To address climate crisis, we have to pursue an energy system based on renewable energy and other low carbon technology. Through reasonable discussions with a variety of researchers from institutes and think tanks, this podcast informs curious minds of poliy debate on sustainable energy transition and global climate governance. The podcast is now being updated for its second season. The first season was called the REEI Energy and Climate Podcast.
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S2-EP 024 . The Future of Healthcare, COP28 Consensus and Climate Leadership - A Conversation with Sonia Roschnik
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There are a number of reasons why we have to halt the climate crisis. One of them is public health. In this episode we discuss these important questions: How do we rethink the future of healthcare when tackling climate change is only one of many challenges? What impacts will the COP28 UAE Consensus make on climate actions in reducing carbon emissio…
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S2-EP 023 . Is 100% Renewable Energy System Closer to Us? – A Conversation with Mark Jacobson (Rebroadcasting S2-EP 014)
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To achieve a 100% renewable energy system worldwide by 2050 affordable or not? Apart from the maturing technology, like solar PV and wind power, are we too late to develop some alternative technologies such as carbon capture and storage, direct air capture, geoengineering, and small modular nuclear reactor? With the tightening time window to contro…
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S2-EP 022 . Upscaling Production, Improving Efficiency, and Offsetting Emissions: Deciphering the Oil Majors’ Climate Strategies – A Conversation with Greg Trencher
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Since 2020, not only some national governments but also many large multinational companies have announced their climate pledges - reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Among them are some oil and natural gas giants, such as BP, Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil, which are the majors in the industry and the top contributors of the carbon emissions across…
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S2-EP 021 . Industrial Policy vs. Carbon Pricing, Which Can Deliver? – A Conversation with David Driesen
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There are two major economic measures to reduce carbon emissions of energy system, carbon pricing and industrial policy. Which one is better to deliver climate targets? What do the historical experiences of both emission trading systems and industrial policy in the E.U., China and the U.S. tell us? When competition rather than cooperation becomes t…
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S2-EP 020 . Can Africa Leapfrog in Mitigating Climate Change? – A Conversation with Jean-Benoit Fournier
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With both population and economy growing, Africa shall pursue a leapfrogging strategy in achieving the net zero energy system in the next three decades. However, some significant factors need to be addressed, like upscaled investment, accelerated deployment of low carbon energy technology, and international financial support. In this episode, Jean-…
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S2-EP 019 . How Can E.U. De-risk the Critical Minerals Supply: A Conversation with Patrick Schröder
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For years China has dominated in the global supply chains of critical minerals, which are crucial to deploying low carbon energy technology and accelerating the global energy transition. Particularly, China's dominance is very apparent in the global supplies of rare earth, graphite, manganese and cobalt. These minerals are critical to the productio…
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S2-EP 018 . Restructuring Supply Chains of Critical Minerals vs. Accelerating Clean Energy Transition: A Conversation with Marina Zhang
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While the world enters a de-globalization era and the relationship between China and the U.S. turns from bad to worse, policy makers from many high-income countries prioritize de-risking the supply chains and diversifying trading activities, such as increasing the security of the critical minerals supply. Will this big policy change hold back the l…
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S2-EP 017 . How to Update the International Climate and Energy Cooperation Strategy Based on China’s Experience: A Conversation with Joanna Lewis
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U.S. – China climate cooperation is a crucial issue when we talk about tackling climate crisis. However, the bilateral relationship has been declining in the recent years, particularly since 2020. Under such a difficult situation, where will the U.S.-China climate and clean energy collaboration go? What lessons can the past cooperation experience i…
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S2-EP 016 . Understanding the Impacts of Phasing out American Nuclear Power Generation - A Conversation with Lyssa Freese
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Nuclear power plays an important role in the energy system in many big economies around the world. There are many debates related to this energy source, from energy security to addressing climate change to environmental and social justice. While some countries, like Germany, shut down the last nuclear power plants, others, like China, are still bui…
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S2-EP 015 . U.S.’s Institutional Dynamics to Address Public Crisis: From Environmental Pollution to Global Pandemic to Climate Change - A Conversation with Peter Orris
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How to address public crisis implies a nation’s complicated institutional setting of economic, political, and cultural preferences and tolerance. A society’s resilience in mitigating the crisis, from environmental pollution disasters to global pandemics to climate change, depends on the interaction between crisis and evolving institutions. In other…
