YU Qingchan Global Environmental Institute (GEI) December 11, 2014

A China-based NGO founded in Beijing in March 2004 Unique Chinese NGO:  Market-based solutions  Facilitate cooperation between domestic and foreign governments, research institutes, business & civil society  Forward thinking: take the lead in acting Approach: research pilot policy recommendation/scale up Work areas:  Energy & climate change  Biodiversity conservation  Investment, trade & environment  Capacity building Global Partners

Why cooperate? GEI-CCS collaboration: since 2009 Chinese demand: Carbon intensity targets allocated to subnational governments Five Province & Eight City Low Carbon Development Pilots announced in Aug Officials and technical experts actively explored low-carbon planning methodology Challenges: Lack a set of standardized methods and tools for quantifying policies CCS advantages: Scientific, standardized, quantification methodology and tools for developing U.S. state climate action plans CCS methodology: Regional GHG emissions inventory and baseline forecast Policy cost-benefit analysis Regional economic impact analysis Stakeholder involvement GEI

Objectives:  Adapt methodology & tools from U.S. state-level climate action planning for application in China, to help subnational governments achieve carbon intensity targets by making quantified low carbon policies  Build capacity of Chinese officials and experts for low carbon policy analysis, and implementation Since May, 2011:  Joined EcoPartnership under the China-U.S. Ten Year Framework on Energy and Environment Cooperation in Washington DC, US

How cooperate? Technical exchange, R&D Provincial-level pilots Capacity building & scale up GEI & CCS Institute of Policy & Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS IPM) Other domestic and international partners Microeconomic analysis tools & macroeconomic model adaptation and development Low Carbon Development Planning in other Chinese provinces/cities Training and outreach through GEI’s capacity building platform

Achievements a. Toolkit completion: Policy Package of China (PAC) Policy Insight of China (PIC) Recognized by Director Su Wei of the Climate Department of NDRC b. PAC application in Chongqing Municipality: Report: “Evaluation of Chongqing Low-carbon Policies in12 th Five-year Plan and Recommendations to 13 th Five-year Plan” Acquired official recognition from Chongqing DRC c. PIC model application: Analysis: China’s development scenarios and policy framework for carbon emission peak Recognized by Minister Xie of the NDRC

Capacity building: Designing training curriculum, and providing training at Tianjin Academy of Governance Trainees: Local officials Policy advisors

Future Plans  Promote toolkit application in more regions:  Develop training curriculum & provide training to officials & experts  Analyze low-carbon policies in other provinces & cities  Extend toolkit in broader work areas:  Analyze “climate change adaptation” policy  Evaluate co-benefit of “environment & health” policy and climate change policy

Thank you!