China and Australia tackle climate change together

Chinese and Australian researchers are set to confront the challenges of climate change policy together under a new research program announced today. The program - the Australia-China research program on market mechanisms for climate change policy - was announced at today's ANU China Update 2013 by the Hon Richard Marles MP, Minister for Trade. The $305,000 program will be run by the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy , and led by Associate Professor Frank Jotzo of the School's Centre for Climate Economics and Policy. The program will draw in researchers from leading Chinese institutions including Tsinghua, Fudan and Wuhan universities, as well as Beijing Institute of Technology. Australian partners include the University of New South Wales and Melbourne University. "This is an exciting project which will bring together many of the top researchers in this field from both countries to work collaboratively on finding solutions," said Jotzo. "Research under the project will be done in close collaboration between Australian and Chinese institutions.