After months of growing geopolitical tensions, the US and China have finally found something to agree on: the need to confront the climate crisis. In fact, two days of meetings last week in Shanghai between US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his counterpart, Special Climate Envoy Xie Zhenhua have culminated in the release of a joint statement.
California-China Climate Institute Launches New Podcast: "Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown"
The California-China Climate Institute today launched, “Climate Dialogues with Jerry Brown,” a new audio and video podcast series featuring discussions between Institute Chair Jerry Brown and some of the world’s most thoughtful climate leaders.
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: A Missed Opportunity to Chart a Path to Carbon Neutrality?
Every five years China releases its blueprint for social and economic development and gives the world a preview of what’s to come. This year, on the heels of President Xi Jinping’s commitment to make China carbon neutral by 2060 and with the UN’s Conference of the Parties (COP 26) quickly approaching, expectations were particularly high.
E&E News: Five-Year Plan lacks climate ambition
China on Friday released a draft blueprint of its latest Five-Year Plan for economic growth, and climate experts said it dashes hope that the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter would use the landmark document to meaningfully ramp up its response to global warming.
CGTN: China-California climate change collaboration
Just days after former U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the out of the Paris agreement, one U.S. state governor took climate concerns into his own hands.
Quartz: China's new Five-Year Plan is a letdown on climate
China watchers hoped China’s latest five-year plan, the policy document dictating the country’s near-term economic strategy, would contain new details on how the country plans to hit peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and maybe even move that date ahead a few years. But the plan, released on March 5, failed to deliver.
China Daily: Climate key to US-China Cooperation
Environmental experts and policymakers said that climate change remains a "constructive part" of the US-China relationship, despite tensions in other sectors, and the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases should seize the opportunity to cooperate.
E&E News: Mary Nichols joins climate think tank
Former California air pollution regulator Mary Nichols is joining a think tank, the California-China Climate Institute, that promotes cooperation between the Golden State and China on climate change matters.
Global Climate Leader Mary Nichols Joins California-China Climate Institute as Vice Chair
The California-China Climate Institute announced that Mary Nichols, longtime global climate leader and Chair of the California Air Resources Board, joined the Institute as Vice Chair.
Politico: Nichols joins think tanks devoted to transportation, China climate policy
Former California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols is taking leadership roles at new transportation policy advisory group and a UC Berkeley think tank devoted to China's climate change policies.
California-China Climate Institute Explores Opportunities for Further Collaboration on Carbon Markets and Nature-Based Climate Solutions
BERKELEY – The California-China Climate Institute last week convened experts from across California and China on two webinars that explored how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon markets and nature-based climate solutions.
California-China Climate Institute Stresses Importance of Subnational Cooperation at Events with Leaders from China’s Largest Province
Working to enhance and expand climate cooperation between the United States and China at the subnational level, the California-China Climate Institute joined leaders from across Guangdong Province, China’s most populous and economically prosperous region, at two virtual events, the Understanding China Conference 2020 (Guangzhou) last month and the Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum earlier this month.
LA Times: Op-Ed: Jerry Brown: Biden first task should be working with China on Climate Change
In 2017, during my final term as governor of California, I traveled to China in search of climate partnerships with both national and local authorities. I knew that California’s path-breaking vehicle emission standards and other climate laws would prove ineffective unless other states — and countries — enacted similar measures. If California wanted to succeed in forcing the big auto companies to cut their emissions and shift to zero-emission vehicles, there would be no better ally than China, whose market every car company coveted.
California-China Climate Institute Chair Jerry Brown Calls on Incoming Administration to “Seize the Moment”
BERKELEY – Just days after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, former California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., chair of the California-China Climate Institute, called on the incoming administration to “seize the moment” and find a common pathway for greater climate action and collaboration with China in the new year.
China's 2060 Climate Neutrality Goal: New Horizons for California-China Cooperation on Climate
On September 22, at the United Nations General Assembly, China’s President Xi Jinping announced that China would achieve “carbon neutrality before 2060” and
Institute Hosts Virtual Two-Day Energy, Climate and Sustainable Investment Symposium with Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
BERKELEY – Working to create opportunities for further global climate action and collaboration, the California-China Climate Institute partnered last week with the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business to host the two-day, “Energy, Climate and S
NYT: Jerry Brown on a California Exodus: ‘Tell Me: Where Are You Going to Go?’
From his ranch, the former California governor is experiencing the same smoky air wafting through much of the state. “We are causing this,” he declared in an interview.
A Pathway to Progress: Informal Linkage and California and China's Carbon Markets
Carbon pollution exacts a tremendous cost on our economy, environment and health. One key action we can take to reduce these damaging emissions is to put a price on carbon.
Top American and Chinese Officials Convene Remotely for CCCI Dialogue on Shared Global Challenges
The CCCI brought together top American and Chinese officials to identify opportunities for future collaboration on climate action.
How California and China, Together, Can Accelerate a Global Shift to Zero-emission Vehicles
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, now is the time for us to reflect not only on our shared vulnerability, but also on what's possible through collective action.