China's green port push has parallels abroad
Geraldine Knatz, professor, University of Southern California, and Peter Mollema, Port of Rotterdam Authority |
When Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama signed a new climate agreement in September, they took a critical step in bilateral cooperation to combat global climate change. The two of us were recently invited to China to share experiences—in the United States and Holland, respectively—in cleaning up air pollution at ports and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry, while maintaining growth.