Industrial N2O — An Overlooked Climate Opportunity in the US and China

 

On July 23rd Climate Advisers, the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and the Asia Society Policy Institute hosted an event at the National Union Building to discuss the opportunities the US and China have to address industrial nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. You can learn more about industrial N2O emissions here and don’t miss out on future updates on Climate Advisers soon to be launched N2O action initiative.

Speakers at the event included:

  • Ali Zaidi, Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor
  • John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy
  • Richard Duke, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, U.S. Department of State
  • Manish Bapna, President, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Resources Defense Council
  • Dr. Gabrielle Dreyfus, Chief Scientist, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD)
  • Bill Flederbach, President, ClimeCo
  • Hu Jianxin, Professor, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University
  • David Kanter, Global Chair, International Nitrogen Initiative
  • Jiang Lin, PhD, Nat Simons Presidential Chair in China Energy Policy, Berkeley Lab
  • Joshua McBee, Deputy Director, Policy and Research, Climate Advisers