A Roadmap for Economic Growth: U.S.-China Private Sector Cooperation in Power Sector

Описание: U.S.-China cooperation in the power sector could be an important driver of economic growth in both countries, according to a new report discussed at the Woodrow Wilson Center on October 6th. The discussion, part of the China Environment Forum's Cooperative Competitors meeting series, began with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke who provided remarks on the Obama Administration's strategy with China, emphasizing that cooperation with China has the potential to benefit both sides if set within fair trade rules. Secretary Locke emphatically stated that "in no area is that win-win situation clearer than in the energy sector." To support this claim of green energy sector jobs, Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, David Mohler, Senior Vice President of Duke, and Sun Yunquan, President of ENN Group North America discussed the power infrastructure collaboration between their two companies, which has enabled them to create cleaner and more reliable energy and jobs where the projects are based. Their belief in the mutual benefits of such a U.S.-China power sector partnership is backed by a new report by Garten Rothkopf's Anatomy of a Partnership: Benefits of US-China Private Sector Cooperation in the Power Sector. This report examines the potential benefits of collaboration in the areas of IGCC and carbon capture, solar PV manufacturing and installation, supercritical coal and smart grid development.

Event Speakers:
Gary Locke // U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Jim Rogers // Duke Energy
Sun Yunquan // ENN Group North America
David Mohler // Senior Vice President, Duke Energy

EVENT CO-SPONSORS:
Program on America and the Global Economy
Environmental Change and Security Program