The Institute's Mayors Training Initiative convened former mayors of some of America's most dynamic cities for a dialogue with 22 Chinese mayors and urban officials from Zhejiang province. The delegation had three weeks of sustainability training in the United States.
A partnership between the Paulson Institute and Illinois seeks to identify sectoral opportunities for Chinese foreign direct investment. The Institute will create a technology platform that China-based investors and US-based partners and assets can leverage to develop transactions that will invigorate the Illinois economy and create local jobs.
Cleaner air in Beijing has taken many by surprise during the first half of 2015. Anders Hove, director of China research, collaborated on a data-driven answer to those who ask: Is Beijing winning its war on pollution? The results show that the improvement in 2015 PM2.5 concentrations may result from more than just economic contraction or weather factors.
The Mayors Training Initiative hosted an educational session with renowned Chicago architect Jeanne Gang. Urban environmental responsibility can stimulate economic vibrancy, in part by attracting the best people, Gang told the delegation of mayors and urban planning officials from Zhejiang province.
With Beijing's skies getting bluer, China pledging climate action and the economy facing massive structural change, Managing Director Elle Carberry connects the dots between the economic and environmental side of what to expect from China's "new normal" in an interview with China Carbon Forum. The goal: sustainable economic growth.
As the world prepares for December UN climate talks in Paris, the latest Paulson Paper on Energy and Environment, by Joshua Busby and Sarang Shidore of the University of Texas, analyzes how international policy, particularly cooperation between the US and China, can help promote domestic efforts and actions.
In April, the Paulson Institute launched a China-South America Sustainable Soy Trade Platform, working with the Chinese government and businesses to promote legal, environmentally sustainable soy production in South America. Liu Denggao, vice president and senior agri-economist at the China Soybean Industry Association, explains why he believes Chinese buyers are ready to promote sustainable trade.
The Institute partnered with China’s new Green Finance Committee to host a seminar in Beijing to explore innovative financing vehicles to support China’s ambitious plans to expand environmental protection and clean up polluted industry. China will need to spend some $1 trillion a year for the next 4-6 years to meet its environmental targets, but the government can only cover about 15% of those costs.
保尔森基金会的市长培训项目邀请了几位美国最具活力的城市的前任市长，与来自中国浙江省的22名市长和市政府官员对话。代表团在美国进行了为期三周的可持续发展培训。
保尔森基金会与伊利诺伊州结成合作伙伴关系，旨在为中国的对外直接投资寻找和确定各行各业的机会。基金会将创建一个技术平台，中国的投资者和美国的合作伙伴及资产可充分利用该平台撮合交易，有望振兴伊利诺伊州经济并在当地创造就业机会。
2015年上半年，北京空气质量改善让许多人感到惊喜。保尔森基金会研究部副主任侯安德通过数据分析来回答人们的问题：北京的污染治理行动是否正在取得成效？研究结果表明，2015年PM2.5浓度下降可能不仅仅是经济下滑或天气因素所致。
保尔森基金会的市长培训项目邀请芝加哥著名建筑师珍妮·甘举办讲座。珍妮·甘向中国的市长和城市规划官员们表示，改善环境有助于吸引最优秀的人才，从而激发城市经济活力。
北京的天空一天天变蓝的同时，中国承诺在应对气候变化上采取行动。与此同时，中国的经济正面临大规模的结构性调整。在参加由中国碳论坛主办的讨论会时，董事总经理柯凯丽结合对中国“新常态”所抱有的期望，从经济和环境两个方面探讨了可持续经济增长前景。
在全世界都在为今年十二月在巴黎举行的联合国气候变化谈判做准备之时，保尔森基金会发布了最新的能源与环境系列论文。该论文由德州奥斯汀大学的约书亚·巴斯比和沙朗·西多尔合作撰写，探讨美国如何通过国际政策（尤其是中美两国合作政策）帮助中国在国内采取行动。
今年四月，保尔森基金会启动了“中国－南美可持续大豆贸易平台”项目，与中国政府及企业携手在南美促进合法、环保、可持续的大豆生产。中国大豆产业协会专职副会长、高级农业经济师刘登高认为中国市场已经准备好促进可持续贸易并解释了原因。
保尔森基金会与中国新成立的绿色金融委员会合作在北京举办研讨会，旨在探索创新融资工具以支持中国加大环保力度和治理污染行业的宏大计划。为了实现其环保目标，中国在未来4-6年内将需要每年花费1万亿美元左右，但政府只能负担其中约15％的开支。
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