China didn’t set out to fix climate change. Its production of clean energy and electrification tech is changing the world, but this particular green revolution is a byproduct of China’s economic strategy and its quest for energy independence.

This episode unpicks how the global financial crisis, the US shale boom, and the US-China rivalry have all contributed to China’s new dominance of clean energy manufacturing.

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Guests: 

Jessica Chen Weiss  - Professor of China Studies and the faculty director of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC

Jake Werner - Director of the East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Hosted by energy and climate finance expert Kate Mackenzie, and Tim Sahay from the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University.

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