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September 2003

The Roles of Government in the Innovation and Use of Clean-Coal Technologies in the United States and China

Report

By Guodong Sun, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Project/ Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program/Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2002-2006

The Energy Technology Innovation Project hosted and co-sponsored a workshop on clean coal technologies with the Department of High Technology of China's Ministry of Science and Technology and the China Coal Research Institute. This workshop was held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 4–5, 2003. The goal of the workshop was to explore the role of government in the research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RD3) of clean-coal technologies (CCT) in the United States and China. Other primary objectives of the workshop were to identify the most important barriers and incentives for the RD3 of clean-coal technologies and to discuss potential policy recommendations.

June, 2003

Foreign Direct Investment as a Vehicle for Deploying Cleaner Technologies: Technology Transfer and the Big Three Automakers in China

Paper

By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group

May, 2003

U.S. Climate Policy Post-Kyoto: Scientific Underpinnings, Policy History, and the Path Ahead

Journal Article, Aspen Institute Congressional Program, issue 3, volume 18

By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program

March 20, 2003

"China’s Battle for Clean Air: Integrated Assessment of Policy Implementation"

Presentation

By Guodong Sun, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Project/ Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program/Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2002-2006

The Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group (ETIP) seeks to combat global warming and climate change by promoting strategies for efficient energy technologies in China, India, and the United States, such as advanced coal technologies, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and advanced vehicle technologies.

February 10, 2003

"Deployment of Cleaner Vehicles in China? The Role of Foreign Direct Investment"

Presentation

By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group

January / February 2003

Letter to the Editor on Cars in China

Op-Ed, Foreign Policy

By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group

2002

2002

"Large Point Source (lps) Emissions From India: Regional and Sectoral Analysis"

Journal Article, Atmospheric Environment, issue 2, volume 36

By Debyani Ghosh, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, 2002-2005

April 15, 2002

"U.S. Clean Vehicle Policy: Lessons for China"

Presentation

By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group

Presentation with Jimin Zhao, China Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) and Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs Joint Workshop at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

1999

August 2, 1999

Powerful Partnerships: The Federal Role in International Cooperation on Energy Innovation

Report

By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program

1998

November 1998

"A Methodological Investigation of the Costs of Carbon Sequestration"

Journal Article, Journal of Applied Economics, issue 2, volume 1

By Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board; Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

This paper develops a methodology whereby estimates of the costs of carbon sequestration can be developed on the basis of evidence from observations of landowners' behavior when confronted with the opportunity costs of alternative land uses.

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