The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which attracted worldwide attention, closed in Glasgow, UK, in the evening of 13th November local time. After nearly two weeks of debates and negotiations on how to tackle climate change in joint efforts, around 200 countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact and made promises for further actions. The European Chamber welcomes a group of experts from SinoCarbon, ICF and Greenovation Hub to share the latest information from the conference, examine the impact of the COP26 outcomes on businesses and the civil society, as well as the consequences on industries in the years to come.

• 2021-11-22 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Zoom

In order to accelerate China-Europe communication and pragmatic cooperation on offshore wind power, under the guidance of the National Energy Administration of China, the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute and China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., together with Yancheng Municipal People’s Government and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, will host the China-Europe Offshore Wind Power Cooperation Forum in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province from November 16-17, 2021.

• 2021-11-16 - 2021-11-16 | 08:30 - 17:30
• Yancheng Marriott Hotel and Online

By following the previous Circular Economy seminars on EU – China circular economy development and cooperation, Remanufacturing automotive batteries and components, we would organize the session III on remanufacturing plastic wastes, which is supported by China Circular Economy Association.

• 2021-11-12 | 15:30 - 17:15
• European Chamber Office Beijing

Extensive power cuts have and are continuing to cripple critical industrial outputs and create instability for the business landscape in China. With increased pressure from authorities to meet targets for energy reduction, the current power shortages experienced across the nation are at the forefront of China’s Carbon neutrality ambitions to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Issues are exacerbated by insufficient new energies power supply and surging prices of coal/gas that increase costs for power producers that will likely to persist this coming winter. However, we need to ensure that there is a balance between Energy Security and China’s long term carbon neutrality targets through a more sustainable approach.

• 2021-11-03 - 2021-11-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) and the National Determined Contribution Transport Initiative For Asia (NDC-TIA) project will host this workshop together to:

1. Facilitate international experience sharing on climate strategies, targets and policy making in the transport sector.
2. Provide a platform for relevant stakeholders to discuss the way towards achieving the climate targets in the transport sector, with a focus on four key areas (energy, road freight, aviation and shipping).

• 2021-10-29 | 14:00 - 17:10
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 5th Floor, Meeting Room C405, and Zoom online

Europe’s Transformation towards Sustainable Chemistry
With the EU Commission presidency of Ursula von der Leyen in 2019, the European Green Deal was announced to transform the EU economy into a climate-neutral and sustainable economy and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. One important part of the European Green Deal is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) which is bringing in fundamentally new concepts like Safe and Sustainable by-Design and Essential Use as a legal requirement. Further on well-established concepts mainly under the REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation will be strengthened resulting in decisive restrictions of entire substance groups. This seminar will discuss the latest developments since the publication of the CSS in October 2020 with two experts from Merck.

• 2021-10-28 - 2021-10-28 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

China is in the midst of one of the most serious power shortages in a decade, with 22 provinces employing varying degrees of load-shedding measures. The large-scale power crunch that ensued has raised the alarm to both government authorities and businesses. For a market that has largely maintained power supply security during two decades of robust growth, it is astonishing to observe the scale of this current power shortage.

• 2021-10-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

氢能源作为清洁、高效、安全、可持续的二次能源，在实现“双碳”目标的进程中扮演重要角色，发展氢能产业将积极推动能源体系向绿色低碳转型。自2020年以来，国家机构加速推出氢能源相关政策，要求加强氢能源技术研发、实施建设，推动氢能源产业快速发展。北京在国内氢能产业发展中走在前列，率先打造了氢能创新链和产业链，促进京津冀在全国范围率先实现碳达峰目标，并引领全国氢能技术创新和产业发展。2020年，随着北京市经济和信息化局发布《北京市氢燃料电池汽车产业发展规划》，大兴国际氢能示范区的正式建立，标志着北京建立国际氢能产业新高地的决心。中国欧盟商会诚邀北京市投资促进局、北京市经济和信息化局、大兴区、房山区与昌平区经信局的相关领导，与中国欧盟商会各工作组代表，共同从政策制度、生产制造、应用以及第三方检验检测等不同角度，就如何推动北京和全国氢能产业的积极健康发展做出深入交流和探讨，共同助力中国碳中和事业。

• 2021-10-22 | 09:00 - 11:30
• Offline Only

The European Chamber’s GA Forum is delighted to invite you to join Beijing’s Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Policy Interpretation (Chinese Language only) which is to take place on 20th October 2021 from 14:30 to 17:00 in Beijing International Hotel

• 2021-10-20 - 2021-10-20 | 14:30 - 17:00
• Beijing International Hotel Multifunction Hall No.2

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our upcoming working group meeting on Green Transition and Business Environment for European SMEs in West China on 18 September, 15:00-16:30, as a sub-forum of the 16th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu.

• 2021-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation (CCEC) | Online