The sideline event "Collaborative Action Toward Zero Carbon: Industry-University-Government Partnership" has commenced.
The sideline event "Collaborative Action Toward Zero Carbon: Industry-University-Government Partnership," co-hosted by Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality Innovation Joint Laboratory and the Global Climate Action & Tech Innovation Hub (CTI Hub), took place successfully on the afternoon of December 2nd at the China Pavilion in the COP28 Green Zone at Expo 2020 Dubai. Tang Renhu, Chairman of Beijing SinoCarbon Tech, and Xue Jinjun, Director of Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality Innovation Joint Laboratory and Professor at Nagoya University, delivered opening remarks for the event.
Director Xue Jinjun expressed a positive attitude of "impossible is possible" in driving the innovation path for global zero carbon emissions. Tang Renhu, co-director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality Innovation Joint Laboratory, also stated that through cooperation between China and Japan in decarbonization technology, effective solutions for addressing climate change can be provided globally.
Tang Renhu, Co-Director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality and Innovation Joint Laboratory, delivered a speech.
Xue Jinjun, Director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality and Innovation Joint Laboratory, delivered a speech.
After the speeches, a ceremony was held for the release of the event, with guests including Tang Renhu, Co-Director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality and Innovation Laboratory; Xue Jinjun, Director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality and Innovation Joint Laboratory; Pan Jiahua, Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Wang Ran, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the "Global Value Chain Development Report 2023" of the World Trade Organization; and Zhang Ying, Deputy Director of the Center for Sustainable Development of the Institute of Ecological Civilization at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The launch ceremony of the side event began.
During this event, several research reports on global zero-carbon sustainable development were released. The World Trade Organization's "Global Value Chain Development Report 2023" presented the development of the global value chain participation rate from 1995 to 2022, clarifying that the era dominated by geopolitical competition for energy has undergone a transformation. Robert Koopman, former Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization and professor at American University, delivered a video speech for the release of the "Global Value Chain Development Report 2023."
The "United Nations Sustainable Development Report" revealed bottlenecks in achieving sustainable development goals. To avoid irreparable global impacts, it emphasized the need to accelerate the formulation of mid-term plans for 2030 and long-term plans for 2050.
The "China Oil and Gas Industry Development Analysis and Outlook Blue Book (2022-2023)" provided an in-depth analysis of the current status and trends of the oil and gas industry chain in China and the world. It projected that China's crude oil and natural gas production would continue to grow in 2023. The "China Low Carbon Economic Development Report Blue Book (2022-2023)" showed a significant decrease in China's unit GDP energy consumption since 2012. It highlighted achievements in reducing energy consumption intensity and promoting low-carbon transformation through carbon pricing mechanisms.
The side event guests' group photo
Later, Wu Changhua, the Director of the Office of Rifkin in China, chaired a special seminar on "Collaborative Action of Industry, Education, and Research Toward Zero Carbon Goals." Xue Jinjun, the Director of the Nagoya University-SinoCarbon Carbon Neutrality and Innovation Joint Laboratory, delivered a keynote speech on the "Leapfrog Energy Transition Model" and provided examples such as the small-scale photovoltaic demonstration project in an "off-grid village" in Myanmar under the Yunnan International of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) and the new energy + ecological restoration project in Dongchuan County, Yunnan Province.
Tu Jianjun, the President of the Agora Energy Transition Forum in China, Xu Jin, the Director of the Institute of Ecological Energy Conservation and Low Carbon Industries in China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City, and Professor Liu Zhu and his research team from Tsinghua University delivered speeches on topics such as "European Energy Transition and Its Enlightenment for China," "Enterprise Development Paths in the Context of Dual Carbon Goals," and "Methods and Applications of Near Real-time Carbon Emission Estimation," respectively, during the seminar. Professor Liu Zhu introduced his research team and the achievements they have made in advancing global near real-time carbon emission monitoring technology, focusing on the issue of rising sea levels caused by global carbon dioxide emissions.
Tujianjun, President of Agora, Germany, delivered a keynote speech on "European Energy Transformation and Its Implications for China.
Pan Jiahua, Member of the Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Dean of the Institute of Ecological Civilization at Beijing University of Technology, delivered the closing remarks for the side event. He emphasized that considering the global value chain undergoing changes in energy and finance, the demand and development conditions for zero-carbon industries in developing countries are evolving. The collaborative efforts of industry, government, and academia are crucial forces driving their development.
Pan Jiahua, a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Dean of the Institute of Ecological Civilization at Beijing University of Technology, delivered the closing remarks for the sideline meeting.
The event featured the release of several research reports from academic experts in China and international organizations, providing data and action recommendations for global zero-carbon initiatives. This aims to accelerate and promote broader collaboration among industry, government, and academia in the field of low-carbon development.