Subnational collaboration offers unique opportunities for cooperation between China and the U.S., particularly in areas where local governments can have a greater impact and federal authority is limited. Both nations have influential states that inform their national policy decisions. Several key sectors offer opportunities for subnational collaboration, including: transitioning from fossil fuels and coal, decarbonizing energy, enhancing climate resilience and adaptation, designing carbon markets, and reducing methane emissions.
Authors:
- Fan Dai, California-China Climate Institute, University of California, Berkeley*
- Louise Bedsworth, University of California, Berkeley*
- Joanna Lewis, Georgetown University*
- Jessica Gordon, California-China Climate Institute, University of California, Berkeley*
- Laura Edwards, Georgetown University*
* Organizations are noted for affiliation purposes only. This paper represents authors’ views, and not necessarily those of their institutions.
