United States-China Cooperation
President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao: Presidential Phone Call
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 6, 2009This week also featured a telephone call between President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao, which both countries reported to be focused on climate change. The reported content needless to say was about pushing for a successful deal at Copenhagen. What was most important was that in the midst of all the things happening globally in the world now and politically in the U.S. the two leaders kept the climate priority high on the agenda.
Congressional Commission Urges Greater Cooperation with and Scrutiny of China and Climate
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 6, 2009The new Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report devotes a section to climate change (see pages 27-30). While the report expresses concern about the quality of Chinese enforcement, it also notes the significant progress China has made, especially in reducing sulfur pollution (a critical air pollutant). It also makes a number of concrete suggestions for how to support improvements in China, including increased cooperation in the areas of policy making, measurement and reporting, regulations and civil society involvement.
Differences Over the Kyoto Protocol at Bangkok Climate Meeting
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 1, 2009From calls to action in New York, the focus then turned to Bangkok the following week, where one of the many United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in preparation for the big meeting in Copenhagen in December. The meeting was difficult. It seemed like many parties wanted more from others than they would offer themselves. The United States is obviously a particular focus. Without a climate change bill it is unable to make specific commitments on mitigation targets or on funding amounts (No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks end).
ChinaFAQs: Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation
Posted by ChinaFAQs on Oct 22, 2009
U.S.-China cooperation on climate change mitigation has taken a variety of forms, with different goals and structures. Reviewed below are some of the recent fora for bilateral dialogue and collaboration.
WRI: China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge
Posted by ChinaFAQs on Oct 22, 2009
A new WRI report, China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China, outlining the major advances made in implementing effective energy efficiency programs in the past several years. These include targeted programs for both large and small enterprises, specific goals for government officials, and the development of energy statistics infrastructure. It also addresses U.S.
Current and Recent U.S.-China Climate and Energy Cooperation Projects
Posted by ChinaFAQs on Oct 20, 2009
U.S.-China Climate and Energy Cooperation Projects up to 2009, sorted by participating U.S. agency. Includes project title, a brief description, corresponding agencies and partner organizations, key accomplishments, and relevant contact persons.
Deborah Seligsohn
Deborah Seligsohn is a consultant based in Beijing, working with the World Resources Institute’s Climate and Energy Program as its Principal Advisor for China and Climate. Her focus is on deepening research collaboration and the development of useful policy tools to address climate change issues. She comes to WRI from the U.S. State Department, where she had over 20 years’ experience working on energy and environment issues in China, India, Nepal and New Zealand. Her most recent position was as Environment, Science, Technology and Health Counselor on Beijing. She has a master’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, and her BA is from Harvard University in East Asian Studies. She speaks fluent Chinese and some Hindi.
World Resources Institute
dseligsohn@wri.org
+86 139-1119-5762
Robert Kapp
For ten years, Robert Kapp was president of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), the preeminent organization of American companies involved in U.S.-China investment and trade. As leader of the USCBC, he engaged extensively with U.S. and Chinese government leaders and key agencies on a wide range of policy issues, including questions of strong interest on Capitol Hill.
Robert A. Kapp and Associates
bobkapp@rakapp.com
S.T. Hsieh
Shieh - Tsing “ST” Hsieh has a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Hsieh has been affiliated with Tulane University in New Orleans since 1974. He headed the Electrical Engineering Department from 1986 - 1992, and currently manages the U.S./China Energy and Environmental Technology Center jointly operated by Tulane and the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a native of Taiwan, ROC, and fluent in Mandarin Chinese. ST is an advisor to the Science and Technology Commission of the People’s Republic of China and consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy, among others.
Tulane University
tulanehsieh@yahoo.com
Kenneth Lieberthal
Dr. Lieberthal is director of the John L. Thornton China Center and senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at Brookings. Lieberthal served as special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Asia on the National Security Council from August 1998 to October 2000. His government responsibilities encompassed U.S. policy toward Northeast, East and Southeast Asia.
The Brookings Institution
kliebert@umich.edu
(202) 797-2494
Expert Blog Posts
Experts In the News
Experts
- Nathaniel Aden , World Resources Institute
- Edward Cunningham , Boston University
- Erica Downs , The Brookings Institution
- Meredydd Evans , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Barbara Finamore , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Jerry Fletcher , West Virginia University
- Sarah Forbes , World Resources Institute
- David Fridley , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Kelly Sims Gallagher , Tufts University
- Banning Garrett , Atlantic Council
- Stephen Hammer , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Melanie Hart , Center for American Progress
- Mikkal Herberg , The National Bureau of Asian Research
- Isabel Hilton , Chinadialogue
- Trevor Houser , Peterson Institute for International Economics
- S.T. Hsieh , Tulane University
- Angel Hsu , Yale University
- Daniel Kammen , University of California, Berkeley
- Robert Kapp , Robert A. Kapp and Associates
- Albert Keidel , Atlantic Council
- David Kline , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Bo Kong , Johns Hopkins University
- Michael Levi , Council on Foreign Relations
- Mark Levine , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Joanna Lewis , Georgetown University
- Kenneth Lieberthal , The Brookings Institution
- Haibing Ma , Worldwatch Institute
- Denise Mauzerall , Princeton University
- Irving Mintzer , Potomac Energy Fund
- Chris Nielsen , Harvard University
- Rose Niu , World Wildlife Fund
- Stephanie Ohshita , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Huei Peng , University of Michigan
- Lynn Price , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- David Pumphrey , Center for Strategic and International Studies
- JingJing Qian , Natural Resources Defense Council
- Rod Quinn , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Luke Schoen , Tsinghua-Berkeley Inter-University Program
- Deborah Seligsohn , World Resources Institute
- Monisha Shah , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Bo Shen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Edward Steinfeld , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kevin Tu , Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Jennifer Turner , Woodrow Wilson Center
- Alex Wang , UC Berkeley Boalt Law School
- Elizabeth Wilson , University of Minnesota
- Julian Wong , Green Leap Forward
- Ailun Yang , World Resources Institute
- Zhang Xiaoquan , The Nature Conservancy
- Nan Zhou , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Data Sources
BP Statistical Review of World Energy
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (ORNL)
China Energy Databook (LBNL)
Key China Energy Statistics 2011 (LBNL)
Climate Analysis Indicator Tool (CAIT)
Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
The World Bank
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
