CEADs Update: The First Academician and Expert Forum on Promoting High-Quality Development in Xinjiang through Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality
Dual-Carbon Academician Forum
The Xinjiang Academician Forum on the "Core Area of the Silk Road Economic Belt: Industrial Revitalization, Innovation and Development" is driven by efforts to advance construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and to fully leverage the leading role of scientific and technological innovation. The forum will be held in Urumqi on July 18. It is hosted by the Urumqi Municipal People's Government and the Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, organized by Guangdong Trade Services, and co-organized by the Urumqi Development and Reform Commission and Huahao Culture Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. The forum consists of three sections: a main forum, a series of roundtable meetings, and a dual-carbon sub-forum.
The dual-carbon sub-forum, titled "Academician and Expert Forum on Promoting High-Quality Development in Xinjiang through Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality", focuses on Xinjiang's pathways to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, technological innovation, and opportunities in climate investment and finance. Several academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering have been invited to offer recommendations for Xinjiang's industrial development. Participants are welcome to join online at 15:30 Beijing time on the afternoon of July 18.
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The dual-carbon forum has received strong support from the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21 under the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the governments of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Urumqi. It is hosted by the China Resources Environmental Protection Application Technology Research Institute, the Beijing Green Exchange, and the Climate Investment and Finance Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, organized by Guangdong Trade Services, and co-organized by Huahao Culture Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. CEADs team members Dabo Guan and Xi Liang participated in the organization and coordination of the forum.
According to an assessment by the China Emission Accounts and Datasets (CEADs) team, the dual-carbon sub-forum is expected to generate 21.85 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions, including 18.39 tonnes from intercity transport, 1.1 tonnes from hotels, 0.57 tonnes from the venue, 0.56 tonnes from dining, and 0.20 tonnes from local transport. The organizers will plant 220 new trees in China Resources Haiyuan Hope Town to offset the carbon emissions generated by the seminar. Because the above accounting may involve deviations and incomplete statistics, the sub-forum may not necessarily achieve carbon neutrality.
Sub-forum time: 15:30-19:30, July 18, 2022 (Beijing time)
Sub-forum venue:
Offline: Tarim Hall, 4th Floor, Urumqi International Convention and Exhibition Center
Online: http://m.21jingji.com/live/show?id=2079
Agenda of the Dual-Carbon Sub-forum
I. Opening Remarks
15:30-15:40 Department of Ecology and Environment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
II. Keynote Speeches
Moderator: Dabo Guan, Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom
15:40-16:00 Zhaoli Jiang, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
16:00-16:20 Jing Huang, Director of the Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21, Ministry of Science and Technology
16:20-16:40 "Carbon Neutrality: Background and Basic Pathways to Realization", Zhijun Jin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University Institute of Energy (online)
16:40-17:00 "Major Issues and Countermeasures toward Carbon Neutrality", Minhan Dai, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at Xiamen University (online)
17:00-17:20 "Pathways and Strategies for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in Xinjiang", Qiang Yao, President of Xinjiang University
17:20-17:40 "Pathways for High-Quality Transformation and Development of Xinjiang's Energy Industry under the Dual-Carbon Goals", Bixiong Luo, National Engineering Survey and Design Master, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Power Engineering Consulting Group
17:40-18:00 "Carbon Finance Promotes Industrial Development in Xinjiang", Naixiang Wang, Chairman of the Beijing Green Exchange (online)
18:00-18:20 Tea break
IV. Roundtable Discussion: Climate Investment and Finance for High-Quality Development in Xinjiang
Time: 18:20-19:20
Moderator: Xi Liang, Chief Scientist at China Resources Environmental Protection Research Institute and Standing Committee Member of the Climate Investment and Finance Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
1. Kebin He, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University
2. Xian Zhang, Division Director at the Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21
3. Yuan Liao, General Manager of CECEP Eco-Product Development Research Center Co., Ltd.; Executive Dean of CECEP Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Research Institute; Deputy Secretary-General of the Climate Investment and Finance Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
4. Zemin Tian, Deputy General Manager of China Resources Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.
5. Yi Zou, Assistant General Manager of the Beijing Green Exchange
6. Xiang Yu, Deputy Director of the Climate Change Research Office at the Institute of Ecological Civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
7. Yongchun Fan, Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute, China Energy Engineering Group, and Director of Guangdong Southern Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Center
V. Concluding Remarks
19:20-19:30 Department of Ecology and Environment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region