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S2-EP 014 . Is 100% Renewable Energy System Closer to Us? – A Conversation with Mark Jacobson
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To achieve a 100% renewable energy system worldwide by 2050 affordable or not? Apart from the maturing technology, like solar PV and wind power, are we too late to develop some alternative technologies such as carbon capture and storage, direct air capture, geoengineering, and small modular nuclear reactor? With the tightening time window to contro…
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S2-EP 013. A Historic and Personal View on the Impacts of American Social Evolution on Climate Action: A Conversation with Bill McKibben (Part 2)
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The intense rivalry between the U.S. and China, the ongoing brutal war between Russia and Ukraine, and the potential geopolitical conflict risk in the South China Sea remain the big challenges to addressing the climate crisis via productive international cooperation. Under the complicated domestic and international situations and uncertainties, how…
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S2-EP 012 . A Historic and Personal View on the Impacts of American Social Evolution on Climate Action: A Conversation with Bill McKibben (Part 1)
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The intense rivalry between U.S. and China, the ongoing brutal war between Russia and Ukraine, and the potential geopolitical conflict risk in the South China Sea remain the big challenges to addressing the climate crisis via productive international cooperation. Under the complicated domestic and international situations and uncertainties, how can…
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S2-EP 011 . Decarbonizing Indian Road Transport: A Conversation with Aditya Ramji (Rebroadcasting S2-EP 006)
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Indian Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) adventure plays a significant role in both providing sustainable mobility services and materializing its long-term national carbon neutrality goal. What does the road transport decarbonization in the past ten years inform its future ambition? Under the various challenges, from the global energy crisis, and supply…
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S2-EP 010 . Is CCS a Game Changer for Climate Mitigation? - A Conversation with Professor Xu Yuan (Rebroadcasting S1-EP 061)
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Despite the high expectation in decarbonizing the fossil fuels sectors for years, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has not been scaled up. In the next 5-10 years, will comprehensive technology be a game changer in global climate mitigations? Can the oil and gas giants in the Middle East countries sustain their business in the future by both produci…
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S2-EP 009 . Reviewing Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Development from Industrial Competition, Supply Chain Security, and Hydrogen Strategy: A Conversation with Professor Gregory Trencher
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Compared to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) have lagged during the electrification of the road transport sector across the world in the past ten years. Under the new context related to technological competition among economic powers, the energy crisis enhanced by the Russia-Ukraine war in Europe, the global suppl…
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S2-EP 008 . How Relevant Is California’s Emissions Trading Experience for China: A Conversation with Professor Alex Wang
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Enacted in 2021, China’s National Carbon Market based on tradable performance standard, was promoted as a new effort to engage with international climate policy. It’s too early to assess the emissions reduction impact of the so-called biggest carbon market in the world. Despite of the essential differences of market design, contextual institutions …
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S2-EP 007 . Japan's Economic and Geopolitical Challenges on Energy Transition: A Conversation with Professor Jusen Asuka
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Japan's Green Transformation Plan is the latest national strategy in pursuit of energy transition and carbon neutrality by 2050. As a major economy with probably the highest energy efficiency standard and greatest dependency on fossil fuels import around the world, Japan faces a range of challenges. Professor Jusen Asuka from Tohoku University in J…
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S2-EP 006 . Decarbonizing Indian Road Transport: A Conversation with Aditya Ramji
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Indian Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) adventure plays a significant role in both providing sustainable mobility services and materializing its long-term national carbon neutrality goal. What does the road transport decarbonization in the past ten years inform its future ambition? Under the various challenges, from global energy crisis, supply chain r…
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S2-EP 005 . The Dramatic Australia-China Collaboration on Low Carbon Technology: A Conversation with Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue
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The mutual benefits of economic growth between China and Australia had pushed the bilateral cooperation on science and technology, particularly the climate related technology, to a new level until a few years ago. However, the relationship has been deteriorating since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does the dramatic change mean to Aust…
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S2-EP 004 . The Complex Role of Hydropower in Addressing Climate Crisis in China: A Conversation with Prof. Darrin Magee
