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Nov 17, 2009

US and China Come Together on Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles and Clean Coal

Beijing, China – President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy. Please see fact sheets (linked here) for additional details on each of the U.S-China clean energy announcements.

Here are elements of facts
1. U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. The two Presidents announced the establishment of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.

2. U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.
The two Presidents announced the launch of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.

3. U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan. The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan. Under the new plan, the two countries will work together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial facilities, and consumer appliances.

4. U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership.
The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership. Under the Partnership, the two countries will develop roadmaps for wide-spread renewable energy deployment in both countries.


5. 21st Century Coal.
The two Presidents pledged to promote cooperation on cleaner uses of coal, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects. Through the new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, the two countries are launching a program of technical cooperation to bring teams of U.S. and Chinese scientists and engineers together in developing clean coal and CCS technologies.


6. Shale Gas Initiative.
The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Shale Gas Resource Initiative.


7. U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program.
The two Presidents announced the establishment of the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program. The program will leverage private sector resources for project development work in China across a broad array of clean energy projects, to the benefit of both nations. More than 22 companies are founding members of the program. The ECP will include collaborative projects on renewable energy, smart grid, clean transportation, green building, clean coal, combined heat and power, and energy efficiency.

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EERE - The United States and China have announced a range of clean energy initiatives, including the establishment of a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. designed to boost joint research and development of clean energy technology, as well as energy efficiency and electric vehicle initiatives. Read more at DOE's EERE