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Filling the (Green) Vacuum
If the U.S withdraws from the climate arena, China could seize the opportunity to fill the vacuum and, in turn, exercise greater leadership in global affairs.
The transition from President Obama to President Trump has triggered fears that the new administration will overturn many of the policies, programs and successes of the last eight years. These fears are especially strong concerning the issue of climate change.
While the policies of the new White House are still unclear, President Trump has appointed a number of people who have opposed the climate initiatives and, in some cases, expressed skepticism that the human induced climate threat even exists.
The concern in many circles is that the administration will walk away from the Paris Agreement and repudiate the ambitious emission reduction targets set out in the U.S.-China bilateral agreement signed by Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping in November 2014.
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The Authors
Henry Lee
- Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program
- Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
Expertise:
- Energy
- Biofuels
- China energy policy
- Coal, Carbon Capture, & Storage
- Energy conservation
- Energy Innovation policy
- Energy R&D
- Energy security
- India energy policy
- Nuclear power
- Oil
- U.S. energy policy
- Environment & Climate Change
- Air pollution
- Climate change policy
- Environmental policy
- Natural resource management
- Nuclear waste
Pu Wang
- Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2015–November 2017
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The transition from President Obama to President Trump has triggered fears that the new administration will overturn many of the policies, programs and successes of the last eight years. These fears are especially strong concerning the issue of climate change.
While the policies of the new White House are still unclear, President Trump has appointed a number of people who have opposed the climate initiatives and, in some cases, expressed skepticism that the human induced climate threat even exists.
The concern in many circles is that the administration will walk away from the Paris Agreement and repudiate the ambitious emission reduction targets set out in the U.S.-China bilateral agreement signed by Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping in November 2014.
Want to Read More?
The full text of this publication is available via the original publication source.The Authors
Henry Lee
- Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program
- Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
- Energy
- Biofuels
- China energy policy
- Coal, Carbon Capture, & Storage
- Energy conservation
- Energy Innovation policy
- Energy R&D
- Energy security
- India energy policy
- Nuclear power
- Oil
- U.S. energy policy
- Environment & Climate Change
- Air pollution
- Climate change policy
- Environmental policy
- Natural resource management
- Nuclear waste
Pu Wang
- Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2015–November 2017
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- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
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The Future of Carbon Offset Markets
News - Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
Joseph Aldy Shares his Thoughts on Incorporating Green Energy into an Economic Stimulus Package: Lessons Learned from the 2009 Recovery Act
Newspaper Article - Harvard Crimson
HKS Prof. Aldy Talks Clean Energy, Economic Policy at Belfer Center Webinar
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Policy Brief - Quarterly Journal: International Security
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy: The Case for No First Use
Discussion Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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