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In 1980-2015, China experienced one of the longest economic expansion in the modern era. While playing a significant role in supplying affordable and reliable electricity, hydropower has also caused undisputed and large negative impacts on social, ecological and cultural aspects. Dr. Darrin Magee from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in America sh…
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S2-EP 003 . Will America be the Next Leader of Energy Transition? – A Conversation with Noah Lerner
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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the first climate bill by U.S. federal government, will bring fundamental changes to American energy sector in terms of speeding up the penetration of low carbon technologies and clean power generation. Mr. Noah Lerner, who have gained working experience on energy decarbonization from private, non-profit and governmen…
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S2-EP 002 . From Climate Commitment to Climate Law: A Conversation with Prof. David Driesen
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What’s the beauty of Inflation Reduction Act? Why is it hard, if not impossible, for Republican Party to do something in undermining the law? How can the first American climate law advance the international climate policy and energy transition? Is there any tension between the climate law and the recent supreme court ruling on the West Virginia vs.…
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S2-EP 001 . How Geostrategy and Energy Crisis Influence Climate Relationship: A Conversation with Dr. Patrick Schroeder
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International climate policy faces a range of challenges such as high energy costs and the deteriorating relationship between China and America. How will both domestic and international situations influence the near to medium-term climate actions of the three major actors, China, the U.S., and the EU? What could the climate cooperation among the th…
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Since the first episode came out in September 2020, our team have produced over 60 episodes. Our discussions cover a variety of topics, from global climate negotiations to energy crisis, from decarbonization in healthcare sector to carbon pricing, from electric vehicles growth to China’s carbon neutrality strategy. As an independent think in China,…
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S1-EP 061 . CCS: A Game Changer for Climate Mitigation?
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Despite of the high expectation in decarbonizing the fossil fuels sectors for years, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has not been scaled up. In the next 5-10 years, will the comprehensive technology be a game changer in the global climate mitigations? Can the oil and gas giants in the middle east countries sustain their business in the future by b…
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S1-Hong Kong’s Climate Actions: Warming Up or Catching Up? (Ep. 40 Rebroadcast)
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As one of the most developed metropolitan areas, Hong Kong is a latecomer in the climate action arena in the region. By committing to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 last year, Hong Kong is catching up with other peer cities such as Tokyo and Seoul. In her annual policy address on October 6th 2021, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced some specifi…
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S1-EP 060 . For a Non-toxic China: Talk with Dr. Mao from Shenzhen Zero Waste
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We invited Dr. Mao Da, Director of Shenzhen Zero Waste (an environmental campaign group), to our program. He has over 18 years’ experiences in environmental field China/overseas and a well-known public figure on waste issues in China. Shenzhen Zero Waste has a very focused target, namely to reduce the toxic chemicals in consumer products on the maj…
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S1-EP 059 . China's 2022 Economic Stimulus Packages: Implications on Energy Transition and Climate Policy
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Right before the ease of Shanghai's two-month lock-down, China State Council has been intensively convened and formulating a package of measures to stimulate economic activities, in order to get the economy back on track and keep major economic indicators within an appropriate range. This episode firstly discussed the logics behind this stimulus pl…
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S1-EP 058 . China‘s 2025 New Energy Vehicle Targets: Improvements and Realization Pathways
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The “New Energy Vehicles Industry Development Plan (2021-2035)”, launched on November 2nd, 2020, sets a target of an approximately 20% share for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in new vehicle sales by 2025. The annual market penetration rate of electric vehicles exceeds 13% in 2021, it’s therefore possible to achieve the 2025 target ahead of schedule. W…
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S1-EP 057 . Advancing International Climate and Health Actions: the WHO Platform and China's Opportunities
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In April 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) and England’s public healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to help the two organizations cooperate on activities to promote and facilitate the decarbonization of healthcare systems around the world. A similar Memorandum was signed between t…
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S1-EP 056 . The New Russia-China Natural Gas Deal: It's Impacts on China's Energy Transition
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In Feb 2022, Russia and China signed a new gas deal to supply 10 bcm of pipeline gas per annum to China, starting around 2025 for over 30 years from Russia’s Far East. This contract is in addition to an agreement signed in 2014 to provide 38 bcm over 30 years, and bringing the combined annual gas deliveries of Russian gas to China to 48 bcm per ann…
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S1-EP 055 . China's Hydrogen Strategy: A Gamechanger of Decarbonization?
