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Heading to Marrakech: What do we expect from the 2016 Climate Summit

Thursday, November 03, 2016

7:30 am - 9:30 am CST

Room 302

School of Public Policy and Management
Beijing, DC

Content from the Brookings-Tsinghua Public Policy Center is now archived. Since October 1, 2020, Brookings has maintained a limited partnership with Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management that is intended to facilitate jointly organized dialogues, meetings, and/or events.

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The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 22) will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco from November 7 to 18. The Paris Convention, the main outcome from Paris Summit last year, will come into effect. The Paris Convention is a symbol of the determination and consensus amongst countries who have agreed to take action on climate change.

The catchphrase of the Marrakesh Conference will be “Action,” which means that the focus of COP22 will be to establish effective mechanisms to ensure the implementation the Paris Convention. What are the remaining challenges preventing us from reaching a satisfactory outcome? What should we expect from this year’s conference? What influence will the implementation of the Paris Convention exert on China?

On November 2, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center and chinadialogue co-hosted a seminar on Heading to Marrakech: What do we expect from the 2016 Climate Summit? Experts shared their opinions on the above questions.

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Zou Ji, Deputy Director General, China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation

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Hu Min, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings-Tsinghua Center; Director, Low Carbon Economic Growth Program, Energy Foundation China

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Yang Fuqiang, Senior Advisor on Climate and Energy, China Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

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Zhou Dadi, Vice Chairman, China Energy Research Society; Former Director General, Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission

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Gao Hui, Climate and Energy Program Officer, WWF China

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Host:Monica Wang, Team Leader, Strategic Climate Communications, Chinadialogue

[All photos by Hou Xiaojun]

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