What's the Deal with the U.S.-China Climate Deal?
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What's the Deal with the U.S.-China Climate Deal?
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Some are heralding the recent agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and China President Xi Jinping on climate change as an historic step in the right direction for climate security, and others doubt the agreement is a game changer. While the agreement between the presidents of the world's largest economies could set an important example to other national leaders at the 2015 Paris Convention, it is in the very least raising questions.
This discussion convenes global experts to give you an overview of the U.S.-China climate agreement, its historical and potential significance, and to discuss the agreement in light of existing and expected U.S. and China policy.
Speakers include:
•Peter Saundry, Ph.D., Executive Director for the National Council for Science and the Environment
•Robert Perciasepe, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions; former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
•Tom Peterson, Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Climate Strategies
•William Schulte, LLM Fellow, U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School
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