Forum Background

The comprehensive strategic partnership between the European Union (EU) and China turns 20 this year. Over the past two decades the EU and China, two of the world’s leading economies, have engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation in a win-win manner and achieved significant success in fields such as politics, economy, culture, and science. As of the end of 2022, EU-China bilateral trade volume reached $847.3 billion, with each side the second-largest trading partner of the other. The stock of two-way investment between China and the EU has exceeded $230 billion, benefiting people on both sides and contributing greatly to world peace and economic prosperity.

Looking ahead, the two sides hold great potential for cooperation and share common interests in promoting economic growth and financial stability, coping with the energy crisis, curbing inflation, and pursuing green and digital transitions. As such, they have decided to set up a financial working group under the China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) mechanism to strengthen cooperation in financial areas such as financial liberalisation, infrastructure, and regulation, as well as sustainable finance and fintech. However, some tension does exist within the relationship – EU authorities have recently opened an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric car imports, for example.

• 2023-11-14 | 16:30 - 19:10
• CEIBS Shanghai Campus

Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component in the agendas of the world’s largest three economies – the United States (US), China, and the European Union (EU). These strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon energy technologies, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications on the global supply and value chains while reshaping industries especially high-tech sector such as semiconductors.

What is the global geopolitical and trade outlook look like amid this global industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the varying policy measures on the strategies of multinational companies? As the world is seemingly moving away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

• 2023-11-03 | 15:00 - 16:45
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing

The European Chamber Energy and Environment Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the Meeting on Green Electricity Certificates (GEC): Policy Updates and Industrial Exchanges on Wednesday 27th September 2023, 14:00-16:30, at the European Chamber Beijing office and online. 中国欧盟商会能源、环境工作组很高兴邀请您与2023年9月27日（周三）14:00-16:30线下或线上参与“绿证”最新政策解读及行业交流会。

• 2023-09-27 | 14:00 - 16:30
• 北京市朝阳区亮马桥路50号燕莎中心写字楼C405 | Zoom线上

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber), along with the Department of Science and Technology of Shanxi Province, the Multinational Corporation Carbon Neutrality Forum 50 (MNC50) and the Shanxi Research Institute of Huairou Laboratory, will jointly organise the upcoming Panel Forum: Energy Transition and Low-Carbon Innovation in Taiyuan, Shanxi on 7th September. This event will be an integral part of the Coal Clean and Efficient Utilization Parallel Forum and the Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum 2023.

• 2023-09-07 | 08:30 - 12:00
• Room Wutong, Wutong Building Taiyuan, Shanxi

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the 2023 Sustainable Business Awards Conference & Ceremony: Embracing the Green Transition & Measuring Unexpected Impacts. Commemorating the 7th annual Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) in collaboration with SynTao as the knowledge partner, the SBA rewards companies that put sustainable economic growth, green development, innovation, risk management and social welfare at the forefront of their values.

The conference will explore the intricacies of accelerating the green transition and measuring sustainability, with insights from experts from across industries. Followed by a ceremony to announce this year’s Sustainable Business Awards winners.

• 2023-09-06 | 14:30 - 18:00
• The Langham Xintiandi, Shanghai

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed in the report of the 20th Party Congress that "accelerating the planning and construction of a new type of energy system". The Action Programme for Peak Carbon by 2030 proposes to build a new type of power system with a gradually increasing proportion of new energy sources and to promote the optimal allocation of clean power resources on a large scale. Nowadays, the new power system is an important component of the new energy system and a key vehicle for achieving the "dual carbon" goal. Therefore, the European Chamber Shenyang Chapter and SIPC jointly organised a seminar to invite representatives of members to discuss the situation of the electricity market in Liaoning Province, the development of market transactions in 2023, that of green power business such as green certificates and virtual power plants, as well as the problems that users faced.


习近平总书记在党的二十大报告中强调，“加快规划建设新型能源体系”。《2030年前碳达峰行动方案》提出，构建新能源占比逐渐提高的新型电力系统，推动清洁电力资源大范围优化配置。现如今新型电力系统是新型能源体系的重要组成和实现“双碳”目标的关键载体。因此由国家电投与欧盟商会共同组织，邀请欧盟商会会员企业代表就辽宁省电力市场形势、2023年市场交易开展情况、绿电绿证、虚拟电厂等新兴电力业务发展趋势，以及用户企业在电力能源方面存在的问题进行座谈交流。

• 2023-08-18 | 09:20 - 11:30
• State Power Investment Group Northeast Power Development 国家电投东北公司本部

With new advances in battery, electric vehicles and solar, how will China shift away from coal as the dominant power source, and what advancements are needed in energy storage for a secure energy future? What steps are industry players taking to optimise their energy efficiency ahead of the anticipated summer energy shortages in 2023? Join the European Chamber and various industry experts to take a closer look at the renewable energy outlook for the rest of the year.

• 2023-08-17 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Published in June 2020 by the European Parliament and European Council, the European Union (EU) taxonomy for sustainable activities sets a framework to classify ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ economic activities executed in the bloc. The aim is to fuel investments to meet the objectives outlined in the EU’s Green Deal strategies and achieve the sustainable transformation of the bloc’s economy.
Following the publication of the EU taxonomy, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the European Commission published the first Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) in November 2021, with further updates a year later. This document lists activities that meet green finance definitions in both the EU and China, making it easier for international investors to provide financial support to Chinese borrowers for sustainable projects.

• 2023-08-04 | 15:00 - 16:30
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office/Zoom Online

On Tuesday 1st August, the Carbon Market Working Group welcomes Ms. Liu Haiyan from the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) to debrief members on the details of the Administrative Measures, and discuss opportunities and challenges for enterprises with Dr. Zhang Da from the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economics, Tsinghua University and Ms. Yutong Song from Refinitiv Carbon Research team. Kindly note the meeting will be conducted in Chinese.

• 2023-08-01 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing | Zoom

On Monday 24th July, Mr Xavier Vanden Bosch and Mr David Boublil at the European Commission’s DG TAXUD, will debrief members on the details of the CBAM. If you are interested in joining, please register before Friday 21st July COB.

• 2023-07-24 | 15:00 - 16:00
• Online