The California-China Climate Institute's Five-Year Anniversary Celebration featured a private ClimateWeek event entitled, "U.S.-China Subnational Climate Leadership in the Context of Changing Dynamics." Held on September 25 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time in mid-town Manhattan, New York City, the evening featured insightful discussion, networking opportunities, and exchange about the latest opportunities in subnational climate leadership. The event also offered the opportunity to share some of the Institute's key highlights in its five years since inception. 

Program Agenda 

5:45 California-China Climate Institute Highlights Slideshow

6:00 Virtual Remarks by Chair Jerry Brown

6:05 Keynote Remarks by Liane Randolph, Chair of the California Air Resources Board

6:10 Expert Panel on Subnational Climate Leadership, moderated by Mary Nichols, featuring:

• Ryna Cui, Associate Research Professor; Acting Director, Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland
• He Gang, Assistant Professor, Baruch College, The City University of New York
• Alex Wang, Professor of Law; Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications; Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the EnvironmentUniversity of California, Los Angeles
• David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and Co-Director of the Energy and Environment Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University

7:15 Dinner remarks by:

• Nate Hultman, Special Advisor, U.S. Department of State
• David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
• Henry Stern, Senator, State of California