ABOUT US
With China’s pledge of peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, the country is demonstrating increased determination to a profound transformation of economy and society. The Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change is supported by the German Federal Government through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) being implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
To facilitate the Sino-German policy dialogue on climate change and to accelerate climate action, both in China and Germany, the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change creates a knowledge platform for technical exchange and information sharing between stakeholders. It was established to promote the sharing of lessons learned and to raise climate ambition among stakeholders in their decarbonization pathways.
Our work focuses on the following areas:
- Climate Policy (Mitigation, Adaptation, Transparency)
- Trilateral Cooperation on Climate Change
- Regional Cooperation on NDC Implementation with Several Provinces
- Industrial Decarbonization
- Carbon Markets
- Sustainable Finance, Climate Finance
- Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment
- Non-CO₂ Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership – commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office (AA)
- Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC Implementation – commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
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BERNDT Julia
Position: Junior Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC Implementation
Email: julia.berndt@giz.de
Description: Julia contributes to the implementation of the project Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change (SGCCC) – NDC Implementation. She also supports the coordination and communication of IKI projects in China and serves as a gender focal point for the SGCCC. Before joining GIZ, she worked in a policy research center where she provided policy analysis regarding sustainability and the green transition to EU institutions. Julia holds a double master’s in International Relations from the University of Turin and Beijing Foreign Studies University.

CAO Yun
Position: Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership, NDC Implementation
Email: yun.cao@giz.de
Description: Yun Cao is an advisor for the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change at GIZ, specializing in sustainable finance, climate policies and climate governance. With over 10 years of experience in project management and international cooperation, she has led expert exchanges, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and policy coordination efforts. Prior to joining GIZ, she managed a multi-institutional doctoral program at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). Yun is pursuing a PhD in Political Science at the Technical University of Munich, focusing on research on climate policies and governance.

CHEN Qian
Position: Technical Advisor
Projects: Mainstreaming Sustainable Finance in Response to Climate Change (developpp project), Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership
Email: qian.chen@giz.de
Description: As technical advisor, Chen Qian mainly engages in the develoPPP project Mainstreaming Sustainable Finance in Response to Climate Change and is responsible for the project planning and implementation as well as partnership management. She also supports the climate finance component of the Sino-German Climate Partnership. Qian has been working for GIZ in varied projects since October 2008, including the EU-China Natural Forest Management, the Sino-German Corporate Social Responsibility, the Emerging Markets Sustainability Dialogues and Cluster China in the World, with over 10 years of experience in the international cooperation and project management on sustainable development fields.

CHEN Yixing
Position: Senior Technical Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change (SGCCC) - NDC Implementation
Email: yixing.chen@giz.de
Description: Yixing Chen is the senior technical advisor to NDC Implementation Project under Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change with focus on regional and sectoral mitigation and adaptation. Before joining GIZ, Mr. Chen had worked in a CDM consultancy company for 5 years and then worked as a GHG verifier in China’s top verification body for 10 years. He participated dozens of projects to support the establishment of national and provincial carbon emission trading systems. He was also an official member of Technical Advisory Body of International Civil Aviation Organization.

CUI Shuo
Position: Technical Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change (SGCCC) – NDC Implementation
Email: shuo.cui@giz.de
Description: Ms Cui Shuo is the technical advisor of NDC Implementation Project under Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change. She graduated from the University of Tasmania with the Master of Finance degree. After she joint GIZ in 2018, she implemented several Sino-German cooperation projects under the develoPPP framework, areas covering climate, infrastructure, and healthcare.

Dr HESS Janto
Position: Project Director
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership
Email: janto.hess@giz.de
Description: Janto is the Project Director of the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership. He has extensive work experience in the Asian context, with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Southeast Asia, as a project manager of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), and in the development and implementation of climate change projects. In his most recent position, he acted as an advisor of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on the ongoing reform agenda of the global climate finance architecture and supported the negotiations to establish the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBF Fund), under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Through this work, as well as his doctorate with a focus on private sector involvement in climate finance, from the University College London (UCL), he has a sound knowledge of international development agendas, the German development cooperation, and climate diplomacy.

GAO Meixun
Position: Junior Technical Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership, NDC Implementation
Email: meixun.gao@giz.de
Description: Gao Meixun has been working with Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change (SGCCC) as a Junior Technical Advisor since July 2023. She earned her master's degree from Renmin University of China with a focus on international climate cooperation and climate policy analysis. Meixun has contributed to national-level research on climate cooperation between China and other countries and has authored publications based on this research. At SGCCC, her primary responsibilities refer to climate mitigation, adaptation, and finance work packages. Prior to her advisory role, Meixun interned at SGCCC for two years.

LADNORG Sebastian
Position: Advisor
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC Implementation and Climate Partnership
Email: sebastian.ladnorg@giz.de
Description: Sebastian holds a B.Sc. in “Environmental Technology and Resource Management” and a M.Sc. in “Civil Engineering”, with a specialization in water engineering and environmental engineering. He joined GIZ in 2020 in Brazil, where he worked for a BMZ- and a BMWK-funded project with the objective to support the establishment of favorable framework conditions for the creation of a green hydrogen economy in Brazil. Since November 2023 he is now as an Advisor supporting the two projects of the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change: 1) NDC Implementation and 2) Climate Partnership.

QI Lan
Position: Team Leader and Project Director
Projects: Mainstreaming Sustainable Finance in Response to Climate Change (developpp project), Climate Risk and Resilience in China (developpp project), Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership
Email: lan.qi@giz.de
Description: As Team Leader and Project Director, Lan is leading the sustainable finance work in China under diverse programmes and projects. She is responsible for the overall coordination and communication with German and Chinese ministries and partner institutions. She joined GIZ in 2008. In succession, Lan was responsible for the “Sino-German Financial Stability Project” in partnership with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the “Sino-German Securities Market Retail Investors Protection Project” in partnership with China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the “Sino-German Asset and Equity Market Reform Project” and the “Sino-German Project on Tianjin Modern Financial System Development” in partnership with Tianjin Municipality. Moreover, Lan was the Deputy Director of “Consumer Data Protection Project” from 2013-2015, and the Project Director of “Sino-German Center of Finance and Economics” from 2015 to 2017. She was responsible for Sustainable Finance Workstream of China under “the Emerging Market Sustainable Dialogues” from 2014 to 2021. She also acted as the China coordinator of “the Strategic Partnership for the Implementation of Paris Agreement (SPIPA)” from 2019 to 2021, and successively worked as country coordinator of “the EUCD project” from Sep 2022. Currently, she is the project director of two developpp projects, namely “Climate Risk and Resilience Project” and “Sustainable Finance Project”.

RECKNAGEL Paul
Position: Project Director
Projects: Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC Implementation
Email: paul.recknagel@giz.de
Description: With more than 13 years of experience in planning, managing, and implementing international cooperation projects with a focus on climate and energy – eight of which in China – Paul Recknagel is now Project Director of the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change - NDC Implementation Project. Paul has a passion for working with partners around the globe to preserve a livable planet for future generations. He brings a deep understanding of energy and climate policy, regulatory frameworks, and mitigation measures at the national and local levels.
