Shang-Jin Wei, Professor, Finance and Economics at Columbia University
Dec 23, 2020
China’s pledge in September to pursue carbon neutrality by 2060 was followed by a similar pledge from Japan a month later. With these commitments being made at a time when the US has withdrawn from the Paris climate accord, it is easy to interpret them as part of the ongoing geopolitical competition for global leadership. But managing climate change is not a zero-sum game. Here, national competition to strengthen ambitions and policies benefits everyone.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Nov 20, 2020
Can China’s green initiatives and the Green New Deal in the United States work in harmony? With both countries committed to a transition to new energy, it is more important than ever for them to communicate.
William M. Reicher, a research intern, China Environment Forum
Sep 16, 2020
Chronic water shortages have become an entrenched issue around the world. In China and the United States, desalination solutions are being applied to replenish precious water supplies.
Clare Auld-Brokish, Summer 2020 research assistant, Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum
Aug 19, 2020
As municipal budgets are squeezed by COVID-19, authorities need to get creative in order to stave off future weather events.
Teresa Kennedy, Master's student at Peking University's Yenching Academy in Beijing
Apr 23, 2020
The issue of deep-sea presents a classic dilemma between climate protection and innovation. China has the greatest capability to pioneer a method of finding a balance between the two.
Teresa Kennedy, Master's student at Peking University's Yenching Academy in Beijing
Apr 10, 2020
Against the backdrop of the global supply chain and climate change, possibilities for growth in China’s alternative meat market are undeniable, and US companies are looking to profit.
Lily Hartzell, Freelance Journalist based in Beijing
Dec 05, 2019
As the Convention on Biological Diversity prepares to reconvene in 2020, it’s time to reflect on the efficacy of the convention’s efforts over the last 10 years. As the host next year, China could spur the world to greater action on biodiversity conservation.
Teresa Kennedy, Master's student at Peking University's Yenching Academy in Beijing
Nov 06, 2019
The excessive amount of plastic in the world’s oceans has wreaked havoc on the environment. Now, the biggest offender of plastic mismanagement, China, is taking steps to remedy its system and limit the amount of plastic waste it produces.
Stephen Roach, Faculty Member, Yale University
Sep 27, 2019
In the here and now of climate change, it is easy to lose sight of important signs of progress. China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a case in point. By changing its economic model, shifting its sources of fuel, developing new transportation systems, and embracing eco-friendly urbanization, China’s sustainability strategy is an example of global leadership that the rest of the world should consider very carefully. In the rush to demonize China over trade, the West has missed this point altogether.
Danielle Neighbour, Schwarzman Fellow
Jun 20, 2019
As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has announced a national carbon market and begun piloting regional carbon markets in seven of its largest cities.