The Georgetown University Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues addresses climate change-related issues and opportunities for cooperation through research, publications, and events that engage faculty, students, and leading stakeholders in both countries.
Established in 2021, the U.S.-China Climate Study Group brings together a group of climate and energy policy experts from the United States and China to participate in a virtual program of seminars aimed at understanding global climate policy developments. Members of the group are invited to engage in open and frank discussion surrounding a specific topic introduced by an invited speaker. Recent topics have included carbon border adjustments in the EU, emissions trading in China, and the U.S. climate select committee report of the U.S. Congress. Participation in the study group is by invitation only. The group is led by Professor Joanna Lewis. The Georgetown U.S.-China Climate Study Group is convened in partnership with the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues. Support for the study group is provided by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Since 2018 the U.S.-China Energy and Climate Cooperation Working Group, led by Joanna Lewis, has held quarterly convenings for stakeholders to share information on ongoing Track I activities, opportunities for Track II cooperation, and developments in U.S. and Chinese energy and climate policy that influence the bilateral dynamic and wider global agenda.
From spring 2016 to fall 2017, the U.S.-China Research Group on Climate Change, convened by Joanna Lewis of Georgetown University in collaboration with Zhang Xiliang of Tsinghua University, brought together a team of experts from the United States and China for a structured dialogue around key academic and policy issues relating to clean energy technology cooperation, climate finance, and climate policy implementation. The research group met three times in Washington, DC, and Beijing to advance a shared research agenda and inform relevant stakeholders for better policy and practical cooperation in bilateral and multilateral contexts.
For an overview of Georgetown’s engagement with climate change issues across schools and programs, visit the Global Georgetown website.
The initiative sat down with Joanna Lewis to reflect on her career and research on China, climate cooperation, and clean energy supply chains.
The Arctic has the potential to become a new frontier for competition while also facing significant environmental impacts from climate change. Meanwhile, China has increasingly positioned itself as wanting to become a “polar great power.” What are China’s ambitions in the Arctic region—militarily,…
October 9, 2024
In this article for Energy and Climate Management, Joanna Lewis presents a potential set of opportunities that exist for the United States and China to engage on overseas renewable energy development finance.
September 18, 2024
In this recorded conversation with Network 20/20, Joanna Lewis discusses China's green energy sector, climate policies in the United States and China, and the security implications of the U.S.-China green energy race.
February 12, 2018
The Trump administration has taken a different approach to climate change issues. Now, some are saying China will replace the United States as global leader in climate change. What are your thoughts on this?
This blog is part of an exit interview conducted by the initiative as the Research Group on…
Qi Shaozhou | March 6, 2018
Hao Min | March 2, 2018
February 5, 2018
In the last year and a half, you have been involved in the Georgetown U.S.-China Research Group on Climate Change. How has this impacted what you’ve been working on in this field?
This blog is part of an exit interview conducted by the initiative as the research group concludes its first phase…
Hao Min | February 26, 2018
Zhang Xiliang | February 19, 2018
