China and California Forge Cooperation on Climate
California Governor Jerry Brown recently concluded a trip to China, where he met with President Xi...
U.S. environment
China Adjusts to a New World Order on Climate and Trade
President-elect Donald Trump followed up on a key campaign talking point on Monday by announcing...
China’s Carbon Goal a Tough Sell in Coal Country
Following the announcement last month of an unprecedented deal between China and the U.S. to cut...
U.S.-China Climate Deal “Heartening” But “Hyped”
This week’s landmark agreement on climate change between the U.S. and China, which promises...
Joint U.S.-China Agreement on Climate Change a “Game-Changer”
Just before hosting a joint press conference following APEC meetings in Beijing, Xi Jinping and...
John Kerry Discusses North Korea, Internet Freedom in China
On Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry completed a two-day visit to China, where North Korea...
Can the U.S. Fight Climate Change without China?
President Obama’s new climate change plan unveiled this Tuesday calls for global action to reduce emissions and address global warming. Jordan Weissmann at The Atlantic looks at why the US needs China’s cooperation...
Obama, Xi Discuss Climate Change and Cybersecurity
As the “casual” California summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama comes to an end, there is little evidence of concrete progress on a range of issues. Hailed as an opportunity for the two leaders to...
Gov. Brown to Seek Chinese Investments for California
After a delayed departure in order to celebrate his 75th birthday at home, California Governor Jerry Brown heads to China on Tuesday for a weeklong visit. As part of his effort to rejuvenate his state’s flagging economy,...
China Says U.S. Subsidies Violate Trade Rules
In the latest missive in an ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China over renewable energy issues, China has filed a complaint with the WTO over U.S. subsidies to clean energy projects. From Bloomberg: The ministry...
U.S. Seeks WTO Probe on China Wind Power Funding
The U.S. has requested talks witht he World Trade Organization to explore ways to end Chinese government subsidies to its clean technology sector. From the Wall Street Journal: The decision comes after the United Steelworkers...
China’s Push Into Wind Worries U.S. Industry
After writing about American firms trying to break into China’s growing market for wind power, the paper today looks at Chinese companies trying to set up wind turbines in Minnesota and elsewhere in the U.S.: While...
China and U.S. Narrow Gap in Climate Talks
In the year since the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, both China and the U.S. have softened their positions and are now more likely to reach agreement at the ongoing Cancun talks. From the New York Times: The verification...
U.S.-China Deadlock Dims Climate Talk Prospects
The New York Times reports that U.N. climate negotiations being held in Tianjin are at a standstill due to the U.S. and China’s failure to reach agreement: Marred by an atmosphere of mistrust, negotiations have made...
Will China Dominate the Green Economy? And if They Do, Should We Worry?
After a New York Times article looked at how government subsidies are giving the green tech industry a leg up in China, several responses have questioned whether that really is a bad thing for the U.S. From the Christian Science...
Amid Trade Tensions, U.S. Creates More Clean Tech Research Partnerships With China
With a lot of talk lately about the heated competition between the U.S. and China over green technology development, the New York Times reports that actually the two countries are engaging in important cooperation in the field:...
Climate Talks in Danger of Unravelling as China and US Clash
The Guardian reports on a stalling of climate talks over disagreements over emission reduction targets: With just six days’ negotiating time left before a critical meeting in Cancun, Mexico, some diplomats fear that the...
Elizabeth Economy: The U.S. and China Have at it Again; But it’s Much Ado About Nothing
For the Council on Foreign Relations blog, Elizabeth Economy writes that the recent uproar over tensions between the U.S. and China over Tibet, Taiwan, and a host of other issues, is overblown: There is nothing new here. We are...
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