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LEADERSHIP THE WORLD CELEBRATES Earth Day on April 22 and
World Intellectual Property Day on April 26. The U.S.
and China use separate fora to discuss climate change and emissions development strategies intended to help people,
intellectual property rights (IPR), but these important issues communities, businesses, and other organizations cope with
are inextricably linked. Our plan to mitigate the effects of current climate variability and adapt to future climate change.
climate change depends on technological innovation. And China has pledged RMB 20 billion to its Climate Change South-
technological innovation in turn depends on strong protection South Cooperation Fund.
and enforcement of IPR.
Strong IPR protection and enforcement are the prerequisites
Technology provides the data which leaders need to make for innovation. Multinational companies prefer to locate their
informed policy decisions. In 2008, our Embassy in Beijing research and development facilities in the U.S. and other
used emerging social media outlets to share real-time air countries with strong IPR protections. China has made progress
quality data. This information contributed to the conversation in strengthening protection and enforcement of intellectual
about air pollution in China and around the world. This property rights, but further progress is needed. Continued
year, for the first time in its history, China’s Five Year Plan advancement will make China an increasingly attractive
identified specific PM2.5 targets to reduce emissions of harmful destination for innovative foreign and domestic companies and
particulate matter. will in turn speed the development of technologies China and
the world need to address climate change.
The U.S. and China have both pledged to financially support
the innovation needed to fight climate change. Following the Here is to making the ideas behind Earth Day and World
Paris climate agreement last year, the United States donated Intellectual Property Day part of our everyday lives and regular
$500 million to the Green Climate Fund -- the first installment business practices.
of President Obama’s US$3 billion pledge. The Green Climate
Fund merges public and private funds to invest in low-
Charles Bennett
Consul General
Consulate General of the United States of America
Guangzhou, China
2
LEADERSHIP THE WORLD CELEBRATES Earth Day on April 22 and
World Intellectual Property Day on April 26. The U.S.
and China use separate fora to discuss climate change and emissions development strategies intended to help people,
intellectual property rights (IPR), but these important issues communities, businesses, and other organizations cope with
are inextricably linked. Our plan to mitigate the effects of current climate variability and adapt to future climate change.
climate change depends on technological innovation. And China has pledged RMB 20 billion to its Climate Change South-
technological innovation in turn depends on strong protection South Cooperation Fund.
and enforcement of IPR.
Strong IPR protection and enforcement are the prerequisites
Technology provides the data which leaders need to make for innovation. Multinational companies prefer to locate their
informed policy decisions. In 2008, our Embassy in Beijing research and development facilities in the U.S. and other
used emerging social media outlets to share real-time air countries with strong IPR protections. China has made progress
quality data. This information contributed to the conversation in strengthening protection and enforcement of intellectual
about air pollution in China and around the world. This property rights, but further progress is needed. Continued
year, for the first time in its history, China’s Five Year Plan advancement will make China an increasingly attractive
identified specific PM2.5 targets to reduce emissions of harmful destination for innovative foreign and domestic companies and
particulate matter. will in turn speed the development of technologies China and
the world need to address climate change.
The U.S. and China have both pledged to financially support
the innovation needed to fight climate change. Following the Here is to making the ideas behind Earth Day and World
Paris climate agreement last year, the United States donated Intellectual Property Day part of our everyday lives and regular
$500 million to the Green Climate Fund -- the first installment business practices.
of President Obama’s US$3 billion pledge. The Green Climate
Fund merges public and private funds to invest in low-
Charles Bennett
Consul General
Consulate General of the United States of America
Guangzhou, China
2
