US and China agree on climate collaboration despite trade tensions on.ft.com/4dBpkX5

The China Climate Hub at @asiapolicy was delighted to organize a meeting to discuss U.S.-China climate cooperation and global climate ambition with PRC Special Envoy Liu Zhenmin, @asiasocietyceo Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, and our teams.

The meeting reflects a shared resolve to implement the Sunnylands Agreement. This offers a sense of continuity after Xie and Kerry’s retirement. The substantive exchanges demonstrate that technical progress is still possible while the two countries manage their differences.

Economic competition is complicating US-China climate talks. Current dynamic will be a 'lose-lose' for both the climate agenda and G2 climate relationship. nytimes.com/2024/05/08/cli…

U.S. and China hold climate talks in Washington axios.com/2024/05/08/us-…

Podesta’s climate gambit with China ift.tt/3vCij6B

Sino-French statement with notable progress on BBNJ, plastic INC, and the CBD. elysee.fr/emmanuel-macro…

United States Hosts PRC Special Envoy for Climate Change - United States Department of State state.gov/united-states-…

China Climate Chief Says He’ll Visit US to Bolster Key Ties - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

If former US President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House in 2025, China may step up to assume the mantle of global climate leadership, argue Li Shuo_ASPI and Lauri Myllyvirta. bit.ly/3QqJARc

China power generating capacity additions in Jan-Mar 2024:
solar 45.7 GW (vs 33.7 GW in 2023)
wind 15.5 GW (10.4)
thermal 6.4 GW (8.1)
hydro 1.8 GW (2.7)
nuclear 0 GW (1.2)

Last year, almost 300 GW wind&solar was added and now the first months are up 40%!

US-China starting dialogue on methane emission control under the Sunnylands Agreement. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tB0eNJ-4iwnU…

TOMORROW: AIIB President Jin Liqun joins
Kyung-wha Kang
Dr. Kyung-wha Kang for a conversation on AIIB's evolution, current operations, and future outlook.
Learn more and register here: asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

🌍 INTERVIEW: How is U.S.-China climate diplomacy changing? National Committee on U.S.-China Relations #PIPfellow Kelly Sims Gallagher (@FletcherSchool) and Li Shuo_ASPI (@AsiaPolicy) join us to discuss the newly appointed U.S. and Chinese climate envoys. ncuscr.org/video/sunnylan…

Podesta announces a WH climate and trade task force, talks about “carbon dumping,” and welcomes solutions from the hill. 👀 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

In Beijing I received an update from key officials & stakeholders on China’s progress in preparing its next #NDC . At #COP28 Governments agreed to prepare a new generation of economy-wide national climate plans that are aligned with the 1.5 C limit & cover all greenhouse gases /1

Susan Thornton, a former senior American diplomat, said that to stabilise ties, the US and China needed to not only continue high-level communications but also focus on restarting talks around shared concerns, such as climate change and health. scmp.com/news/china/dip…

Useful US-China insights from Li Shuo_ASPI - big year looming for DC-Beijing #climate diplomacy...

Cleaner power sources should eventually dominate the global power mix, though fossil fuels will continue to be required, according to China’s top climate diplomat bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green

EU climate envoys plan joint trip to China – POLITICO politico.eu/article/eu-cli…