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Shenzhen Seminar Explored Climate Communication Strategy in Light of New Carbon Goals
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Oct 26, 2021 03:44 PMEnergy Foundation China and the China Global Philanthropy Institute co-hosted the “Strategic Communications College” Shenzhen Seminar on May 28, 2021.
Energy Forum Highlights Ambitious Carbon Goals and Local Action
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 11, 2021 01:07 PMIn mid-May 2021, Energy Foundation China (EF China) and media outlet China News Service held the fourth event of the “Sustainable Energy for a Prosperous China” forum series for journalists, focused on early peaking of carbon emissions, fast and ambitious local action, and the energy sector.
Seminar Discussed China’s Air Strategy for Coordinated Protection of the Environment and Climate
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 24, 2021 04:59 PMWith support from Energy Foundation China (EF China), the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP), a think tank overseen by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), held the mid-term seminar in late May 2021 for its research on the strategy and capacity building for coordinated protection of the environment and climate.
Tsinghua Proposed China’s Long-Term Air Improvement Pathways Consist With Carbon Neutrality
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 17, 2021 02:24 PMWith support from Energy Foundation China, a Tsinghua University research group led by HE Kebin and ZHANG Qiang published an article online in April 2021 at the National Science Review titled “Pathways of China’s PM2.5 Air Quality 2015–2060 in the Context of Carbon Neutrality,” which for the first time identifies the pathways of continuous air quality improvement in China and its key regions from 2015 to 2060 that are consist with China’s carbon peaking and neutrality goals.
Inner Mongolia Training Boosts Decarbonization in the Next 5 Years
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 23, 2021 01:59 PMInner Mongolia’s Development and Reform Commission held training in late April 2021 on how to coordinate work streams of energy consumption cap, energy intensity control, and carbon emissions peaking in the autonomous region, inviting technical support from Energy Foundation China (EF China).
China’s New Growth Pathway: from the 14th Five Year Plan to Carbon Neutrality
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jul 15, 2021 02:14 PMDecember 10, 2020, Multiple Cities—Energy Foundation China launched a new report today, China’s New Growth Pathway: from the 14th Five Year Plan to Carbon Neutrality, a major deliverable of our Long-Term Strategy Task Force. It provides an overall picture of the pathways which support China’s carbon neutrality goal and its new vision for growth and development. The report identifies both long-term sectoral strategies and near-term actions to prepare China to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
Translating China’s New Climate Targets into Action
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 13, 2020 11:05 AMPresident Xi’s recent announcement of China’s ambitious new climate target is already transforming our conversations with grantees and government partners. Whereas, previously we were often the ones pushing long-term thinking and the concept of deep decarbonization, now stakeholders—especially at local levels—are actively asking us, “What is carbon neutrality?” and “What steps should we take toward achieving it?”
ZOU Ji: Gear the 14th FYP Toward China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 27, 2022 09:45 PMOn October 27, 2020, Zou Ji, CEO and President of Energy Foundation China, addressed the UK-China 1.5 track dialogue organized by the British Embassy in China. In response to President Xi Jinping’s carbon neutrality announcement at the UN General Assembly in late September, the meeting shed light on the most pressing challenges ahead and fostered consensus on future UK-China climate collaboration.
Sino-U.S. Dialogue Sets Priorities for China’s Energy Storage Development
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 27, 2022 09:45 PMIn mid-September, 2020, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University and Energy Foundation China convened an online Sino-U.S. energy storage policy dialogue. The event aims to shed light on the research priority into China’s future energy policy, by contrasting the experiences in the world’s two largest holders of installed energy storage capacity.
Tsinghua Released Research Findings on China’s 2050 Strategy for Zero Emissions
— by Chen Renwei — last modified May 24, 2021 12:16 PMEnergy Foundation China: China’s Latest Climate Action Targets Will Bring Profound Impacts on Low-Carbon Transformation Globally
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Nov 03, 2020 11:04 AMDuring the 75th United Nations General Assembly held on September 22, 2020, President Xi Jinping announced that China will peak carbon emissions by 2030 and strive to realize carbon neutrality by 2060.
Forum Explored How to Build Clean and Low Carbon Metropolises
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jan 08, 2021 05:27 PM
Findings on Mobile Source Emission Control Offered Evidence Behind Beijing’s Local Regulation
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 23, 2020 12:35 PMIn June, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection hosted an online workshop to reveal its findings on key issues of local regulation for mobile source emissions control, a research supported by Energy Foundation China.
