy John Kerry's climate diplomacy agenda: What can the US do about China?
Priorities for U.S.-China Subnational Partnerships on Carbon Neutrality
Recent carbon and climate neutrality commitments from a growing number of countries and regions —China, the EU, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the UK, and the U.S. — represent a sea change in global momentum for tackling climate change.
Emerging best-practices for reducing short-lived climate pollutants
The California-China Climate Institute has released a new report outlining avenues for gaining traction and international collaboration on short-lived climate pollutants. The report offers opportunities for reducing short-lived climate pollutants for China and highlight the importance of multi-policy and multi-gas strategies by drawing out examples of these approaches from California, Canada, and the European Union.
CarbonBrief: China’s 2060 ‘carbon neutrality’ goal covers ‘all greenhouse gases’
Xie Zhenhua, China’s special envoy for climate change, has said that the country aims to neutralise “all GHGs” before 2060. He noted that China intends to achieve the neutrality of “the emissions of greenhouse gases in all economic sectors, not just CO2”.
“Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown” New Episodes Available
BERKELEY – The California-China Climate Institute today released the latest episodes of its audio and video podcast, “Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown,” featuring conversations with former United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary and Global Optimism Founding Partner Christiana Figueres; former President of Ireland and The Elders Chair Mary Robinson; and Astronomer Royal and Cambridge University’s Center for the Study of Existential Risk co-founder Dr. Martin Rees.
China Daily: Cooperation essential for climate battle
China and the United States would benefit from cooperation in tackling climate change, a forum has heard as reports aired at the gathering reinforced the need for the two biggest economies to coordinate their efforts.
China Launches World’s Largest Carbon Market
China’s long-awaited national emissions trading system (ETS) launched last week, following prolonged anticipation. The effort was first announced in 2011, during the 12th Five-Year Planning process, as part of a broader strategy for enhancing green development.
California-China Climate Institute Reviews Deep Decarbonization Pathways in the U.S. and China
BERKELEY – As the U.S. and China chart a path to achieve their ambitious mid-century carbon neutrality targets, the California-China Climate Institute today released two new reports – one focused on the U.S. and the other on China – identifying institutional, policy and technology gaps and opportunities based on a comprehensive review and analysis of recent deep decarbonization studies in both countries.
The Long and Bumpy Road to Deep Decarbonization: Assessing Net-Zero Pathways in the U.S. and China
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made it clear that global net carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced to zero by mid-century to potentially limit global temperature rise to 1.5°Celsius (C), and stave off the worst impacts of climate change.
Achieving Synergies between Carbon Reduction Goals and Air Quality Improvements in California and China
Californian and Chinese urban areas have long faced significant local air pollution issues, posing challenges to public health. Large cities in both regions face local air quality concerns and thermal inversions which further compound the problem (for example, in Los Angeles and Beijing).
Breakthroughs: Q&A Governor Jerry Brown
In Breakthroughs, a publication of UC Berkeley's Rausser College of Natural Resources, Professor Dan Kammen, a former U.S. State Department science envoy who serves on the academic advisory committee for California-China Climate Institute, recently sat down with Governor Jerry Brown to discuss goals for the institute, how research can affect policy more quickly, and reasons for optimism on climate change.
China Daily: Experts: China, US share similar goals in tackling climate change
China and the United States share a set of similar goals when it comes to climate change, which could help advance collaboration and inspire others around the world to work together toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent report and climate experts.
KQED: Political Breakdown - Mary Nichols on California Climate Leadership and Biden's 'Inflection point'
Former California Air Resources Board Chair and California-China Climate Institute Vice-Chair Mary Nichols joins KQED to discuss how she arrived in California, working for Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger, how Joe Biden has followed California's lead on climate policy and the potential for ongoing collaboration with China on lowering emissions.
California-China Climate Institute Releases Groundbreaking Report Detailing Shared Pathways to Carbon Neutrality for the U.S. and China
BERKELEY – Just weeks after the U.S. and China committed to cooperatively tackle the climate crisis, the California-China Climate Institute, in partnership with the China Energy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), today released a groundbreaking report, “Getting to Net Zero: U.S.-China Framework and Milestones for Carbon Neutrality,” detailing shared pathways to carbon neutrality for the world’s two largest economies.
Bloomberg: U.S. and China Emissions Ambitions
Aimee Barnes, senior advisor at California-China Climate Institute and founder of Hua Nani Partners, discusses President Joe Biden’s climate summit, the reputation of the United States on the world stage and the U.S.’s climate goals. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
Common Ground on Climate: Understanding the US-China Joint Statement
After months of growing geopolitical tensions, the US and China have finally found something to agree on: the need to confront the climate crisis. In fact, two days of meetings last week in Shanghai between US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his counterpart, Special Climate Envoy Xie Zhenhua have culminated in the release of a joint statement.
California-China Climate Institute Launches New Podcast: "Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown"
The California-China Climate Institute today launched, “Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown,” a new audio and video podcast series featuring discussions between Institute Chair Jerry Brown and some of the world’s most thoughtful climate leaders.
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: A Missed Opportunity to Chart a Path to Carbon Neutrality?
Every five years China releases its blueprint for social and economic development and gives the world a preview of what’s to come. This year, on the heels of President Xi Jinping’s commitment to make China carbon neutral by 2060 and with the UN’s Conference of the Parties (COP 26) quickly approaching, expectations were particularly high.
E&E News: Five-Year Plan lacks climate ambition
China on Friday released a draft blueprint of its latest Five-Year Plan for economic growth, and climate experts said it dashes hope that the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter would use the landmark document to meaningfully ramp up its response to global warming.
CGTN: China-California climate change collaboration
Just days after former U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the out of the Paris agreement, one U.S. state governor took climate concerns into his own hands.