Climate Change TV » China

Staffan Tillander

francesca — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:09:05 +0000

Staffan Tillander, Ambassador for Climate Change for Sweden, talks about the work they are doing on technology transfer, including funding. He touches on the involvement of the US and China and how it’s vital, especially for the carbon markets and the CDM, that they are engaged.

Pao Ping Wing

francesca — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:35:23 +0000

Pao Ping Wing, Chairman for the China Environment Holding Company, introduces their renewable energy project. He explains how these kind of conferences help exchange and that the private sector has to be focused on its environmental social responsibility.

Elliot Diringer (December 2010)

francesca — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:41:58 +0000

Elliot Diringer of the Pew Center considers China and the US positions, says they are engaged in constructive dialogue, particularly over transparency and are making particular progress. He doesn’t believe that China will enter into an agreement without China. He says the numbers are not under negotiations, but how the ones under the Copenhagen Accord are incorporated. He explains that there will be continued pressure on parties to review the targets in the long term. He also explores what needs to happen on fundamental building blocks to a binding treaty, but believes it is possible to separate them. He finishes on the possible outcomes of Cancun.

Jiakun Zhao and John Delurey (December 2010)

francesca — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:29:41 +0000

Jiakun Zhao, President WUSICE and John Delurey of Washington University, St. Louis, discuss US-China issues following on from the first-ever US – China Undergraduate Conference on climate change and sustainability from November 4th – 9th. Chinese students met with American students to approach a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding.

Luc Bas (November 2010)

climatechangetv — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:03:51 +0000

Luc Bas, European Programmes Director of the Climate Group, says the possible 30% targets could be realised from energy savings and efficiencies. He looks at the oportunities thrown up by the recession, and refers to a report from DC Delft where it says that 80% savings could be achieved in industry. Transport and buildings are particular high-impact areas. He explains why the sheer speed of development means China is both a leader in the green revolution, while being responsible for 20% of global emissions. He says China fully understand the situation and the finite resources and will act on this (not least because of the country’s deteriorating health), but that every government should do more.

Iryna Rudzko (June 2010)

climatechangetv — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:08:48 +0000

Iryna Rudzko, head of Belarus delegation, considers issues around climate change for economies in transition.She focuses on technology transfer and capacity-building in adaptation and mitigation – and emphasises that they are not asking for finance. She finishes on discussing the positive capacity building carried out by China.

John Ashe (June 2010)

climatechangetv — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:47:56 +0000

Antigua and Barbuda’s John Ashe, United Nations Ambassador and chair of the AWG on the Kyoto Protocol, gives Climate-Change.tv an update of where the negotiations are now. In particular, he considers the variation in the base years different countries are using – and they are not aligned with IPCC recommendations for global aggregates. He notes how it is important to raise the level of ambition on targets, but this could be being delayed by parallel discussions between the US and China.

Professor Lord Stern of Brentford (December 2009)

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:56:10 +0000

Lord Stern discusses key elements from US President Barack Obama’s speech at COP 15, including finance, emissions reductions and monitoring, reporting and transparency. He urges for greater involvement of industry at the COP, saying we need the perspective of industry and a new economic model based on low carbon growth. His view is that “People who set off fastest are going to do the best out of this.” He reminds Climate-Change.tv viewers that the two degree target is essential.

Also see Lennart Olsson, Director, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, speaking from Copenhagen

Xie Zhenhua (December 2009)

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:14 +0000

Xie Zhenhua, head of the Chinese delegation in Copenhagen, speaks to Climate-Change.tv with the use of a translator. He talks about China’s expectations in Copenhagen, including wishes for a “legally binding and substantial document” by the end of the conference, and he says that it is important that the process stick to the Kyoto Protocol path and the need for wealthy countries to provide financial and technical aid for developing countries. And he talks about the need for delegates to translate political will into tangible results. **The interview is conducted in Mandarin Chinese with translation into English** Also see Loren Legarda, Philippines Senator, speaking from Copenhagen. And Su Wei, the head of the Chinese delegation in Bonn and the director of China’s National Leading Group on Climate Change, speaking from Poznan in 2008.

Anders Turesson (December 2009)

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:03:38 +0000

Anders Turesson, chief negotiator from Sweden, which holds the rotating EU presidency, explains his expectations for the climate change conference. He notes that political pressure may suffice in mobilising international cooperation to form what he calls an “ambitious, global, comprehensive agreement”. Key considerations he outlines include the need for respecting the differentiation between developed and developing countries, and the difficulty behind “one legal system”. He also touches on the challenges facing China’s involvement. Also see Anders Turesson speaking from Barcelona, and Bonn in 2009, and Poznan in 2008.