EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Travel to China to Discuss US-China Clean Air and Climate Cooperation


WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will arrive in China beginning on Monday, December 9, to discuss US-China cooperation on air quality, climate pollution and environmental issues. She will travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong during her four-day visit.



While in China, Administrator McCarthy plans to underscore steps China has already taken to address air pollution, additional steps to come, and how the United States and China can continue to work together. Highlights of her visit include co-chairing the U.S.-China Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation; delivering a keynote speech at Tsinghua University; and meeting with senior officials, business leaders and NGOs.



The U.S. and China represent the world’s largest economies, consumers of energy, and emitters of carbon pollution. Climate change is a shared challenge, and building on more than 30 years of successful cooperation and partnership, the United States and China must work together to build a clean energy economy for a healthier, safer planet.



Earlier this year, President Obama announced a Climate Action Plan that outlines commonsense steps to cut carbon pollution from power plants, the biggest individual source of carbon pollution in the United States. In September, the EPA proposed standards for new power plants that are flexible, drive economic growth, and spark the clean energy innovation needed for a low-carbon economy.



China is taking action to address climate change while reducing traditional air pollution and promoting economic growth, and the U.S. stands ready to help.



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Monday, December 9

BEIJING

WHAT:  Opening Remarks at International Workshop on Fuel Desulfurization

WHEN: Monday, December 9, 9:40 am

WHERE: Ballroom 1&2, Regent Beijing Hotel



WHAT:  U.S. – China Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation

WHEN: Monday, December 9, 5:40 pm

WHERE: Villa 10, Diaoyutai Guesthouse



Tuesday, December 10

WHAT:  Keynote Speech and Town Hall Meeting at Tsinghua University

WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 10:45 am

WHERE: Tsinghua University, School of Environment



Wednesday, December 11

SHANGHAI

WHAT:  China Council Green Business Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility

WHEN: Wednesday, December 11, 2:30 pm

WHERE: Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel



Thursday, December 12

HONG KONG

WHAT: Media availability with Christine Loh, Under Secretary for the Environment, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

WHEN: Thursday, December 12th, 2:00 pm

WHERE: Berlin Suite, Basement Level, Regal Airport Hotel

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