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Climate Change

  • L to R: Alex Wang, Orville Schell, Barbara Finamore, and Jerome Cohen in New York on Nov. 9, 2009.

    The Run-up to Copenhagen

    Experts from NRDC and Council on Foreign Relations discuss the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen.
  • report
     /  Center on U.S.–China Relations

    A Roadmap for U.S.-China Collaboration on Carbon Capture and Sequestration

    The report describes a model for a U.S.-China partnership that would advance research, development, and deployment of commercial-scale CCS while strengthening bilateral relations.
  • Steve Howard, CEO of the Climate Group, and Meera Sanyal, Country Head RBS, speaking in Mumbai on July 20, 2009. (Asia Society India Centre)

    Pasta and Potato Chips for Climate Change

    Small steps taken by food manufacturers are signs that businesses are slowly beginning to "go green," say panelists.
  • American author and environmentalist Bill McKibben spoke in Mumbai on July 30, 2009.

    Bill McKibben: Climate Change Is an Indian Problem Too

    Noted environmentalist says India's exasperation with the US is justified.
  • John Bilmon, chief designer of the Beijing Olympics Watercube, addresses the conference in San Francisco on May 1, 2009. (Amanda Huffman/Asia Society Northern California)

    Scaling Up: From Green Buildings to Green Cities

    Environmental conference stresses opportunities for cooperation between the US and China.
  • (Joanna Lewis)
    report
     /  Center on U.S.–China Relations

    Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change

    The report explores the climate and energy challenges facing both nations and recommends a program for sustained high-level engagement and on-the-ground action.
  • Thomas Friedman in Hong Kong on Dec. 16, 2008. (Asia Society Hong Kong Center)

    Rethinking Green: Thomas Friedman on the Next Revolution

    Influential columnist offers blunt talk on what has to change in Washington, and everywhere.
  • Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. (NASA)

    Asia's Vanishing Glaciers

    Speakers predict reduced water supply, other dire consequences from climate change.
  • Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

    From India, An Action Plan for Energy Security

    Indian Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee shares India's perspective on climate change and energy security.
  • The soft, malleable coast of Bangladesh is vulnerable to rising seas. (Md. Asif Ali/Flickr)
    Education

    Bangladesh: In the Eye of the Storm

    What makes Bangladesh so vulnerable to the effects of global warming?
  • Pollution and power lines in northern China. (AdamCohn/Flickr)

    Appetite for Energy: Working Together

    How can countries balance building a strong economy with protecting the environment?
  • The earth is warming up, and scientists say it is due to greenhouse gases that are released through human activities. (Daryl Mulvihill/Flickr)
    Education

    Global Climate Change: Face Off with the Future

    Do you think people should go on the offensive to slow global warming, or try to adapt to effects as they arise?
  • Cars drive through thick smog on a street in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2008, the first day of no traffic restrictions which limited motorists during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

    An Olympic Challenge for Clean Air

    The US and China still hide behind each other when it comes to setting limits on greenhouse gases, writes Orville Schell.
  • Left to right: V Raghuraman, Jon Anda (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

    Carbon Trading Update: Business Opportunities for Asian Sustainable Infrastructure

    Panelists representing public and private sectors in the US, China, and India, discuss the future of carbon trading.
  • APEC leaders in front of the Sydney Opera House.

    2007 APEC: Climate Change, Credit Crunch, and Free Trade

    Prime Minister of Australia John Howard hosts APEC leaders to discuss the three critical issues affecting the region.
  • The Dalai Lama on Climate Change

    The Dalai Lama addresses the September 2007 crackdown on dissent in Burma, and issues a global call to action on climate change. Watch the video.
  • The Gateway of India, Mumbai
    India

    Climate Change in Mumbai

    Stark differences in two potential futures for the city.

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