Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Wednesday, July  21, 2021 | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. (Beijing Time)

Within the last year, both the United States and China have put forward mid-century net-zero emissions reductions targets. Still, significant work remains to develop and define the interim pathways and milestones needed to reach these long-term carbon neutrality goals. What do we know about the U.S. and China’s decarbonization pathways, and how can we work together to achieve them?

Two new reports from the California-China Climate Institute work to answer these essential questions with a focus on the United States and China, respectively. In an effort to further refine the pathways forward, the authors presented their insights and discussed the many opportunities that exist for the U.S. and China to work on decarbonization, both independently and collectively.

AGENDA

5:30 p.m.            Welcome and Introductions, Jenn Perron, Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute 

5:35 p.m.            Opening Remarks, Fritz Kahrl, Research Affiliate, California-China Climate Institute 

5:40 p.m.            Previews of new research on deep decarbonization pathways for the  U.S. and China

U.S. Decarbonization Study Review 

Amber Mahone, Partner,  E3

China Decarbonization Study Review

Nan Zhou, Senior Scientist and Head of the International Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nina Khanna, Principal Scientific Engineering Associate and Co-Leader of the Emerging Economies Research Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

6:10 p.m.          Audience Q&A and Discussion

6:25 p.m.        Concluding Remarks, Fritz Kahrl, Research Affiliate, California-China Climate Institute