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On January 18 and 19 the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy hosted the second annual U.S.-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation, coinciding with the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Entitled “U.S.-China Relations in the Next Decade,” the 2011 Clean Energy Forum focused on the critical decisions that American and Chinese leaders face in the coming decades to address expanding energy needs within their own countries and internationally. The Forum featured keynote addresses by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, President Obama’s Science Policy Advisor John Holdren, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr., and China’s Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang.
The speakers highlighted common challenges faced by the United States and China—developing new energy sources, addressing global environmental concerns, and fostering greater cooperation and better relations between the two nations.
Working group sessions focused on topics such as clean coal technology, renewable energy options, U.S.-China cooperation on nuclear power, upgrading America’s clean energy infrastructure, and future prospects for clean energy cooperation between the United States and China.
Other distinguished speakers and participants at the Forum included: China’s National Energy Administration Director Zhang Guobao; China-U.S. Exchange Foundation President C.H. Tung; and Brookings’ Chairman John L. Thornton—among many other American and Chinese officials, corporate executives, policymakers, energy and climate researchers and academics.
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Transcripts
Welcoming Remarks and Reading of the Letters from the Presidents » (pdf)
U.S.-China Cooperation on Clean Energy Research and Technology » (pdf)
Lunch Session » (pdf)
Government and Industry Session » (pdf)
Dinner Session » (pdf)
Agenda
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January 18
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Introductory Remarks
JLTJohn L. Thornton Chair Emeritus - The Brookings Institution, Executive Chairman - Barrick Gold Corporation -
Keynote Speakers
Jon Huntsman Jr. U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of ChinaZBZheng Bijian Chairman, China Institute for Innovation & Development StrategyTHCTThe Honorable C.H. Tung Vice Chairman, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Justin Yifu Lin Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, The World BankTHSCThe Honorable Steven Chu U.S. Secretary of EnergyZGZhang Guobao Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission and Director, National Energy Administration, People's Republic of ChinaTHDBPThe Honorable Daniel B. Poneman Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of EnergyLZLiu Zhenya President, State Grid Corporation of China -
Panel Presenters
JHJohn Holdren Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Co-Chair, National Commission on Energy PolicyTHWGThe Honorable Wan Gang Vice Chairman, Chinese People’s Political Consultative ConferenceDSDavid Sandalow Assistant Secretary for Policy and International AffairsCSChai Songyue President, China Energy Research SocietyXKXie Kechang Vice Dean And Academician, Chinese Academy of EngineeringJDJohn Deutch Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Brookings InstitutionJERJames E. Rogers Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke EnergyZXZhang Xiwu Chairman, China Shenhua GroupRTPRicardo Torres Pérez Professor of Economics - University of HavanaMMMichael Morris Chairman and CEO, American Electric PowerZYZhu Yongpeng President, China Guodian Corporation
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