Environment China

Today, we're discussing the newly released Guide to Chinese Climate Policy, published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. The book is available for free download at https://chineseclimatepolicy.oxfordenergy.org/. We are welcoming two past guests back onto the podcast: David Sandalow and Michal Meidan, who co-authored the Guide along with Anders Hove (OIES), Philip Andrews-Speed, Edmund Downie (Princeton), and Sally Qiu (Columbia). In our discussion, we touch on the following: China's emissions trends The main drivers of emissions for each fossil fuel Whether China is committed to its climate goals, given near-term economic issues Why China is still building coal Trends in nuclear power The role of market reforms And lastly, David reports on his main takeaways from COP27 in Egypt   Professor David Sandalow is the Inaugural Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy. Prior to Columbia, David served in senior positions in the US government – at the White House, State Department and