On December 5, local time, the 3rd International Practice Conference on Carbon Neutrality and a series of activities, as a support project of the United Nations COP28 conference, were held in the China Pavilion of the Dubai World Expo Park, demonstrating the importance of all sectors of Chinese society to the response to global climate change and the support for Dubai to host the COP28 conference. Mr. Zhao Ai, Executive Vice President of China Economic System Reform Research Association, Mr. Song Ronghua, Founder of the Silk Road Cities Alliance, Ms. Liu Ge, Director of the Commentary Department of CGTN, Mr. Khalid Babuly, Special Representative of Prince Qasimi of the Emirate of Sharjah, Mr. Wang Hua, Director of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province, Mr. Tang Renhu, Vice Chairman of the International Carbon Federation and Chairman of Zhongchuang Carbon Investment, Mr. Zou Ji, Chairman of the United States Energy, Ms. Chen Wenshan, Executive Director of Guangdong Bay Area Digital Industry Research Institute, Mr. Cui Yu, General Manager of China Hainan International Emissions Trading Center, Mr. Chen Yufu, President of the International Alliance of Art Merchants, Professor Xue Jinjun of Nagoya University, Mr. Chen Xiangyang, Representative of China Harbour Group Middle East, Ms. Arvea Marieni, Director of Science and Technology Department of the Circular Society (RSF), Expert of the European Commission and Consultant of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and representatives from India, Germany, Spain, Malaysia and other countries attended the event. The conference was divided into four parts: keynote speech, experience sharing, consensus building and green action, which was presided over by the famous host of CGTN, Wang Guan.
Zhao Ai, Chairman of the conference, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Take Action to Build a Green Silk Road", pointing out that there is a long way to go to build a green Silk Road and respond to global climate change, and China and all sectors of society have always attached great importance to green cooperation on the Silk Road. He believes that maintaining a green and low-carbon life should be the social responsibility of each of us, and he calls on everyone to take action and start from small things"Green and low-carbon activists. "
Sinopec, China Harbor and Beijing Zhongchuang Carbon Investment shared their best cases in promoting green and low-carbon development.
Scholars, entrepreneurs, opinion leaders, social organizations and carbon exchange managers from China and abroad had in-depth exchanges on international cooperation on carbon neutrality and the construction of the Green Silk Road. It is generally believed that China's proposal and active promotion of the Green Silk Road is a major contribution to the global response to climate change. With the implementation of China's 3060 goals, the opportunities for cooperation between China and other countries in the field of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality will be greatly increased, providing a broad space for the development of green, low-carbon and digital economy. Although the task of responding to global climate change is very arduous, as long as the citizens of the global village adhere to the green concept, make unremitting efforts, and actively apply advanced science and technology, we will definitely create a better future for ourselves.
Since its inception in 2021, the Carbon Neutrality Practice Conference has placed great emphasis on it"Practice"with"action"。The conference was held for the first time within the framework of the COP conference, and more attention was paid to making substantive contributions to the COP conference with practical actions. As early as June this year, the organizers of the conference joined forces with the Chinese Consulate General in Dubai, relevant institutions in Beijing, the people of Dalat Banner in Inner Mongolia, and the United Arab Emirates"Embrace China"Initiated by the Executive Committee and other institutions"Hand in hand Dubai, green must run"The event called on people to go green, reduce emissions, accumulate carbon sinks, and help the Dubai COP Conference achieve carbon neutrality. After half a year of hard work,"Green must run"The event received more than 300,000 signatures and support, and more than 30,000 people participated in the daily must-run check-in, with a cumulative journey of 200,000 kilometers, equivalent to a reduction of 22 emissions38 tonnes of CO2 emission equivalent. Xie Zhenhuaxian, China's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, and Mr. Zhao Yingming, Head of the Chinese Delegation and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection at COP28, fully affirmed the green public welfare action initiated by the Chinese people.
On the morning of the 5th, the representatives of the Green Must Run arrived at the Dubai Expo Park with the good wishes of 300,000 people and met with the Temple of Heaven in Beijing"A must-run check-in"The event was connected to cheer for COP28. Dubai, no"Green must run"is just a stop on its green Long March. At the Carbon Neutrality Practice Conference, it was jointly organized by the Youth Council of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and the APEC Young Entrepreneurs Council"Green must run"The organizing committee of the event was jointly launched"Hand in hand with Shanghai, we must run and start again"activities to accumulate green carbon for the 2024 Shanghai Climate Week. "Green must run"It has been listed as an official program of Shanghai Climate Week.
*: China**Net.