Advocacy Actions
The Green Transition through innovation and energy efficiency conference with Shanghai CCPIT and Swedish Consulate General
On 13th June 2023, the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter co-organised the 'Green Transition Through Innovation and Energy Efficiency' conference with the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai and Business Sweden as part of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conference was organised as a side event of the 2023 Shanghai International Carbon Neutral Technology, Products and Achievements Expo hosted by the Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai. Mr. Chunting Gu, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai (CCPIT Shanghai) provided a keynote speech on the importance of China-EU collaboration on the Green Transition.
Focusing on the importance of energy efficiency in driving the green transition, the conference featured a panel discussion moderated by Zipei Xu, Environment Vice Chair and panelists from various European Chamber members: Air Liquide, Alfa Laval, Powercell as well as several Chinese counterparts, Shenergy and Sinopec.
Shanghai Carbon Expo: Roundtable on Interpreting EU Sustainable Development Policies with SHCCPIT
On 13th June, Ms Sarah Yu, Environment Working Group Vice Chair presented a keynote on EU-China collaboration on the Green Transition and hosted a roundtable at the EY 'Roundtable on Interpreting EU Sustainable Development Policies.' As part of the Shanghai Carbon Expo, this event also featured an opening speech from Mr. Chunting Gu, vice president of Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai.
As a leader in actively addressing global climate change, the EU has long been actively promoting the establishment of sustainable development-related legislation and policies, including the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU Plastic Packaging Tax and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will become an important key factor affecting international trade in the future and impose higher sustainability management requirements on multinational enterprises and Chinese exporters. The roundtable on "Interpreting EU Sustainable Development Policies" aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of the impact of EU sustainable development policies and help domestic enterprises to better "go global" and proactively meet the opportunities and challenges brought by EU sustainable development policies.
European Tour 2022-23 Meeting with Deputy DG Patrick Child (DG ENV)
On 11th January, the European Chamber met with Deputy DG Patrick Child (DG ENV) in Brussels to send key messages and exchange ideas concerning environmental issues. The European Chamber participants included the President, Vice President, Chairs of the Environment and Energy WGs, and so forth. Green and low-carbon development, ocean plastic pollution, circular economy, and climate warming were discussed.
Read moreAFB and Carbon Market Joint WG Meeting with the Netherlands Embassy on the Progress and Prospects for Agricultural Decarbonisation
On 15th December, the European Chamber’s Agriculture, Food and Beverage (AFB) Working Group and the Carbon Market Sub-Working Group organized a joint meeting on the progress and prospects for decarbonisation in the agriculture sector, where the Agricultural Counselor of Netherlands Embassy presented an overview of the agricultural sector in the Netherlands, highlighting the Dutch agricultural markets, greenhouse gas emissions, and the country's innovative land management approaches to reducing emissions.
Read moreCarbon Market Working Group Chair Speaks at the Annual Conference of China Green Finance Committee
On 13 November, the Green Finance Committee (GFC) of the China Society for Finance and Banking hosted an online annual conference. Mr Hengwei Liu, European Chamber Carbon Market Chair participated in the sub-forum on international cooperation of green finance and BRI and contributed to the panel discussion a unique EU perspective.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Vice President Speaks at the 5th CIIE Side Event 'Europe-China Workshop on Carbon Markets'
The Europe-China Workshop on Carbon Markets, a side event of the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, was co-hosted by Agora Energiewende, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), and Energy Investment Professional Committee of the Investment Association of China (IAC) on Wednesday, 9 November. Carlo Diego D'Andrea, Vice President of the European Chamber was invited to speak as a panel expert on the national ETS from the perspective of EU businesses in China.
Read moreEnergy Working Group Presentation of Carbon Neutrality Report to Czech Trade Counsellor and other EU trade Counsellors
On 27th October, Mickael Naouri, National Vice Chair of the Energy Working Group presented an overview of the Energy Working Group and past advocacy actions to various EU Trade Counsellors at the the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai. An in-depth overview of the European Chamber's Carbon Neutrality Report (launched in May 2022) was also provided, highlighting key opportunities and challenges for European busineses to help China reach its 2060 carbon neutrality goals.
Read moreWorking Group Meeting on the EU’s Energy Crisis with EU Delegation and International Energy Agency
The European Chamber Energy Working Group was delighted to welcome Octavian Stamate, representative of the Delegation of the European Union to China, Peter Zeniewski, lead analyst at International Energy Agency (IEA) to examine the global energy crisis and the challenges ahead. This hybrid seminar, moderated by Zhonghua Xu, National Chair of Energy Working Group, took place both offline at the Chamber office, and joined online from 15:00 to 17:00, 23 September. The panel discussion was joined by Robert Xiao, Director of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network, Anders Hove, Project Director at GIZ, Yan Qin, Lead Analyst at Refinitiv, and Xavier Chen, President of Beijing Energy Club.
Read moreEU-China Seminar on Green and Low-carbon Transition and Technology Exchange
On 10th June, the Environment working group of the European Chamber and the Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (FECO) of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) co-organised an online seminar on green and low-carbon transition and technology exchange. The seminar was focused on the China-EU Green and Low-Carbon Transformation Technology Exchange and Sharing and the Urban Low-carbon Transformation Path.
Read moreComments to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2022 Edition) (Draft for Comments)
On 7th June, the European Chamber submitted comments to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2022 Edition) (Draft for Comments).