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JUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy) is a Shanghai-based non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of clean energy in China within 10 years, while building trust and cooperation between China and the United States. Founded in 2007 by TIME magazine "environmental hero" Peggy Liu, JUCCCE has a diverse set of high-impact programs, in addition to hundreds of partners and special advisers. JUCCCE has emerged as an organization that is distinctly positioned to work as a hub between governments, businesses, NGOs and consumers to affect positive change.

About
Founded in 2007, JUCCCE has been one of the leading clean energy NGOs in China, with the mission to convene international, cross-sector and cross-border stakeholders to accelerate China's sustainable transformation. JUCCCE's unique organizational capability and Chinese government channels have allowed the NGO to reach out to local leaders across the country, while tapping into resources across powerful global networks. Given the urgent timeline of their projects, JUCCCE has designed all programs to reach major milestones within 3 years or less.

The Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE) was founded after the 2007 MIT Forum on the Future of Energy in China, the first public dialogue on clean energy between US and Chinese government officials. After in-depth cross-border and cross-sector discussion, forum speakers, sponsors, and attendees all called for more programmatic collaboration, rather than clean energy "shuttle diplomacy" between China and the US. JUCCCE focuses on high impact programs in the near-term and specializes in convening international expertise and technologies to lower barriers to deployment of clean energy and energy savings solutions in China.

JUCCCE's role is to enable multi-stakeholder collaboration to catalyze systemic change in key drivers of energy use in China- urbanization, industry, and consumption. In addition to working on smart grid, eco-cities, and green consumer media coverage, JUCCCE has created a collaborative leadership model that has been incorporated into their "Stone Soup Global Leadership" initiative.

Programs
JUCCCE has a variety of programs that aim to accelerate the greening of China through methods ranging from policy-making to consumer awareness:


 * The "Energy Smart Cities Initiative" is a series of training sessions for Mayors, Vice Mayors, and State Owned Enterprise executives across China given by internationally recognized city leaders, industry leaders, NGOs and academics. The training, up to 10 days for up to 50 attendees, is created in partnership with the National Academy for Mayors of China under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development. It was highlighted by the Clinton Global Initiative in 2007 As of July 2010, JUCCCE has trained over 150 mayors and 50 industry executives.


 * The "JUCCCE China Smart Grid Cooperative" aims to accelerate the development of Smart Grid in China. Bringing together some of the most influential private enterprises and utilities from the U.S. to meet with key influencers in China, JUCCCE has helped to bring about a tipping point in mid-2009 when China's State Grid announced a plan to implement Smart Grid by 2020. It was highlighted by the Clinton Global Initiative in 2008 . JUCCCE also helped launch China's first Smart Grid business hub in Yangzhou on April 19, 2009.


 * China is in the midst of redefining it's consumer habits. The "Green Consumer Initiative" trains young students, celebrities and press to help shape China's definition of the "China dream". To date, JUCCCE has given away 130,000 energy efficient lightbulbs to students and community members across 7 cities, trained actress Li Bingbing, singer Cheng Lin, supermodel Du Juan on green advocacy, and worked with Chinese press to create a green consumer tipping point in 2010.


 * The "JUCCCE Energy Blueprint Website" will be a Web 2.0 platform that facilitates collaboration within the energy industry. It will provide an updated snapshot of every energy sector, including technologies, projects, policies, and players. Beta version launch expected in 2010.