What California’s climate diplomacy with China achieves
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently completed trip to China symbolized the way diplomacy at the subnational level – involving regional, state, or local governments – can be a path to climate progress.
Some analysts see a bit of political theater, too, for a politician viewed as having presidential aspirations. But the trip resulted in a number of climate announcements, including an updated agreement to work aggressively toward carbon neutrality.
This California relationship with counterparts in China has evolved over many years into an example of how steady gains can come as governments find common ground for actions, from trading knowledge to making pledges on shared ambitions.
“Some of the geopolitics that puts stress on the U.S.-China
