[wanabidii] Press Releases: Six Inducted into U.S.-China EcoPartnerships Program

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Six Inducted into U.S.-China EcoPartnerships Program 07/10/2014 09:56 AM EDT Six Inducted into U.S.-China EcoPartnerships Program Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 10, 2014 On July 10, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Strategic & Economic Dialogue counterpart State Councilor Yang Jiechi welcomed six new U.S.-China partners into the flagship EcoPartnerships Program during a signing ceremony in Beijing, China. Counselor to the President John Podesta, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Danny Russel, Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Judith Garber, and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus also participated. With the admission of this cohort, there are now 24 EcoPartnerships in the program. The EcoPartnerships Program promotes cooperation between U.S. and Chinese sub-national actors who work on clean energy, climate change, and environmental protection, to help address some of the biggest challenges facing our two countries. The six new EcoPartnerships admitted to the program today were chosen from among a record number of applications, and include private sector actors, academia, non-governmental organizations, and city governments. Their cooperation will focus on issues relating to biofuels, battery storage and other clean technologies, emissions trading, seaport air quality, high performance gas turbines, and low-carbon city tools. As Secretary Kerry noted in his remarks at the signing ceremony, the EcoPartnerships Program shows that “tackling climate change and leading the way to a clean energy future can be a ‘win, win, win’ – a win for America, a win for China, and a win for the world,” and we are pleased to welcome the following organizations to the program in 2014: Sapphire Energy and Sinopec Environmental Defense Fund and Shenzhen Low-Carbon Development Fund General Electric Company and Harbin Electric Port of Los Angeles and the Shanghai Municipal Transport Authority Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Shandong Province City Partnership of Greater Philadelphia and Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area For additional information regarding EcoPartnerships, visit www.ecopartnerships.gov. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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