Episode 1: Is China on Track To Reach Net Zero?

ZURICH, October 18, 2021 — Policy consultant Hailin Wang of Sinolytics and Hairong Huang, head of the Swiss Re Institute China Center; discuss whether China is on track to reaching its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2060. The transition from coal to renewable energy is critical to reaching this target, but it comes with a significant number of risks and uncertainties. This event is part of the Climate Change in the Indo-Pacific, a four-part series by Asia Society Switzerland and Swiss Re Institute exploring the effects of climate change on the Indo-Pacific and the world. (54 min., 18 sec.)

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