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Subtle but Important Shifts in Global Warming Positions Just Announced by US & China

November 17, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, cop15, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, UNFCCC

China and the U.S. just announced a Joint Statement (available here) and a package of agreed actions on clean energy.  This meeting between these two countries that account for around 40% of the world's CO2 emissions from fossil fuels couldn't...continued

Obama’s First Trip to China: What to Expect on Global Warming

November 16, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, cop15, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, UNFCCC

President Obama is on a swing through Asia and is now in China for high-level meetings on a range of issues.  At the top of his agenda with China is how these two key players can individually and jointly move...continued

Shifting into High Gear: Wrapping up Climate Week, G20 Outcome & on to Bangkok

September 28, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Well "climate week" has just wrapped up with the conclusion of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.  This week was an important one to build international and US momentum for addressing global warming pollution (as I discussed here). As I discussed...continued

Seizing the Opportunity: Reflections from the UN Climate Summit

September 24, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Climate week began with world leaders participating in a full day of discussions on global warming.  Over 100 world leaders were in attendance -- the largest gathering of world leaders on global warming and the first in many respects.  The...continued

China Signals New Efforts to Address their Global Warming Pollution

September 22, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, UNFCCC

President Hu Jintao of China has just unveiled before the world a new set of actions that China will undertake to curb their global warming pollution.  The remarks were made today as a part of the UN Secretary General's...continued

Important Week for Global Warming…Some Rays of Hope for Global Efforts

September 21, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, climateweek, copenhagen, deforestation, developingcountries, g20, globalwarming, UNFCCC

Today begins a week dubbed "climate week" because of all the high-level climate discussions that are occurring.  And they just all happen to be occurring in the US at an important time for the US domestic debate to pass...continued

Coming Global Warming Limits in China…some news with hints

June 8, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, developingcountries, globalwarming, obama, UNFCCC, waxmanmarkey

News coming out of China provides some hints that they might adopt a domestic limit to reduce their global warming.  As China Daily is reporting: " China will put in place carbon dioxide emissions targets for its economic and social...continued

US & China to Hold High-Level Dialogue on Global Warming

February 23, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechange, climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, developingcountries, globalwarming, obama, secretaryclinton, toddstern, UNFCCC

Secretary Clinton announced in Beijing that the US and China have agreed in principle to undertake a periodic high-level strategic and economic dialogue.  She and Treasury Secretary Geithner will undertake the dialogue with their Chinese counterparts.  The dialogue will be...continued

Reengaging China on Climate Change - Some Recommendations

February 18, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechange, climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, developingcountries, globalwarming, obama, secretaryclinton, UNFCCC

If you've picked up a paper, listened to a radio program, watched a TV program, or read a policy paper on global warming recently you would surely have heard that China and the US are the two biggest sources of...continued

China and US Agreeing to a Sectoral Approach to Global Warming?

January 9, 2009

Posted by Jake Schmidt in Greening China , Solving Global Warming

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china, climatechange, climatechangenegotiations, copenhagen, developingcountries, globalwarming, obama, poznan, UNFCCC

Andy Revkin has a DotEarth post on: Can U.S., China Team Up on Climate, Energy?  Well he didn't exactly ask it directly of me, but I'll take the liberty of responding.  The answer is YES and also that THEY MUST....continued

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Jake Schmidt
International Climate Policy Director
Washington, DC
I'm the international climate policy director at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).  I recently joined...
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