Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The purpose of this grant is to help the Hewlett Foundation, ClimateWorks and the China Sustainable Energy Foundation better understand opportunities aimed at slowing and ultimately reducing China's dependence on coal. China consumes half the world's coal, and its use has increased about 180% over the past decade. To date, most of our support for clean energy policies have focused on renewable energy and efficiency gains, so this would be moving us into a new area of policy work. The Wilson International Center has a long history of working on environmental issues in China, and have recently developed a strong expertise on the nexus between energy and water use. The Center will also work closely with the World Resources Institute staff that will also be working on this matter.