U.S.- China Clean Energy Collaboration: Lessons from the Advanced Coal Technology Consortium

The paper evaluates Phase I (2011–2015) of the CERC Advanced Coal Technology Consortium, noting that while it helped build mutual trust between the U.S. and China, administrative and technical differences across borders hinder effective cooperation. It recommends increasing private sector engagement, focusing on CCS demonstration projects, and consolidating resources to improve the performance of Phase II (2016–2020).

• The U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) has served as a mechanism to establish mutual trust between the two nations regarding climate change collaboration during its first five years.
• Achieving effective bilateral cooperation in joint research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) is complicated by technical, organizational, and administrative disparities between the participating countries.
• To enhance the performance of the CERC–ACTC, the paper suggests five specific improvements: increasing private sector involvement throughout the process, consolidating resources for joint RD&D, prioritizing CCS demonstration projects, improving communication and coordination, and transforming CERC into a more open platform for resources.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). U.S.- China Clean Energy Collaboration: Lessons from the Advanced Coal Technology Consortium. https://www.wri.org/research/us-china-clean-energy-collaboration-lessons-advanced-coal-technology-consortium

Chicago

World Resources Institute. U.S.- China Clean Energy Collaboration: Lessons from the Advanced Coal Technology Consortium. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/us-china-clean-energy-collaboration-lessons-advanced-coal-technology-consortium.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendchina, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{U.S.- China Clean Energy Collaboration: Lessons from the Advanced Coal Technology Consortium}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/us-china-clean-energy-collaboration-lessons-advanced-coal-technology-consortium}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }