John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, paid a visit to SPPM this Wednesday to discuss the much debated topic of climate change with faculty members, students, and prominent Chinese scholars of the field. Also in attendance were Mr. Ding Yi Hui, the Deputy Director of the China National Committee of Climate Change Experts, Fellow at the China Academy of Science, Mr. Todd Stern, US Envoy for Climate Change, and Professor Xue Lan, Dean of SPPM.
The international scientific community has made significant contributions in analyzing the current effect of climate change on society as well as predicting its future trends. However, there is still room for improvement in climate change science to better mitigate the effects of climate change. In this regard, Mr. Holdren and Mr. Ding both expressed the need for China and the United States to cooperate in dealing with climate change issues. The event was hosted by SPPM Professor Qi Ye, Director of the Tsinghua University Climate Policy Institute.