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The "Medium and Long-term Planning for the Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry (2021-2035)", launched on March 23rd 2022, is a clear and strong message for supporting hydrogen development in China's 2060 carbon neutrality strategy context. Can China come on top in the competition to develop this new decarbonization technology among other major …
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S1-The Role of Green New Deal in the Korean Power Sector(Ep.4 Rebroadcast)
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In July 2020, the South Korean government announced its Green New Deal, which included a list of investment projects to propel the country into a green economy. In today’s episode, we’d like to re-broadcast a previous episode, in which Lin Jiaqiao from REEI and Ms. Chin Yusun from a Korea-based campaign group, Solutions For Our Climate discusses th…
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S1-EP 054 . How Possible Can EU Reduce 50% of Natural Gas Import from Russia in a Year?
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In 2021, the imported natural gas from Russia accounted for 40% of EU's annual gas consumption. Responding the Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, EU have chosen the most difficult strategy to cope with the most challenging situation. One thing that EU have no choice is to cut off its natural gas dependence on Russia as much and quick as possible. Today…
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S1-EP 053 . Health Impacts of Climate Change: China’s Opportunities
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"The 2021 China Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change" gave a detailed analysis of the health impacts of climate change in China and what Chinese government may do to overcome these challenges. In this episode, REEI's Erin Pan and Ang Zhao dissects this report. As World Health Organization suggests, climate change becomes the …
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S1-EP 052 . China’s Coal Power Upsurge in 2021: How Sectoral Electricity Use Informs the Challenges of Power System Decarbonization
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The coal power upsurge in 2021 may raise the concern that China faces more challenges on peaking its national carbon emissions before 2030. However the breakdown of electricity consumption may suggest that the downturn of economic growth, low urbanization and aging population will reduce the power demand in the near future. In addition, the slower …
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S1-Raising Coal Power Feed-in-tariff: The Dilemma of Avoiding Power Outages and Decarbonizing Power Sector (Ep. 37 Rebroadcast)
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On 9 February 2022, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) organized an online meeting on stabilizing the price of thermal coal. The local energy regulatory authorities from major coal mining and coal power provinces and some large state-owned coal mining corporations attended this meeting. The national energy policy regulator’s new effo…
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S1-Decarbonizing Road Transport: What Role Can Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Play? (Ep. 10 Rebroadcast)
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Recently, a focus on the development in hydrogen fuel has pushed FCEVs (Fuel cell electric vehicles) once again to the forefront of road transportation decarbonization. In today’s episode, we'd like to re-broadcast a previous episode, in which Ang Zhao discusses with Dr. Gregory Trencher about the potential of FCEVs and policy strategies from major…
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S1-Discussion: Embryonic Forms of Private Environmental Governance in Northeast Asia (Ep. 3 Rebroadcast)
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In today’s episode, we'd like to re-broadcast a previous episode, in which Ang Zhao from REEI and Dr. Kenji Otsuka from the Institute of Developing Economies discussed the role of non-state actors in environmental governance in the Northeast Asia region. In 2021, we saw that non-state actors, including NGOs and industries, have been playing an incr…
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S1-EP 051 . Shell vs. IEA: Who Has Higher Ambition for China’s Carbon Neutral Target
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By publishing "Achieving a Carbon Neutral Energy System in China by 2060", Shell becomes another international organization to present a carbon neutral roadmap for China by the middle of this century. What are the additional inputs and different policy recommendations in Shell's report? Why does the report, which is based on the database of Interna…
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S1-EP 050 . Quantifying Carbon Footprint of Products in China: How Far Can a Voluntary Database Initiative Go?