50 International Experts Offer Advice on China’s Low Carbon Development for the Next 5 Years
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 23, 2021 06:30 PMIn late May 2020, Energy Foundation China (EF China) organized its sixth Economists Dialogue on global and China’s low carbon and green development agenda, focused on China’s green post-pandemic economic stimulus and the 14th Five-Year Plan.
From Green Stimulus and the 14th Five-Year Plan to China's Modernization: Writing a New Growth Story Around Natural Capital
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Apr 03, 2021 02:21 AMDuring the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period, China will encounter the most complex and severe challenges in economic and social development since the reform and opening up. The short-term downward pressure will be increased by domestic structural, institutional, and cyclical problems in deepening reforms intertwined with the risk of potential reverse of economic globalization amid the global pandemic.
Beijing Environment Bureau and EF China Launched Cooperation for 2020
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 23, 2020 12:26 PMIn late April, 2020, Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau and Energy Foundation China (EF China) reviewed their cooperation in 2019 and kicked off new research programs for 2020, with attendees including Chen Tian, bureau chief; Li Xiaohua, deputy bureau chief; and Zou Ji, CEO and President of EF China.
First Online Workshop of “Promoting Individual Low-carbon Consumption” was Held
— by Henry — last modified Apr 23, 2020 11:42 AMOn March 26th of 2020, organized by Energy Foundation China (EF China) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), International Technical Supporting Platform for City Emission Peaking (ISP-CEP) held the first online workshop of “Promoting Individual Low-carbon Consumption”. Representatives and experts from China National Textile and Apparel Council, Didi, Meituan-Dianping, Carbonstop, ClimateWorks Foundation and 11 members organization of ISP-CEP jointly attended the workshop.
Make the Stimulus Green, Climate Experts Say
— by Henry — last modified Jun 27, 2022 09:46 PMIn late March 2020, Energy Foundation China, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, European Climate Foundation, Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G) and the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Secretariat organized an online expert meeting for the council’s Special Policy Study (SPS) on global climate governance and China’s role. More than 70 economics and climate experts from China, the UK, and European countries discussed what the current global responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn are, how to shape a new growth story through green stimulus packages, and how to coordinate a low carbon stimulus with China’s near-, medium-, and long-term plans to promote high-quality development and modernization.
A Great American Philanthropist’s Legacy in China
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Mar 25, 2020 09:53 AMCole Wilbur, co-author of Giving With Confidence: A Guide to Savvy Philanthropy, is a veteran grantmaker for philanthropic organizations. During his 23 years at the helm of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, he helped grow the organization “from a small, obscure West Coast foundation to one of the 10 largest foundations in the United States”
Let Renewable Energy Lead China Forward
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Feb 12, 2020 05:38 PMRenewables have become an important part of China’s energy supply. Since the promulgation and implementation of the monumental Renewable Energy Law, this industry has entered a period of rapid development. In 2018, new increase and the total of installed capacity of hydro, wind, and photovoltaic power in the country both ranked number one in the world.
Workshop Proposed 2030 and 2050 Air Quality Goals and Pathways for China
— by Henry — last modified May 19, 2021 10:23 PMIn January 2020, a 2050 clean air project led by Professor Zhang Qiang from Tsinghua University and supported by Energy Foundation China convened its final expert workshop in Beijing. This project aimed to propose medium- and long-term air quality goals for China and explore the strategy and pathway for the co-control of air quality and climate change issues.
Celebrating 20 Years in China
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 30, 2019 02:14 PMEnergy Foundation China proudly celebrated our 20 years of operating in China through a series of events and festivities in Beijing in November 2019. With an overall theme of “sustainable energy, prosperous future,” we hosted a number of forums and dialogues to celebrate the progress our community has made, while also keeping an eye on the challenges of the future.
Roundtable Discussed How to Achieve Deep Decarbonization of Industry in China
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 22, 2019 02:05 PMIn November 2019, Energy Foundation China hosted a roundtable to discuss the strategies and pathways for achieving deep decarbonization of the Chinese industry sector, as one of the events celebrating the foundation’s 20th anniversary.
EF China Released U.S.-China Climate Declaration at Its 20th Anniversary Celebration
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 22, 2019 02:05 PMEnergy Foundation China released the following declaration as we celebrated our 20 years in China with a number of forums and dialogues in November 2019, sending a strong signal of the value of China-U.S. engagement.
