Katherine Boe, program manager at JUCCCE, was invited to participate in the 574th Salzburg Global Seminar last month. This prestigious organization calls for a new way of solving important issues on a global scale. It is dedicated to assisting our current and future leaders in making significant change. Founded in 1947 by Clemens Heller, a Harvard graduate student, the organization originally focused on American studies during the post-world war era. It has now evolved into a

The EAT Forum in Stockholm connects the best minds from science, politics, business and civil society to achieve the goal of sustainably feeding a healthy world population. JUCCCE Chairperson Peggy Liu was a speaker and advisor to the forum. Alongside HRH Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, Peggy spoke on the panel that launched the world’s leading document on combating malnutrition, the Global Nutrition Report. Full panel discussion at: https://www.globalnutritionreport.or

Our fourth JUCCCE China Energy Forum used an innovative interactive and bilingual format to explore collaboration opportunities on sustainable technologies for China. The Nov. 19-20, 2011 event was hosted by the City of Chengdu, and co-organized by JUCCCE and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection (CECEP). Key topics discussed at the forum included international technologies, China's technology needs for the circular economy, and cross-sector, cross-border col

This past Tuesday, JUCCCE organized a Mayoral Training session on waste water training. The session, which brings together many of China’s mayors in a discussion about efforts to make China’s cities greener, is especially pertinent considering that China’s energy demands and carbon footprint increase day after day. Over the past quarter century, China’s demand for energy has tripled, with industrial energy demand accounting for about 70% of energy demand in China. Mayors have

Two days ago, JUCCCE and the National Academy for Mayors of China (NAMC) co-organized the 2010 JUCCCE China Energy Forum, which took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing. The forum brought together many of China’s mayors and state-owned enterprise executives in a discussion about efforts to make China’s cities greener. This discussion is especially pertinent considering that China’s energy demands and carbon footprint are only increasing day after day. Over the past quart

On November 10, 2008, the first official JUCCCE China Energy Forum was opened in Beijing. Three hundred delegates from around the world in sectors ranging from government to industry to NGOs gathered together to discuss the theme of the forum: Partnering on Solutions in Beijing China. Peggy Liu called on participating executives and leaders, people who impact the world with their every decision, to work together to provide more turnkey environmental solutions for China. In re

Today marks the start of the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) China Energy Forum in Beijing, which gathers 300 delegates from around the world in sectors ranging from government to industry to NGOs. JUCCCE Chairwoman Peggy Liu called on participating top executives and leaders to work closely together to provide more turnkey solutions for key people in China who are impacting the world with each decision they make. Representatives from the US Department of

Due to a dramatic increase in China’s energy use over the past few years, large scale innovative partnerships to develop more energy efficient strategies for cities are in high demand. JUCCCE facilitated and initiated the first steps towards developing these partnerships through a Mayoral Training Discussion on July 24. At the discussion, we brought together industry leaders from various multinational corporations who can deploy energy products and services in China, as well

JUCCCE was founded after the MIT Forum on the Future of Energy in China, the first public dialogue on clean energy between US and Chinese government officials. The range of participants extended from key government advocates such as Mark Ginsberg of US Department of Energy, Steve Papermaster of US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Xu Dingming of NDRC, and Jiang Zhaozu of NDRC investment Association Committee, to top professors from MIT, Tsinghua, and