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President Obama's China Trip: Final Thoughts

Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 18, 2009

President Obama departed China today after quite a productive two days. The major accomplishments on the climate front were the series of agreements signed yesterday. While expectations for Copenhagen have been somewhat lowered – towards a “political” deal rather than completing all the work needed for the full-scale treaty – both Obama and Hu indicated they were working to get to a good deal.

Obama’s China Trip: US-China Joint Statement, Clean Energy Projects, and Environmental Capacity-Building MOU

Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 17, 2009

President Obama and his team look like they’ve had a productive day in Beijing, even if Press Secretary Robert Gibbs had to remind the media that the Obama team was not expecting “that the waters would part and everything would change over our almost two-and-a-half day trip to China.” The just-released U.S.-China Joint Statement is almost encyclopedic in its coverage of the challenges facing these two world leaders, with commitments to work together more closely on them.

US-China Joint Statement - November 17th

Posted by ChinaFAQs on Nov 17, 2009

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US_China_Joint_Statement_White_House_Nov_17.pdf

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2009
Beijing, China

At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009. The Presidents held in-depth, productive and candid discussions on U.S.-China relations and other issues of mutual interest.

President Obama’s First Trip to Asia: Engaging with China on Climate Change

Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 12, 2009

As Asia looks forward to President Obama’s trip, China is seeing important clean energy projects on an almost daily basis. Not only do we expect new projects from the President’s trip, but the Asian Development Bank launched a new carbon capture and storage project, and China is looking to buy U.S. solar panels for a new solar base.

With President Obama’s arrival in Asia just days away, the Chinese press is being upbeat but offering little specific on expectations.

ChinaFAQs has launched!

Posted by ChinaFAQs on Nov 12, 2009

The ChinaFAQs website serves as a portal to content and experts on China climate and energy issues. Information on www.ChinaFAQs.org is organized by issue area, allowing users to both quickly find information to answer specific questions and to easily browse a variety of topics.

For more information about our issue areas, please refer to our Issue Areas Page.

Within each issue area, users will find one or more fact sheets that draw upon the research and analysis of U.S.-based experts, as well as related data, graphics, news articles, expert commentary, and other content.

ChinaFAQs Fact Sheets

Posted by ChinaFAQs on Nov 11, 2009

We’ve added more than 15 fact sheets on various topics related to China climate and energy information, including:

Visit the Issue Areas section for fact sheets by topic or the Library and Data section for a complete list of all our fact sheets.

Cloud Seeding Overdose

Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Nov 10, 2009

The big news this past weekend was more about the weather than the climate. While the week began with lots of news about Chinese climate discussions with a number of key partners, as well as key U.S. China trade talks, by the weekend, the main talk of Beijing was astonishingly early snow.

Beijing, which generally has little precipitation in the winter, and rarely before December, saw a snowstorm start October 31 and build up through much of November 1. Beijingers were then surprised to learn that, in fact, the snow was seeded by the local meteorological bureau, which had hoped for rain and had not predicted the unseasonably cold temperatures. The Daily Mail has some great pictures of the storm here.

April 21, 2013

Ailun Yang discusses the political challenges at the heart of China’s environmental issues and potential solutions in, “Environmental experts say China’s new leadership has to tackle pollution” South China Morning Post

April 19, 2013

Barbara Finamore comments on the effects of rising public awareness of environmental problems in, “Can social media clear air over China?” CNN

April 18, 2013

Sarah Forbes comments on the importance of adequate regulation and oversight as China develops its shale gas resources in, “China’s Shale-Gas Potential and Peril” Bloomberg Businessweek

April 17, 2013

Kenneth Lieberthal on the future of U.S.-China cooperation on energy and climate issues in, “Energy may transform U.S.-China ties” China Daily

April 16, 2013

Barbara Finamore talks about synergies between addressing climate change and addressing local air pollution in, “China’s environment crisis could boost climate action” Reuters

Experts

Experts

Name: Nathaniel Aden , World Resources Institute
Name: Edward Cunningham , Boston University
Name: Erica Downs , The Brookings Institution
Name: Meredydd Evans , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Name: Barbara Finamore , Natural Resources Defense Council
Name: Jerry Fletcher , West Virginia University
Name: Sarah Forbes , World Resources Institute
Name: David Fridley , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Kelly Sims Gallagher , Tufts University
Name: Banning Garrett , Atlantic Council
Name: Stephen Hammer , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Name: Melanie Hart , Center for American Progress
Name: Mikkal Herberg , The National Bureau of Asian Research
Name: Isabel Hilton , Chinadialogue
Name: Trevor Houser , Peterson Institute for International Economics
Name: S.T. Hsieh , Tulane University
Name: Angel Hsu , Yale University
Name: Daniel Kammen , University of California, Berkeley
Name: Robert Kapp , Robert A. Kapp and Associates
Name: Albert Keidel , Atlantic Council
Name: David Kline , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Name: Bo Kong , Johns Hopkins University
Name: Michael Levi , Council on Foreign Relations
Name: Mark Levine , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Name: Joanna Lewis , Georgetown University
Name: Kenneth Lieberthal , The Brookings Institution
Name: Haibing Ma , Worldwatch Institute
Name: Denise Mauzerall , Princeton University
Name: Irving Mintzer , Potomac Energy Fund
Name: Chris Nielsen , Harvard University
Name: Rose Niu , World Wildlife Fund
Name: Stephanie Ohshita , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Huei Peng , University of Michigan
Name: Lynn Price , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: David Pumphrey , Center for Strategic and International Studies
Name: JingJing Qian , Natural Resources Defense Council
Name: Rod Quinn , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Name: Luke Schoen , Tsinghua-Berkeley Inter-University Program
Name: Deborah Seligsohn , World Resources Institute
Name: Monisha Shah , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Name: Bo Shen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Edward Steinfeld , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Name: Kevin Tu , Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Name: Jennifer Turner , Woodrow Wilson Center
Name: Alex Wang , UC Berkeley Boalt Law School
Name: Elizabeth Wilson , University of Minnesota
Name: Julian Wong , Green Leap Forward
Name: Ailun Yang , World Resources Institute
Name: Zhang Xiaoquan , The Nature Conservancy
Name: 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)

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