On January 19, 2022, Zou Ji, CEO & President of Energy Foundation China, was invited to the briefing meeting for the upcoming 7th session of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). Witnessed by experts and officials including Zhao Yingmin, Secretary General of the council and China’s Deputy Minister of Ecology and Environment , Zou Ji signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation between EF China and CCICED with Zhou Guomei, Deputy Secretary General of CCICED and Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

For the council’s 7th session (2022–2026), CCICED and EF China plan to cooperate on policy study, policy dialogue, conferences and events, communication, and capacity building of the CCICED secretariat, according to the MOU. The collaboration hopes to enhance the role of CCICED as an international platform, and help China, and other parts of the world, achieve low carbon and sustainable development, while also to advance international exchange and cooperation.

Founded in 1992, CCICED is an high-level international policy advisory body to the Chinese government. With support from Chinese and international partners, the council aims to help China implement sustainable development strategies and build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. CCICED supports research and proposes forward-looking strategic policy recommendations for the filed of environmental protection and development, thus has made profound impacts on this important cause.