In September 2020, the European Union and China have agreed to establish a High-level Environment and Climate Dialogue to pursue ambitious joint commitments. This dialogue between these two global partners plays an essential role in preserving biodiversity, tackling climate change, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“Only by sitting at the table together we can achieve the goals set out by the #parisagreement”
Moreover, President Xi Jinping has reinforced the Chinese engagement on climate change by pledging to speed up reductions in emissions in China and to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. For its part, the European Union has increased its 2030 emission reduction targets to at least 55 percent up from 40 percent, and the Union aims to be climate-neutral by 2050. These common ambitious targets aim at accelerating the European and the Chinese industry transition to a sustainable model of inclusive growth. For achieving these objectives, it is now crucial to intensify the dialogue between the two partners to ensure smooth cooperation in working together to develop implementation plans.
These two high-level roundtables will offer the opportunity for European and Chinese policy makers and business representatives to discuss the achievement of their common goals. Which are the areas of greatest potential for EU-China climate action cooperation? How the EU and China will secure the required technological breakthroughs and large-scale investments? How can they help other actors, in particular developing countries, to support the green transition?
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
Xie Zhenhua: #ClimateDialogue: “The USA plays a key-role in climate change governance and we look forward the USA to rejoin the Paris Agreement. EU countries have encountered many obstacles but have responded with a very positive leadership. There is a strong potential for cooperation between China and the EU.” / #GreenGrowth “China attaches great importance to the issue of coal power plants and no longer supports any projects that are related to it” / #GreenRecovery “Our goals are based on very firm foundations. China exceeded much of the goals that were planned for 2020” / Such as the #EUGreenDeal, we will strongly promote a transition in the industry sector #GreenBuildings #ElectricCars
Raffaele Mauro Petriccione: “How can we accelerate the #transition from coal to #RenewableEnergy? We first need to change the mindset, then #policies will follow. This view is not new in the #EU and the #Chinese general policy.”
Li Junfeng: #greentransition ” Historically speaking the #cooperation between China and EU is the most successful example”
BYD Managing Director, Isbrand Ho: Will #EU manufacturers be held back by China? “We have developed very solid partnerships in the EU creating opportunities & jobs./ China & the EU look forward to further develop their cooperation”
He Jijiang: If we work with Europe together on #PVstations will have a positive ecological impact. #China and #EU can perform a leadriship role./ #ClimateChange “We shouldn’t deprive young students of their future. Each individual has a role to play. The education of young students is crucial for them to be able to shape the future.”
He Yun:”We are looking forward to the friendly #PVstations race with the European partners.”