China
Since 2009, the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) has been leading a cooperative mechanism for U.S.-China engagement through a Chinese partner organization, the Global Environmental Institute (GEI).
This initiative is structured to foster:
- Technical and information exchange between subnational governments in China and the U.S.
- New state-to-province relationships around commerce, energy, and the environment.
- Capacity building for energy, economic, and environmental planning in China to enable it to meet new economic and emission reduction goals for its provinces that were established in its most recent Five Year Economic Plan.
Our partnership is conducted with formal endorsements by national governments in both countries. The U.S. State Department and Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently formally recognized this U.S.-China partnership as an official EcoPartnership.
CCS’ work with GEI involves direct, high level relationships and collaboration with national and provincial officials and experts in China at the NDRC, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangdong Provincial Development Reform Commission (DRC), and other institutions. CCS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAS Institute of Policy and Management (IPM), CAS Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), and GEI to collaboratively develop methods for provincial climate, energy, and economic planning and analysis to help China’s provinces achieve their dual goals for economic growth and emissions reduction under the country’s 12th Five Year Plan.
