Henry M Paulson Jr Institute

CONSERVATIONTHE INSTITUTE'S CONSERVATION PROGRAM ADDRESSES SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING CHINA AND THE WORLD. IT FOCUSES ON THREE PRIORITY AREAS: WETLANDS, NATIONAL PARKS, AND RESPONSIBLE TRADE AND INVESTMENT. THESE WORK STREAMS SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF CHINA'S NATURAL COASTLINE, SHAPE THE NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR CHINA'S PROTECTED AREAS, INCLUDING NATIONAL PARKS, AND WORK TO REDUCE THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ARISING FROM CHINA'S OVERSEAS INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY TRADE. ACTIVITIES RANGE FROM SITE-BASED PILOTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, TO NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICY ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION AT A GLOBAL LEVEL.

THINK TANKMACROPOLO IS THE IN-HOUSE THINK TANK OF THE PAULSON INSTITUTE IN CHICAGO. THROUGH MACROPOLO, CHINA'S ECONOMIC ARRIVAL IS DECODED WITH INCISIVE, MARKET-RELEVANT ANALYSIS AND CREATIVE RESEARCH PRODUCTS. THE ECONOMIC WORK SPANS CRITICAL AREAS, FROM FINANCE TO LABOR MIGRATION. MACROPOLO FOCUSES ON CHINA'S SHIFTING MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND COMPLEX REFORMS, EXPLORING CHANGING PRIORITIES AS THE CENTRALITY OF GDP GROWTH WANES. MACROPOLO'S ANALYSIS AIMS TO UNWRAP THE COMPLEXITIES OF CHINESE POLITICS IN AN ACCESSIBLE WAY, INCLUDING A UNIQUE AND EVOLVING DATABASE ON "MUST KNOW" POLITICIANS AND ANALYSIS ON HOWTHE CHINESE SYSTEM REALLY WORKS. MACROPOLO'S TECHNOLOGY WORK PROVIDES BALANCED AND NUANCED INSIGHT INTO CHINA'S TECHNOLOGICAL AMBITIONS AND THE INTENSIFYING COMPETITION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA. PRODUCTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE RICH INTERACTIVES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CASE STUDIES ON CHINESE TEACH COMPANIES, AND DEEP DIVES INTO TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.

GREEN FINANCECHINA'S TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE, LOW CARBON ECONOMY WILL REQUIRE MAJOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THE PAULSON INSTITUTE SUPPORTS THESE EFFORTS, INCLUDING IN SERVING AS AN ADVISOR TO THE G20 GREEN FINANCE STUDY GROUP, GREENING THE BELT AND ROAD, DEVELOPING CARBON MARKS IN CHINA, AND ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE FINANCING VEHICLES FOR LOW-CARB PROJECTS. TO THAT END, THE PAULSON INSTITUTE LAUNCHED A GREEN FINANCE CENTER WHICH PROMOTES MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST GREEN FINANCE MARKET IN CHINA.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS THIS PROGRAM OVERSEES THE MAYORS EXCHANGE PROGRAM WHICH ENABLES LOCAL POLICYMAKERS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN URBAN CENTERS ACROSS CHINA. IT IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP MAYORS PROGRAMS IN CHINA AS IT AIMS TO ADVANCE AN AGENDA THAT IS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE CHINA'S TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC MODEL AND STRENGTHEN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS. THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM ALSO INTERFACES WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ON A VARIETY OF PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDING CONSERVATION WORK AND GREEN FINANCE PROGRAMS.