Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of
measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy. 
Attached are six fact sheets on the U.S-China clean energy announcements.  

1.  U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.  The two Presidents announced the establishment
of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center.   The Center will facilitate joint research and
development of clean energy technologies by teams of scientists and engineers from the United
States and China, as well as serve as a clearinghouse to help researchers in each country.  The
Center will be supported by public and private funding of at least $150 million over five
years, split evenly between the two countries.  Initial research priorities will be building
energy efficiency, clean coal including carbon capture and storage, and clean vehicles.  The
Protocol formally establishing the Center was signed in Beijing by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven
Chu, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang, and Chinese National Energy Agency
Acting Administrator Zhang Guobao. 

2.  U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.  The two Presidents announced the launch of the
U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative.  Building on the first-ever US-China Electric Vehicle
Forum in September 2009, the initiative will include joint standards development, demonstration
projects in more than a dozen cities, technical roadmapping and public education projects.  The
two leaders emphasized their countries? strong shared interest in accelerating the deployment
of electric vehicles in order to reduce oil dependence, cut greenhouse gas emissions and
promote economic growth.   

3.  U.S. China Energy Efficiency Action Plan.  The two Presidents announced the launch of a
new U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan.  Under the new plan, the two countries will work
together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial facilities, and consumer
appliances.  U.S. and Chinese officials will work together and with the private sector to
develop energy efficient building codes and rating systems, benchmark industrial energy
efficiency, train building inspectors and energy efficiency auditors for industrial facilities,
harmonize test procedures and performance metrics for energy efficient consumer products,
exchange best practices in energy efficient labeling systems, and convene  a new U.S.-China
Energy Efficiency Forum to be held annually, rotating between the two countries.

4.  U.S. China Renewable Energy Partnership.   The two Presidents announced the launch of a
new U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership.  Under the Partnership, the two countries will
develop roadmaps for wide-spread renewable energy deployment in both countries.  The
Partnership will also provide technical and analytical resources to states and regions in both
countries to support renewable energy deployment and will facilitate state-to-state and
region-to-region partnerships to share experience and best practices.  A new Advanced Grid
Working Group will bring together U.S. and Chinese policymakers, regulators, industry leaders,
and civil society to develop strategies for grid modernization in both countries.  A new
U.S.-China Renewable Energy Forum will be held annually, rotating between the two countries.

5.  21st Century Coal.  The two Presidents pledged to promote cooperation on cleaner uses of
coal, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects.  Through
the new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, the two countries are launching a program of
technical cooperation to bring teams of U.S. and Chinese scientists and engineers together in
developing clean coal and CCS technologies.  The two governments are also actively engaging
industry, academia, and civil society in advancing clean coal and CCS solutions.  The
Presidents welcomed: (i) a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to the China Power
Engineering and Consulting Group Corporation to support a feasibility study for an integrated
gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant in China using American technology, (ii) an
agreement by Missouri-based Peabody Energy to invest participate in GreenGen, a project of
several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near-zero emissions coal-fired power plant,
(iii) an agreement between GE and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and
deployment of IGCC and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and
Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China,
to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

6.  Shale Gas Initiative.  The two Presidents announced the launch of a new U.S.-China Shale
Gas Resource Initiative.  Under the Initiative, the U.S. and China will use experience gained
in the United States to assess China?s shale gas potential, promote environmentally-sustainable
development of shale gas resources, conduct joint technical studies to accelerate development
of shale gas resources in China, and promote shale gas investment in China through the
U.S.-China Oil and Gas Industry Forum, study tours, and workshops.

7.  U.S. China Energy Cooperation Program.  The two Presidents announced the establishment of
the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program.  The program will leverage private sector resources
for project development work in China across a broad array of clean energy projects, to the
benefit of both nations.  More than 22 companies are founding members of the program.  The ECP
will include collaborative projects on renewable energy, smart grid, clean transportation,
green building, clean coal, combined heat and power, and energy efficiency.