Experts in U.S. and China See a Chance for Cooperation Against Climate Change. ByEdward Wong and Andrew C. Revkin, NYTimes, February 4, 2009. "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to stress the importance of new steps on energy and global warming when she visits China, perhaps as soon as this month, an Obama administration official said. Two reports being released Thursday propose ways for President Obama and Chinese leaders to begin addressing together, as a major priority, how to curb emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to rising temperatures. One report, A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change [PDF, 58 pp], is a joint project of the Asia Society and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change... The origins of the report indicate that it could carry weight in the White House. It was produced by a committee led by Steven Chu... John P. Holdren, Mr. Obama's choice for science adviser, is another contributor. The report recommends that China and the United States convene a presidential summit meeting to create a broad plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, followed by the appointment of senior officials and independent experts to councils and task forces to develop concrete programs. It says the two governments should lay out areas for cooperation, including low-emissions coal technologies, energy efficiency and conservation, and renewable energy... The other report [Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change, PDF, 84 pp], by two Brookings Institution fellows, David B. Sandalow and Kenneth G. Lieberthal, presents a menu of nine ways to build political support in both countries for sustained cooperation on cutting emissions."
2009-02-09
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