China Climate Solutions: Local Innovation, Global Lessons, and Pathways to a Sustainable Future
How is China advancing solutions to today's climate crisis?
As the world accelerates efforts to address climate change, solutions are increasingly emerging from diverse local contexts. China, as one of the world’s largest economies and a major force in global climate action, is advancing a wide range of approaches across renewable energy, industrial decarbonization, nature-based solutions, climate adaptation, and sustainable development.
Join us for two panel discussions, organized by Columbia Global and the Center on Global Energy Policy, with experts working across China’s climate ecosystem, from climate innovation and transition finance to energy transformation, industrial sustainability, and climate adaptation. Speakers will share practical insights from their work and explore broader lessons for global climate action.
Opening remarks will be delivered by Wafaa El‑Sadr, Executive Vice President of Columbia Global.
Speakers
- 2026 Richard Rockefeller Fellows
- David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA (Moderator)
- Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia Climate School (Moderator)
