Advocacy Actions
Comments to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2023 update) (Draft for Comments)
On 18th September 2023, the Environment Working Group submimtted comments to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2023 update) (Draft for Comments).
Read moreEuropean Chamber speaks at Ministry of Commerce's 23rd China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen
On September 9th, European Chamber Vice President and South China Board Chair Mr. Klaus Zenkel spoke at Ministry of Commerce's 23rd China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Spoke at the 2023 CIFTIS: Global Green Development and Carbon Neutrality Thematic Conference
On 3rd September 2023, the European Chamber supported the Global Green Development and Carbon Neutrality Thematic Conference under the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which was co-organised by International Green Economy Association (IGEA) and World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in China National Convention Centre in Beijing. Mr Ruixin Li, National Chair of the Carbon Market Working Group of the European Chamber, delivered a keynote speech in the High-level Thematic Roundtable: EU CBAM and China's Industrial Dual Circulation Strategy.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Business Delegation Visit to Zhejiang
On 31st August and 1st September, European Chamber Vice President Carlo D'Andrea led a business delegation to visit Hangzhou and Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
Read moreComments to Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Emission Standards for Pollutants in Petroleum Refining Industry (GB 31570—2015) (Revised Draft for Comments)
On 30th August 2023, the Environment Working Group submitted collated comments to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Emission Standards for Pollutants in Petroleum Refining Industry (GB 31570—2015) (Revised Draft for Comments).
Online Meeting with the EU Commission DG TAXUD on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
On 24th July, European Chamber Carbon Market Sub-working Group invited Mr. Xavier Vanden Bosch and Mr. David Boublil at the European Commission’s DG TAXUD to debrief members on the details of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), such as its main features and implementing regulations for the transitional period, particularly its reporting requirements.
Read moreComments on the draft implementation regulation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional period
On 11th July, the Carbon Market Sub-working Group and multiple Working Groups submitted comments to the European Commission on the draft implementation regulation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) during its transitional period.
Lunch Meeting with H.E. Frans Timmermans, executive vice president of the European Commission
On 4th July, H.E. Jorge Toledo, ambassador of the European Union (EU) to China, hosted a working lunch to welcome H.E. Frans Timmermans, executive vice president (EVP) of the European Commission, who leads the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal. Gianni Di Giovanni, States' Representative of the European Chamber Executive Committee, attended the working lunch.
Read moreThe 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.