CCICED 2nd Chief Advisors and Secretariat Joint Working Meeting was held online on May 20, 2021. Mr. Liu Shijin and Mr. Scott Vaughan, the Chief Advisors, Mr. Guo Jing, CCICED Deputy Secretary General and Director General of International Cooperation Department of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ms. Jeanne-Marie Huddleston, Director General, Bilateral Affairs and Trade Directorate of Environment and Climate Change Canada, gave opening remarks at the meeting. Ms. Zhou Guomei, CCICED Deputy Secretary-General and Director-General of Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended the meeting. Mr. Li Yonghong, CCICED Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Director-General of Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, hosted the meeting.

All Special Policies Studies reported their research progress at the meeting. The Chief Advisors expressed their appreciation to all the outstanding works done by the Special Policy Study (SPS) teams so far this year. Under the background of China’s aims for carbon dioxide emissions peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, green development has been focus for the whole society. It is recommended that all SPS teams deliberate on how their research could be best connected to the current situation, and formulate opportunities and challenges into drives. And SPS teams should make their best to finish research target and provide solid support to decision-making.

It was required that all SPSs revise and submit their draft reports in a timely manner, and that the Secretariat well plan their work throughout the year and adjust the timeline according to the latest updates.

More than 80 participants from CCICED SPS teams, donors and partners, CCICED Secretariat and its International Support Office attended the meeting.