Renewable Energy Deployment in China: Accelerating the Path to Carbon Neutrality

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A collaborative research study between the California-China Climate Institute, UC San Diego and Tsinghua University is culminating in the launch of a new research report, Renewable Energy Pathways to Carbon Neutrality in China. For China to decarbonize the power sector and reach carbon neutrality requires a large increase in low-carbon renewable energy and complementary infrastructure including storage and transmission. While these long-term objectives are clear, the deployment structure, pace, and distributional impacts are uncertain. To address this gap, we developed a novel modeling approach with a high special and temporal resolution to identify the plausible pathways for deploying renewables, storage systems, and transmission lines, by decade, from 2020 to 2060. Join us to hear about the new report from our joint California-China climate research team.

5:00 PM Discussion is opened by Moderator, Jessica Gordon, Senior Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute

5:05 PM Opening Remarks

• Jiang Lin, Nat Simons Presidential Chair in China Energy Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

5:10 p.m. Accelerating Renewable Deployment China Presentation:

• Michael Davidson, Assistant Professor, UC San Diego

5:25 PM Moderated Discussion

• Michael Davidson, Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
• Zhenhua Zhang, Doctoral Student, UC San Diego
• Da Zhang, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University
• Xi Lu, School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University
• Fredrich Kahrl, Research Affiliate, California-China Climate Institute

6:00 PM Audience Question &Answer

6:15 PM Closing Remarks, Jessica Gordon, Senior Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute