Climate Change

Asia Inside Out Podcast: Can China Win Global Hearts and Minds?

In this conversation with Jonathan Landreth, Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd discusses the implications of China's internet operating apart from the rest of the world.
Center on U.S.–China Relations

Al Gore: Decarbonization Must Become the 'Central Organizing Principle of Human Civilization'

The former vice president discussed his "hope and despair" about climate change with UC Berkeley economist Laura Tyson as part of the COAL + ICE event in San Francisco.
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/ Northern California

The Long Conversation at COAL + ICE

Watch video of 15 minute rolling conversations with leaders from the arts and sciences on climate and Asia
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/ Asia Society Policy Institute

Northeast Asia Carbon Markets and Trade Connections

ASPI report outlining ways to foster regional trade and carbon market cooperation between China, Japan, and South Korea.
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/ Hong Kong

Culture and Climate Change — The Inevitable Thread

A group of panelists explores how cultural trends can entice society to address the issue of climate change while also normalizing and accepting its impact.
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/ Australia

A New ‘Normal’ for Australia and Indonesia on Climate Change

By Arjuna Dibley, Sir John Monash Scholar and Research Fellow, Stanford University

Collaborating with Indonesia on climate change creates another pillar and new opportunities for engagement.
Eight Events That Shaped Asia in 2017

Looking back on an eventful year across the world's largest and most dynamic continent.
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/ Asia Society Policy Institute

Northeast Asia and the Next Generation of Carbon Market Cooperation

ASPI report on carbon market developments in China, Japan, and Korea and how linkages can be facilitated between these markets to pursue ambitious climate change policies.
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/ Asia Society Policy Institute

Capitalizing on Climate Unity

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement dealt the accord a major blow but it also unleashed a resolve globally and within the U.S.
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/ Asia Society Policy Institute

SDG 13 Will Be Relevant in the Climate Fight Only if it Mobilizes Finance

An article from the book "Towards Sustainable Development: Lessons from MDGs & Pathway for SDGs."
Asia Society Policy Institute

China’s ETS at Home and Abroad

ASPI's Jackson Ewing describes China's emissions trading scheme (ETS) which is being launched in late 2017.
Asia Society Policy Institute

The Asian Carbon Century

Jackson Ewing shines a light on the climate leaders of the Asia Pacific.
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/ Education

Climate Change and the Environment

The effects of climate change are more prevalent and dangerous than ever before, but the US plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement nonetheless. How do educators teach such a topic to students? Here, a plethora of resources.
Michael Bloomberg: Americans 'Are Here To Fight Climate Change'

The former New York mayor discusses how corporations and municipalities will adhere to the Paris Agreement despite President Trump's withdrawal.
How Trump’s Paris Decision Marginalizes Washington — Not America

The president's withdrawal from a groundbreaking international climate change accord has galvanized action by subnational groups and corporations.
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/ Asia Society Policy Institute

After Trump’s Paris Decision, Macron, Merkel and Xi the New Hope

Kevin Rudd discusses the future of global climate leadership on CNN in the aftermath of the United States' decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement.
Asia Society Policy Institute

U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement a ‘Disaster’

Kevin Rudd discusses the impact of Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement with BBC World.
Greening India - One Classroom At A Time

Sonam Wangchuk, Kartikeya Sarabhai and Ranjit Barthakur discuss why education is important to mitigate climate change risks
Asia Society Policy Institute

U.S.-China Climate Relations: Beyond Trump

U.S.-China climate cooperation was short-lived, but Jackson Ewing argues that the fight against climate change will continue despite Donald Trump.
How California and China Can Fight Climate Change as Washington 'Falls Apart'

“There may be some question as to where the U.S. federal government is going on [climate change], but we're not going to wait for them.”