Jerry Brown weighs in on the climate bill and U.S.-China relations.
U.S. - China Subnational Climate Cooperation - Updates, Progress, and Recommendations: Part Two
The first blog in this two-part series, provided a brief update on the state of U.S.-China subnational climate cooperation and reviewed domestic progress on climate policy in the U.S. This second and final piece, provides more detail on subnational climate action and progress in China, and concludes with suggestions on how to re-invigorate U.S.-China cooperation and facilitate greater mutual understanding.
U.S. - China Subnational Climate Cooperation - Updates, Progress, and Recommendations: Part One
U.S.-China subnational climate cooperation has faced significant headwinds over the past few years — from the impacts of COVID-19 which largely froze travel between the U.S. and China, to the broader instability of the U.S.-China relationship.
Reimagining Nature-based Climate Solutions to Meet Our Policy Goals
This blog distills a research paper advancing a new Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Governance Framework, to support subnational policymakers in integrating nature-based strategies into climate policy planning processes. NbS approaches such as regenerative agriculture, forest restoration, and green infrastructure, confer concurrent benefits within and beyond the landscapes they improve.
(The Washington Post) California - not Biden - is leading climate cooperation with China
Beijing sees California as a climate leader, with some of the most advanced policies globally.
Opportunities for California to Learn from the European Union
California is often cited a leader in subnational climate leadership and action. However, an in-depth analysis of California's climate policy on a sector-by-sector basis exposes a number of policy gaps that still need to be filled and there is much California could learn from other jurisdictions, including the European Union.
Governing Emissions Trading in California and China
Carbon markets are at a crossroads. As of 2021, 30 emissions trading systems were in force globally, covering 16–17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Last year, climate negotiators in Glasgow finalized the Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets, clearing the way for the expansion of emissions trading and carbon pricing worldwide
RLN: Environmental Briefs: Climate Leadership Advances Through Partnership with China
SACRAMENTO — Furthering California’s long-standing collaboration with China on climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom April 18, renewed a Memorandum of Understanding or MOU to advance ongoing cooperation on initiatives to protect the environment, reduce carbon emissions and air pollution, and promote clean energy development.
FOX 11: "The Issue Is": Earth week with Jerry Brown and Jennifer Granholm
For Earth Week, "The Issue Is" is going green. Elex Michaelson is joined by former 4-term California Governor Jerry Brown. Brown, who has made environmentalism and climate change the cause of his life’s work, talks the state of the planet, dealing with high gas prices while decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels, and working with China.
California Advances Global Climate Leadership Through Expanded Partnership with China
Governor Newsom and China’s Minister of Ecology and Environment sign Memorandum of Understanding on climate change and the environment in virtual meeting. MOU includes new focus on collaboration and strategies to achieve carbon neutrality, promote nature-based solutions, and advance climate-resilient infrastructure.
China Daily: China's new-energy vehicle market hot
China's new-energy vehicle market (NEV) is growing so rapidly that it has become the fourth-largest auto market in the world, experts said at a webinar.
KCRW: Schwarzenegger and Brown: Out of political office, counseling the world
From the war in Ukraine to the United States’ increasingly strained relationship with China, former California governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown are getting attention for well-considered opinions about international affairs.
Politico: The Governor Engaging China on Climate
Jerry Brown has spent a lifetime warning us of our folly. The three-time presidential candidate and four-term California governor has been championing sustainable development since the 1970s. His philosophical, Jesuit- and Zen-influenced approach has made him a singular presence in American politics.
Carrying the Freight
A quarter of carbon emissions from transportation come from heavy-duty trucks. They are also disproportionate sources of air pollution. Addressing these emissions will be challenging and will require a multi-prong strategy.
AP: Climate Change, Nuclear War Occupy Jerry Brown in Retirement
WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) — Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he’s still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now are center stage globally: climate change and the threat of nuclear war.
The Hill: Jerry Brown compares climate change to war
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) told The Associated Press in an article published Tuesday that the Biden administration should prioritize climate concerns, comparing the potentially disastrous effects of a climate crisis to war.
New Report Unveils Strategy to Kickstart China’s Coal Phase-down
BERKELEY, Calif. and COLLEGE PARK, Md – The California-China Climate Institute (CCCI) at UC Berkeley and the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland today released a groundbreaking new report – “A Decade of Action: A Strategic Approach to Coal Phase-Down for China” – that details how China can strategically, responsibly and rapidly phase-down coal-power generation over the next decade.
The New York Review: Washington Crackpot Realism
California-China Climate Institute Chair, Jerry Brown, writes that America needs the courage to think and act in new ways with its enagement with China, accepting that China’s system is different from our system and find arrangements including cooperation on climate change to co-exist peacefully.
California Can Provide a Climate Roadmap for the World
In a guest commentary for CalMatters, California-China-Climate Institute Senior Advisor, Louise Bedsworth, outlines how California can use it's Climate Change Scoping Plan to advance a climate roadmap for the world.
How will the Dual-Credit Policy Help China Boost New Energy Vehicle Growth?
The California-China Climate Institute and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have released a policy brief analyzing China's New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Mandate, a regulatory approach to increasing new energy vehicles' share, and its role in shaping electric vehicle growth trends to 2025.