China's Role in Global Climate Investment: Paving the Way for COP30
Sep 16, 2025 08:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join us for a panel discussion hosted by the Columbia Global Center Beijing on China's role in global climate investment and its path towards COP30, exploring urgent climate challenges, regional and international leadership, financial architecture, and the balancing act between development status and climate contributions. Panelists: Ting Li, Chief Representative, Rocky Mountain Institute Beijing Office Wenhong Xie, Head of China, Climate Bonds Initiative Ruoshui Sun, Assistant Researcher, Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University Moderator: Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment This event is part of a global series, Road to COP30: Local Voices, Global Pathways, hosted by the Columbia Global Centers. Each week, one of the Columbia Global Centers convenes an online event that looks at the big questions shaping local climate conversations and how they connect to global climate negotiations. Explore the full series and sign up for future events here: https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/road-cop30.
