Through the enforcement of high-level regulations, relaunch of the Certified Emissions Reduction scheme (CCER), and expansion into new sectors such as aluminum, China's domestic carbon markets are expected to undergo substantial changes in 2024.

The European Chamber Carbon Market Working Group is pleased to invite you to join its 2024 Kick-off Meeting, Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion on Thursday 28th March, 10:00 – 12:00. In the first part of the meeting, WANG Jijie, Unit Director of the Market Mechanism Research Department (CDM) for the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) will share the main progress in China’s national carbon market in 2023, and its development plan for 2024. Kindly note that the presentation will be in Chinese, without interpretation.

The second part of the meeting will be the Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the Carbon Market Working Group over the next 12 months. Please find attached the bios and motivation letters of this year’s chair candidates:

National Chair (One position available. Unsuccessful candidate will run for the vice chair position):

• Ruixin Li, Lead Climate Specialist, ICF International Consulting
• Zhonghua Xu, Vice President, Head of TotalEnergies for Asia

National Vice Chair (Two positions available):

• Xiaolu Chen, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Volkswagen Group China
• Boyang Jin, Team Lead, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) China Carbon Research Team
• David Zhang, Senior Manager in Industry Service Division, TÜV SÜD Greater China
• Unsuccessful Chair candidate (TBD)

 

Only Carbon Market Working Group members who have their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote, with one vote per company. Voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting. You must register by 27^th March noon to be able to vote.

 

Tentative Agenda

Part One:

10:00-10:05       Opening Remarks & Overview of Carbon Market Working Group 2023 Activities

• Ruixin Li, National Chair of Carbon Market Working Group, European Chamber

10:05-10:10       Updates on EU-China ETS Project

• Renato Roldao, Project Team Leader, EU-China ETS Platform

10:10-10:40       [In Chinese] Keynote Speech: Main Progress in China’s National Carbon Market in 2023 & Work Plan for 2024

• WANG Jijie, Unit Director, Market Mechanism Research Department (CDM), National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) 

10:40-11:00       Discussion and Q&A

 

Part Two:

11:00-11:10       Tea break

11:10-11:30       Chair Elections and Candidate Speeches

11:30-12:00       2024-25 Position Paper and Work Plan Discussion

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