Since coming into office, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has signaled his intent to scale back on America’s global commitments to combat climate change. China meanwhile has indicated that it will continue pursuing its climate change commitments, but without the U.S. as a reliable and committed partner, the effort to rein in global greenhouse gas emissions at the international level is in jeopardy. In the absence of strong leadership at the Federal level in the U.S., California has responded by reaffirming its clean energy goals and showing leadership at the sub-national level. The state is also continuing to build from its partnerships and collaborations with China, and these sub-national efforts are beginning to yield positive outcomes.

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Speakers:
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate and Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Matthew Rodriquez, Secretary, Cal EPA
John McQuown, Partner, Co-Founder, and Director, Diversified Credit Investments, LLC
Drew Bohan, Chief Deputy Director, California Energy Commission
Tonny Xie, Director, Secretariat for Clean Air Alliance of China
Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society
Jeffrey Ball, Scholar in Residence & Lecturer in Law, Stanford University
Andy Swanton, Vice President, BYD America