Sustainability

ASPI works with policymakers, scientists, economists, business leaders, and experts from other fields to assess the challenges associated with securing food, water, and energy for Asia’s burgeoning population, in a way that conserves environmental resources for the future. This multidisciplinary approach considers the needs of diverse stakeholder groups and recognizes the tradeoffs that must be made to overcome sustainability problems.

Featured Initiatives

Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market

ASPI initiative to create a roadmap for linking the carbon markets in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
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Delivering Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth: The Case of China

This report considers the policy shift that the Chinese government has called for to address the environmental impacts of economic growth, and assesses the challenges ahead.
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Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia

Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute jointly developed a plan of action to address food insecurity and poverty in Asia, based on input from policy and scientific authorities.
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/ 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.
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Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future

An Asia Society leadership group’s report recommends a ten-point policy agenda for preventing a water crisis in Asia, which could have a profound impact on security throughout the region.
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/ 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.

Related Commentary

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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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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."
China’s Emissions Trading System in Context

Jackson Ewing explains China's nascent emissions scheme in the Harvard report "Market Mechanisms and the Paris Agreement."
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.
The Asian Carbon Century

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