Events
Yours, Mine, Ours—China's Carbon Emissions in an Interdependent World
July 17, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Jim Watson, Sussex Energy Group; Trevor Houser, Rhodium Group, LLC
Greening Business in China
July 11, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Terry Yosie, World Environment Center; Weijia Ye, New Ventures/World Resources Institute
Coal City
May 22, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Speakers present the coal component of the USAID-supported China Environmental Health Project, which aims to obtain accurate data on coal-fired pollution emissions in Huainan, China.
Local-to-Local Energy Linkages: California and Alberta in China
May 20, 2008 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
In light of the minimal cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments with China’s central government on energy, some U.S. states and Canadian provinces have begun to pursue effective forms of engagement with local-level Chinese counterparts on energy.
Cement and Climate Change in China
May 16, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Cement production is an energy-intensive process. It is estimated that China's cement—much of which is produced in energy inefficient, highly polluting kilns—consumes roughly six percent of the nation's energy.
Environmental Cooperation Between Hong Kong and Guangdong
April 29, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Yok-Shiu F. Lee, The University of Hong Kong; Carlos Wing-Hung Lo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Book Launch: The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
April 25, 2008 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Alexandra Harney, former reporter and editor at the Financial Times, discusses her new book, an exposé of how China's factory economy competes for Western business by selling out its workers, its environment, and its future.
Seeking Solutions for Water Scarcity in China
April 08, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Bryan Lohmar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; Wang Rong, China University of Political Science & Law and the China Center for Law and Sustainable Development Research
Environmental Film Festival Screening: The Green Dragon
March 19, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Jennifer L. Turner, Woodrow Wilson Center; Caroline Harrison, Filmmaker
Efforts in Moving Towards a Low Carbon Future: China's Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Laws
February 13, 2008 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Wang Mingyuan, executive director of the Center for Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Law at the Tsinghua University Law School, discusses the content of the energy conservation law, which was amended in 2007.