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All climate mitigation actions have to be built upon quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon emissions. A newly launched database on carbon footprint of products in China aims to promote a participatory approach to support all kinds of organizations and businesses to assess the carbon footprint of products and services, as …
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S1-EP 049 . A Hopeful 2022 in China’s Energy and Climate Actions
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Many advancements in energy and climate policy in 2021 will still be significant in 2022. In today's episode we'd like to look into the potential challenges and opportunities surrounding China’s climate and energy events in 2022. We will discuss the power supply issue, how China's methane emission reduction commitment will be materialized and how C…
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S1-EP 048 . 2021: Annual Review of Energy and Climate Events
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On the last day of 2021, we would like to look back to all the episodes from this past year and see what we have learned from the major climate and energy events in 2021. At the same time, we would like to look ahead at an eventful year 2022 will bring. We've enjoyed sharing our podcast with our listeners this year, and we look forward to many more…
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S1-EP 047 . How China’s Power Shortage affects Your Christmas Shopping?
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China's electricity shortage this past year has caused significant impact on the global manufacturing supply chain. The ripple effect of it has already been seen around the globe, affecting consumers directly with shortages from paint to electronics. In this episode, we want to dissect the reasoning behind these disruptions, who were affected and l…
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S1-EP 046 . Tsinghua 2021 Reports on Climate Risks Governance
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Tsinghua University 3E Institute of China, in collaboration with Chatham House of UK, published a series of three reports in December of 2021. These publications gave a well rounded and detailed examination into China's climate risk evaluation and estimated economic loss, case studies and lessons from the current Chinese climate risk governance str…
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S1-In pursuit of Just Transition of Circular Economy: a Systematic Framework and its Problems (Ep. 5 Rebroadcast)
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The EU is taking a big step forward to address the "just" issue of waste trafficking by adopting new policy proposals. Environmental justice finally got another chance to be embedded into policy measure. In this episode, we are rebroadcasting a conversation on how to pursue an inclusive and just transition to circular economy which was recorded abo…
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S1-EP 045 . China’s Methane Commitment and Action Plan
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Following COP26's "Global Methane Pledge" and "US-China Joint Climate Statement", China's methane reduction efforts became an area of international focus. In China's newest 14th Five Year Plan, Methane policies are set as priority for the first time. This episode takes a deep dive into the significance of Methane in combating climate change, and th…
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S1-EP 044 . Tackling Climate Change in Healthcare: Commitments at COP26 and Best Practice in China
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Healthcare sector accounts for around 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At COP26 in Glasgow, several countries and organizations committed to building a sustainable and low-carbon health system and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. In this episode, we will share healthcare decarbonization pathways and introduce two case studie…
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S1-EP 043 . COP in Review: Main Takeaways from the New UN Climate Deal
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As COP 26 concluded on Nov 13th, COP26 president Alok Sharma commented that “We have kept 1.5 degrees alive. But its pulse is weak, and it will only survive if we keep our promises and translate commitments into rapid action.” What led to his conclusion? In this episode, Yating Yuan and Jiaqiao Lin from REEI reviewed and shared their views on the o…
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