California governor Gavin Newsom’s delegation is building on existing research and policy initiatives with China, showing that effective climate action can happen below the national level.
(China Dialogue) ‘Wind in the sails’: US–China climate agreement can boost global action
A climate deal between China and the US, the world’s two largest emitters of global-heating greenhouse gases, is a bright spot ahead of tough negotiations at the COP28 climate talks starting in Dubai on 30 November.
(NBC News) For climate advocates, a well-timed meeting between Biden and Xi
For those invested in the fight against climate change, the timing of this week’s meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping is fortuitous.
California-China Climate Institute Partners with Newsom Administration on Successful Climate-Focused Trip to China
The California-China Climate Institute is celebrating the Newsom Administration’s successful trip to China, which we helped to plan and support.
(KQED) Jerry Brown on Newsom's Trip to China
Marisa and Scott talk to San Francisco Chronicle politics reporter Sophia Bollag about covering Governor Gavin Newsom’s trip to China.
(Politico) Former Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown on what’s changed with China
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is forging ties with China during a particularly volatile time in the state’s long history of climate diplomacy.
(NBC News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom travels to China to talk climate change
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state's role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration.
(ABC News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is kicking off a weeklong visit to China focused on climate change.
(Politico) Gavin goes global: Newsom takes a risk on China
Gavin Newsom has said he’s solely focused on climate policy and wouldn’t do anything to undermine the administration’s delicate relations with China.
(Reuters) California governor Newsom to visit China next week to discuss climate action
California governor Gavin Newsom will visit China next week to discuss climate cooperation, promote bilateral economic development and tourism and encourage cultural exchanges, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
(LA Times) Despite diplomatic tension, Newsom is going to China to promote cooperation on climate change
As rising fossil fuel emissions continue to push global temperatures to record highs, California Gov.
U.S. Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Abandoned Coal Mines
Our new California-China Climate Institute report identifies best practices, as well as existing challenges to reducing methane emissions from abandoned coal mines.
(Politico) Washington can’t get a climate pact. Gavin Newsom just cut another one.
California’s role as a shadow climate negotiator is only becoming more important as geopolitical tensions rise.
(China Daily) Clean Energy Focus of California-China Cooperation
Clean energy has been a focus of cooperation between California and China in various sectors, said US officials who are looking forward to deepening the engagement to achieve ambitious climate goals and economic benefits.
(CNN) 'We're barreling towards a hot war' with China, warns fmr. Gov. Jerry Brown
"We learn to cooperate or we perish." Fmr. California Governor Jerry Brown says there will be "dangerous" consequences if the West doesn't engage diplomatically with China.
Decadal and Regional Planning for China’s Power Sector Decarbonization
A new California-China Climate Institute report, produced with colleagues from UC San Diego’s Power Transformation Lab and the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy at Tsinghua University, developed a novel modeling approach with a high spatial and temporal resolution to identify feasible and efficient pathways for deploying renewables, storage systems, and transmission lines, by decade, from 2020 to 2060. This new research highlights potential changes to the energy technology choices, the pace of renewable deployment, and the uneven local impacts over time and space.
(Politico) Jerry Brown Is Angry: Why Is America Barreling Into a Cold War With China?
The ultimate elder statesman sees huge economic consequences to a superpower decoupling: “Another serious banking failure, mortgage meltdown . . . We can’t stabilize the world economy without China.”
The Nexus of Energy Efficiency and Air Strategies for Buildings
China accounts for about half of the world’s new building area and the building operation accounts for one-fifth of the country’s carbon emissions. Therefore, it can benefit greatly from building energy efficiency. China connected with California's energy efficiency policies in the 1980s and developed building and appliance efficiency standards. While China’s initial standards built off of those of California’s, some of California’s recent efficiency standards (for example, for computer monitors) were built upon those of China’s. Continued dialogue and competition between California and China will help develop groundbreaking energy efficiency policies and reduce emissions from buildings.
California-China Climate Institute Releases Updated Interactive Research Tool to Track U.S. Climate Action by State and Sector
The California-China Climate Institute today officially launched the latest version of its States’ Climate Action Map, an interactive tool to help policymakers and researchers track climate action by state and sector across America.
California’s Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Landfills
Our new California-China Climate Institute report, produced with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, analyzes policies and programs, implementation mechanisms, and lessons-learned from California in reducing methane emissions from the solid waste sector. California’s lessons and experiences provide insights for other regions on best practices that could be adopted, as well as existing challenges and gaps to achieve methane reductions.