Under the Ten Year Framework for Cooperation on Energy and Environment between the Governments of the United States and China, the two countries implemented a highly successful U.S.-China EcoPartnerships program . The program helped to grow 45 U.S.-China subnational partnerships and accelerate breakthroughs in technology and policy to achieve shared goals in clean air, clean water, and waste reduction. With the culmination of the U.S.-China EcoPartnerships program in January 2021, this article captures the legacy of this impressive program by providing insights into its unique structure; the diverse set of projects that comprised U.S.-China EcoPartnerships; its commercial and environmental impacts; and the lessons that can be applied to future bilateral and multilateral subnational environmental programs.

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捕捉美中生态伙伴计划的遗产

在中美两国政府能源与环境合作十年框架下，两国实施了一项非常成功的中美生态伙伴关系计划。该计划帮助发展了 45 个中美地方伙伴关系，并加速了技术和政策的突破，以实现清洁空气、清洁水和减少废物的共同目标。随着中美生态伙伴计划于 2021 年 1 月达到高潮，本文通过对其独特结构的深入了解，捕捉了这一令人印象深刻的计划的遗产；包括中美生态伙伴关系在内的各种项目；其商业和环境影响；以及可应用于未来双边和多边地方环境项目的经验教训。