Energy Sector and Climate Reforms in China

Two major political goals are animating change in China’s energy sector: the goal of peaking carbon dioxide emissions on or before 2030 as part of China’s international climate commitment and the drive for energy market and pricing reform. Yet energy sector reform and climate policy in China are operating on two separate tracks. This event will explore changes to China’s energy sector from the perspective of both energy market reform and climate policy, examining what action China will need to take to meet its climate targets in the electricity sector and in the broader energy market. Finally, the discussion will place these two issues in the broader context of Chinese politics and domestic economic reforms.

The CSIS Energy and National Security Program is pleased to host Frederick Weston, Principal and China Program Director with the Regulatory Assistance Project, Trevor Houser, Partner with the Rhodium Group, and Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS, to discuss the challenges and opportunities arising out of the interplay between China’s energy sector and climate goals. Jane Nakano, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, will moderate.

Featuring:

Frederick Weston
Principal and China Program Director with the Regulatory Assistance Project

Trevor Houser
Partner with the Rhodium Group

Scott Kennedy
Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS

Moderated by:

Jane Nakano
Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program