As the Secretariat for the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) was delighted to be present at Hong Kong Climate Week 2026, which provided an opportunity for dialogue and partnership.

CLEE’s Climate Program Director Ethan Elkind delivered a keynote address on March 26th, 2026 that set the tone for collaboration: “Climate Policy To Innovation: From California to Hong Kong.” Ethan explored how policy leadership in California can accelerate climate solutions and what lessons can be shared with Hong Kong leaders and mainland China’s industrial capabilities.

Following the keynote, Ethan joined a dynamic panel discussion with perspectives from UN Environment Programme, Invest Hong Kong and the EV automaker GEELY. The panel coalesced around the idea that when leading policy hubs (like California) and innovation engines (like Hong Kong) unite, they create actionable pathways to address climate change.

Also in the program, Fan Dai, executive director of the California-China Climate Institute (CCCI) and The University of Hong Kong’s Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality, moderated a panel “Flagship Dialogue: From Business Leadership to Climate Leadership”, with representatives from EQT Asia, Hang Seng Bank, Google and Tencent.

Climate Change Research Fellow Chloé F. Smith also shared insights and questions regarding e-fuels for aviation during the session on Transportation and Mobility Transformation at The University of Hong Kong on March 27th, 2026.