E&ETV aired a webcast of the first in a series of seminars by the World Resources Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The seminar was Monday, October 16, 2006 in Washington D.C.
China’s energy consumption continues to increase, and the country is battling
intense pollution. Harvard University’s Kelly Sims Gallagher and World Resources Institute’s David Jhirad discussed:
- China’s energy security and sustainability
- How the United States can influence China’s energy policy
- China’s automobile industry and its foreign joint ventures with DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, and Ford
- How these relationships have contributed to China’s high emissions
