IEEE OFCCT 2023: Keynote 1.4: Accelerating Climate Action through Science and Policy Partnerships

The world is not on pace to meet both energy decarbonization targets by mid-century, nor Sustainable Development Goal targets in 2030. This exposes the world to economically, socially, and ecologically crippling climate change damages that can be avoided, at least in part. Significant disagreements between the world's largest energy consumers and carbon emitters are real, and problematic, and difficult to resolve. However, if the US and China do not put words into action to demonstrate that the "G2 of energy and pollution" can't collaborate we put everyone worldwide at great risk. In fact, the US and China need each other to meet their stated climate goals, for stationary power, clean transportation, and in the hard to decarbonize heavy industrial sectors. We examine opportunities in off-shore wind energy, Hydrogen as an energy carrier, industrial energy, urban transformation, and in energy for economic development where a US-China energy partnership can advance the global decarbonization process.