At COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 nations around the globe pledged to reduce deforestation by 2030 under the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, including the U.S. and China. Meanwhile, under the U.S.-China Glasgow Declaration, the U.S. and China both agreed to prioritize eliminating illegal deforestation from their supply chains. What opportunities exist for the U.S. and China to help curb illegal deforestation? We heard from issue-experts on opportunities in the coming decade.
Past Events
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[Webinar]: Inside China’s National Adaptation Strategy 2035
Earlier this year, China released its new Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for 2035. It emerges from coordination across several national Ministries, and covers the effects of climate impacts like heat waves and flooding, as well as impacts on agriculture and food production, and supply chain management issues. Moreover, the Strategy aims to take a proactive approach to monitoring & warning systems for risk management, and preparedness to climate impacts across the nation. We heard from Chinese experts on what’s inside China’s latest strategy to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
[Webinar]: Integrating Nature-based Solutions into Subnational Climate Policies
We are currently facing two concurrent ecological crises: the urgent threat of climate change and rapidly accelerating biodiversity loss. Nature-based solutions - such as agroforestry, regenerative farming, and green infrastructure - are powerful tools which can confer both mitigation and adaptation co-benefits have largely been missing. We heard about the latest research calling for an integration of nature-based strategies into climate policies.
[Webinar]: Shenzhen's Decarbonization Story
Join the California-China Climate Institute and Shenzhen Research Institute of High-Quality Development and New Structure for insights into Shenzhen’s decarbonization story. Learn about Shenzhen’s carbon neutrality goals and efforts to advance transportation decarbonization. The session discussed incentives and institutional policies used to advance the municipality’s decarbonization pathway.
[Webinar]: China's Latest Climate Policy Updates
In recent years, China has made a number of announcements about its climate goals: emissions peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 among them. It has now issued policies to implement these goals in practice including a Mid-Century Long-Term Strategy and policy guidance and action plans on carbon peaking.
[Webinar]: An Inside Look at China and California’s Carbon Markets
China and California’s carbon emissions trading systems (ETS) are two of the world’s largest. China’s national market started in mid-2021 while California has operated its market since 2013. We heard from research teams from China and California who have analyzed the markets in both jurisdictions, highlighting both strengths and vulnerabilities, and have identified potential lessons-learned.
[Webinar]: Inside the IPCC Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability was released earlier this spring with alarming findings about the progression of climate impacts around the globe. It finds that an estimated 3.3 to 3.6 billion people are highly vulnerable to climate change. During this webinar, we heard from IPCC report authors about the latest science.
[Webinar]: China's Electric Vehicle Growth Boon
2021 witnessed sizable growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, with sales more than doubling from 8.4% at the year’s onset to 20.6% by year’s end. The growth was driven by growing consumer demand and policy incentives like subsidies and tax credits, making EVs more cost-competitive. We heard from issue-experts on China’s transportation sector and the factors driving rapid electric vehicle growth in the nation.
[Webinar]: Charting China’s Power Sector Coal Decarbonization
The California-China Climate Institute and the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy hosted a discussion of new research analyzing strategies China can use to phase out coal consumption and achieve it's carbon neutrality goal for 2060.
[Webinar]: Tackling Methane Emissions for Climate
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases, many times more potent than carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, it remains under-addressed in efforts to tackle global climate change from oil and gas production and agriculture sources. In this webinar, we heard from experts on the latest science and technology updates related to methane, as well as policy opportunities for moving forward.