Help China Address Climate Change
Although China has become the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and is still highly dependent on dirty coal, the country is moving aggressively to tackle climate change and transition to a more sustainable development path. With climate change reducing China’s already limited water supplies and agricultural resources, and raising the sea levels near its coastal cities, the government has committed to reducing its carbon intensity by 40-45 percent from 2005 levels and increasing the share of non-fossil energy sources to 15 percent of overall energy consumption by 2020.
Since 1996, NRDC has worked to help the Chinese government develop policy solutions that can help China to develop sustainably and curb greenhouse gas emissions. NRDC focuses on the intersection between climate and energy, and work to promote policies that can scale up clean energy resources like energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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