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Capping China’s Coal

In the U.S.-China climate and energy cooperation deal signed in Beijing last week, China’s president Xi Jinping committed to capping CO2 emissions by 2030. To delve behind the headlines, at the November 24th meeting CEF is featuring speakers from the Natural Resources Defense Council, WWF, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to discuss new and emerging policies and international partnerships that aim to help China reach the national coal consumption cap by 2020.

Date & Time

Monday
Nov. 24, 2014
10:00am – 11:15am ET

Location

5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

In the U.S.-China climate and energy cooperation deal signed in Beijing last week, China’s president Xi Jinping committed to capping CO2 emissions by 2030. However, despite nearly a decade of aggressive policies pushing energy efficiency and renewables, coal use in China has continued to rise and air pollution problems are worsening. To delve behind the headlines, at the November 24th meeting CEF is featuring speakers from the Natural Resources Defense Council, WWF, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to discuss new and emerging policies and international partnerships that aim to help China reach the national coal consumption cap by 2020.

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Speakers

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Jake Schmidt

Managing Director, International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Fuqiang Yang

Senior Adviser on Climate, Energy and Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Hu Tao

Director, Lakestone Institute for Sustainable Development 

Kelly Sims Gallagher

Senior Policy Advisor, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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China Environment Forum

Since 1997, the China Environment Forum's mission has been to forge US-China cooperation on energy, environment, and sustainable development challenges. We play a unique nonpartisan role in creating multi-stakeholder dialogues around these issues.  Read more

Global Risk and Resilience Program

The Global Risk and Resilience Program (GRRP) seeks to support the development of inclusive, resilient networks in local communities facing global change. By providing a platform for sharing lessons, mapping knowledge, and linking people and ideas, GRRP and its affiliated programs empower policymakers, practitioners, and community members to participate in the global dialogue on sustainability and resilience. Empowered communities are better able to develop flexible, diverse, and equitable networks of resilience that can improve their health, preserve their natural resources, and build peace between people in a changing world.  Read more

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