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Tomorrowland (3/22/13)

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Climate One

Social Sciences, News Commentary, Earth Sciences, News, Science

4.7583 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2013

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

“It’s essential for China to be on a low emissions growth pattern,” said Jian Lin, Chairman of The China Sustainable Energy Program. China’s cities are growing at a breakneck pace and city planners are struggling to keep up, “we are racing against time,” said Lin, “people just don’t wait until you figure out how to solve a sustainable design.” Ellen Lou, Director of Urban Design and Planning at SOM, says that the money the Chinese government spent on building out transit infrastructure “is one of the best things that they have done.” The question, she said, is “how do you make higher density livable?” Two experts discuss China’s new cities and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Can we create a healthy and clean economy?

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Climate 1 at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy,

0:39.6

economy, and the environment.

0:41.5

Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time, climate one is the place where big ideas get heard.

0:48.2

With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture,

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Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart

0:55.4

of the matter. It's our future. It's time to come together. Welcome to Climate One, a conversation

1:01.2

about America's energy, economy, and environment. To understand any of them, you have to understand them all.

1:05.7

I'm Greg Dalton. Today we're looking at China's rapid and massive urbanization and what it means

1:10.7

for the global climate.

1:12.2

By 2030, a billion humans or about one in eight people in the world will live in a Chinese city.

1:18.3

Their lifestyles and carbon footprint will have a major impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse gases that are destabilizing the Earth's operating system.

1:26.1

Over the next hour, we will look at how China is growing at cities.

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