Environmental Security in Asia and China's EV Industry

April 11, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Mānoa Campus, Online (Zoom)

In this presentation, Dr. Ilaria Mazzocco (Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies) will provide an overview of China鈥檚 environmental politics, its climate agenda, and the boom in China鈥檚 electric vehicle (EV) industry. She will also discuss how these issues impact Asia鈥檚 environmental security as well as US-China climate cooperation. Her presentation will be followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Eric Harwit (Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawai鈥榠 at 惭腻苍辞补).

Ilaria Mazzocco is a Senior Fellow with the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. Prior to joining CSIS, she was a Senior Research Associate at the Paulson Institute, where she led research on Chinese climate and energy policy for Macropolo, the institute鈥檚 think tank. She holds a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where her dissertation investigated Chinese industrial policy by focusing on electric vehicle promotion efforts and the role of local governments. She also holds master鈥檚 degrees from Johns Hopkins SAIS and Central European University, as well as a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Bard College.


Event Sponsor
Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Center for Chinese Studies, Department of Asian Studies, Mānoa Campus

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Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, 8089562689, cipa@hawaii.edu,

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