Opening Session

Chaired by Mr. Guo Jing, CCICED Deputy Secretary General, Director General of Department of International Cooperation, MEE

Opening Remarks

· Mr. Zhao Yingmin, CCICED Secretary General; Vice Minister, MEE

· Mr. Pan Xianzhang (TBC), Vice Governor Jiangsu Province

· Ms. Kristin Halvorsen, CCICED Vice Chairperson; Director, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (video)

Keynote Speech

Green transition driven by market under the carbon neutrality target

· Mr. Liu Shijin, CCICED Chinese Chief Advisor, Deputy Director of the Economic Committee, National Committee of the CPPCC

Nature-based Solution as a way to tackle pollution and climate mitigation and adaptation

·Mr. Scott Vaughan, CCICED International Chief Advisor, Former President and CEO of International Institute for Sustainable Development (online)

Wujiang District explores its pathway to convert its advantages in ecology into impetus for high-quality development

·Mr. Wang Guorong, Chief of Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Roundtable Discussion: Pathways and Challenges in Carbon Peaking in the Yangtze River Delta 

Chaired by Mr. Li Yonghong, CCICED Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Director General of Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center, MEE 

Speakers

· Mr. Juergen Voegele, CCICED Member; Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank (online)

· Mr. Hideki Minamikawa, CCICED Member; President, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (online)

· Mr. Wim Geerts, Ambassador of the Netherlands to China

· Mr. Li Xiaojiang, Team Leader of CCICED SPS on Major Green Technology Innovation and Implementation Mechanisms; Former President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

· Mr. Zou Ji, CCICED Special Advisor, CEO & President of Energy Foundation China

· Mr. Zhang Jianyu, CCICED Special Advisor, Vice President of EDF

· Mr. Iskandar Abdullaev, CCICED Special Advisor; Deputy Director, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute; Former Executive Director, The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (online)

· Mr. Bai Guoqiang, Chief Engineer, Shanghai Ecology and Environment Bureau

· Mr. Lai Li, Director, Jiangsu Strategic and Development Research Center

· Mr. Chen Qi, Deputy Director, Zhejiang Ecological Environment and Low Carbon Development Center 

Summary

Scott Vaughan, Liu Shijin