China’s Environmental Governance

China’s rapid economic growth over the past three decades has taken a heavy toll on the country’s environment and natural resources. What efforts China has made to strengthen its environmental regulations do not appear to have had any positive impact. Because China is the largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world, its environmental problems are of global concern.

Professor Jingjing Liu, associate director of the U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School, will discuss the challenges and opportunities China faces in protecting its environment. She will present the work of the U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law as an example of the role the U.S. can play in advancing environmental governance in China.

Admission: $5 adults, seniors, and students; free for BMAC members and children under 6.