Governor and Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown met with\u00a0President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s\u00a0Minister of Science and Technology,\u00a0Wan Gang, to deepen the commitments between the two to cooperate on the development of green technology. Specifically, according to the MoU itself, its objective “is to support the Participants in advancing innovation and development of, and investment in, low-carbon energy resources and clean technologies.”<\/p>\n
Further, the MoU will see China and California cooperate on areas such as clean energy technologies; greenhouse gas emission and air pollution reduction programs; environmental protection technologies; carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies; and more.<\/p>\n
Governor Brown’s trip seems to be all about climate and clean energy technology. On day 1 of his trip, he signed a new pact with Chengdu focusing on broadening cooperation between the two states on low-carbon technologies, environmental protection, and clean energy development. On day 2, Governor Brown delivered remarks at an international environmental summit in Nanjing, and signed a new agreement with California’s sister-state, Jiangsu Province, to broaden bilateral collaboration on climate action. On day 3, after he had signed the MoU with China, Governor Brown also spoke at a Clean Energy Ministerial forum focused on electric vehicles, and another on the economic transition to clean energy. And on Wednesday, Brown opened the Under2 Clean Energy Forum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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