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September 24, 2018
9:30 am - 11:00 am
In 2017, China was the world’s leading emitter of heat-trapping gases by a wide margin. Its policies for limiting emissions will have a significant impact on the global climate for decades to come. Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy for the New York book release of CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow’s Guide to Chinese Climate Policy. The Guide provides background on Chinese emissions, the impacts of climate change in China and the history of China’s climate policies. The bulk of the Guide discusses China’s climate policies, explaining the principal tools the Chinese government uses to address climate change. A conclusion provides an assessment of those policies. The Guide to Chinese Climate Policy is a “living document,” which will be updated regularly. Prof. Sandalow will provide an overview of the material in the Guide, after which the following experts will join him for a panel discussion on Chinese climate policy and related topics: Ailun Yang, Program Officer, Environment Team, Bloomberg Philanthropies Tom Christensen, Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the China and the World Program at Columbia University Steve Cohen, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs and Director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management, Earth Institute Registration is required. Guests unable to attend can view a livestream of the event at https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream. A podcast of this event will be available about week after the date of the event through iTunes and our website. This event is open to press. Please direct media inquiries to Jesse McCormick ([email protected]) For more information contact: [email protected]
This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students. To register, you must sign in with your UNI. The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at...
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, resulting in the deaths of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei and senior Iranian leaders...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia SIPA and the Fashion, Energy, and Climate Network invite you to join the first session of our new talk...
The recent military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores raises several implications for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, geopolitics, and energy markets. Cosponsored by SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), along with Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), this webinar will analyze the circumstances and impact of their capture and extradition to New York to face narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.
On March 20, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed significant changes to New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the landmark climate law passed in 2019.
In January 2026, the UK government publicly released an intelligence report analyzing the security implications of global environmental destruction.
