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Policy brief series: Impacts of a low-carbon transition in the Belt and Road Initiative countries

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Facilitating a high-quality, sustainable low-carbon transition in the BRI countries.

More in the series!

Press release: More from our experts!

Download the overview brief!

Check out individual policy briefs below!

Meet the CGS experts

Ryna Cui, Research Director

Jiehong Lou, Assistant Research Professor

Alicia Zhao, Research Manager

Jenna Behrendt, Research Manager

Haewon McJeon, Associate Research Scholar

Nate Hultman, Director

  • Air quality and public health: J. Behrendt, R. Cui, B. Gu, J. Lou, A. Zhao, J. Sampedro, Y. Wang, X. Tan, K. Zhu, Y. Sheng, H. Zhai, L. Kong, Y. Cheng, N. Hultman (April 2023). “Air quality and public health: a series of policy briefs on a high-quality, sustainable low-carbon transition in the BRI countries.” Center for Global Sustainability, College Park; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
  • Employment: B. Gu, L. Kong, R. Cui, J. Lou, A. Zhao, J. Behrendt, J. Song, H. McJeon, Y. Wang, X. Tan, Y. Sheng, K. Zhu, N. Hultman (April 2023). “Employment: a series of policy briefs on a high-quality, sustainable low-carbon transition in the BRI countries.” Center for Global Sustainability, College Park; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
  • Energy security: J. Lou, R. Cui, B. Gu, A. Zhao, J. Behrendt, Y. Sheng, K. Zhu, L. Kong, X. Tan, Y. Wang, N. Hultman (April 2023). “Energy security: a series of policy briefs on a high-quality, sustainable low-carbon transition in the BRI countries.” Center for Global Sustainability, College Park; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
  • Food security: J. Lou, R. Cui, B. Gu, A. Zhao, J. Behrendt, Y. Wang, X. Tan, K. Zhu, Y. Sheng, H. Zhai, L. Kong, Y. Cheng, N. Hultman (April 2023). “Food security: a series of policy briefs on a high-quality, sustainable low-carbon transition in the BRI countries." Center for Global Sustainability, College Park; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.

The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) released four new briefs in our series demonstrating how a low-carbon transition can generate benefits for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries. Learn about the impacts on energy security, employment, air quality, and food security.

Download the overview brief.


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