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What Impacts Will the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Have on the Global Low-carbon Energy Transition Process?
— by xinjianan — last modified Oct 14, 2022 11:58 AMAs the world’s largest exporter of natural gas and second largest exporter of oil, Russia plays an important role in the global energy supply system. Since February 2022, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has gradually escalated and deepened the concerns the world about energy security.
EF China and Beijing’s Tongzhou District Entered Into Partnership for Low Carbon Development
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jan 24, 2022 09:22 PMOn January 19, 2022, Zou Ji, President and CEO of Energy Foundation China, was invited to attend the Promotion Conference on the High Quality Industry Development of Beijing City Sub-Center in Tongzhou, the southeastern district that has hosted many of Beijing’s municipal governmental agencies since mid-2010s.
EF China and The Counselors Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government Sign MOU on Strategic Cooperation
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jan 18, 2022 10:38 AM
China steps up to the plate
— by zouji — last modified Oct 20, 2021 06:06 PMThe world has reached a critical moment in history. As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to create a safer and more prosperous world by pursuing a new model of sustainable, inclusive and resilient economic development and growth.
New Coal Pledge Manifests China’s Commitment to Global Responsibility
— by zouji — last modified Oct 14, 2022 11:58 AMIn September 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that China will “step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low carbon energy, and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad.”
EF China and Suzhou Start 5-Year Cooperation on Decarbonization
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Oct 02, 2021 11:20 PMOn September 30, 2021, Suzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission and Energy Foundation China (EF China) held a signing ceremony for a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Strategic Cooperation between the two parties.
China Will Stop Building New Overseas Coal Plants
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Sep 26, 2021 07:38 PMEarlier this week, President Xi Jinping made a major climate announcement during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, declaring that China will “step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy, and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad.”
CCICED Forum Called for Coordinated Economic Recovery and Decarbonization
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Jun 27, 2022 09:43 PMOn September 8, 2021, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Energy Foundation China (EF China) and the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD) organized an online and offline open forum on the sidelines of the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) under the theme of “Implementing China’s 2030/2060 Carbon Targets and Empowering a High-Quality Development.”
EF China and Bayannur Sign MOU on Strategic Cooperation
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Sep 03, 2021 11:49 AMOn the evening of August 26, 2021, People’s Government of Bayannur Municipality, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Energy Foundation China (EF China) held an on-line signing ceremony for a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two parties.
Ji ZOU Gave Carbon Lecture to Three Gorges Corporation
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Aug 19, 2021 12:35 PMIn mid-August, Ji ZOU, CEO and President of Energy Foundation China, was invited to deliver a lecture about technology, investment, and policy support for the achievement of China’s carbon peaking and neutrality goals to China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), the world’s largest hydropower development enterprise.
Ji ZOU Invited to Talk on Low Carbon Transition to Policymakers of Bayannur, Inner Mongolia
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Aug 17, 2021 06:53 PMIn late July, Ji ZOU, CEO and President of Energy Foundation China, was invited to Bayannur, Inner Mongolia to deliver a lecture about how to build a new growth engine and accelerate industrial upgrade through carbon peaking and neutrality goals, and in the near future dual control targets for total energy consumption and intensity.
Beijing Capacity Building Forum Highlighted Climate Communications
— by Chen Renwei — last modified Dec 04, 2021 01:02 AMShenzhen 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.
