Will China Save The Planet?

Event Series:

Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

223 Moses Hall 

Barbara Finamore, Senior Strategic Director for Asia, Natural Resources Defense Council 

Moderated by Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Co-Director of the Climate & Clean Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Now that Trump has turned the United States into a global climate outcast, will China take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe? Many signs point to yes. China, the world's largest carbon emitter, is leading a global clean energy revolution, phasing out coal consumption and leading the development of a global system of green finance.