On 18 November 2025, more than 160 participants from various regions, industrial parks, and enterprises across Jiangsu Province gathered in Nanjing for a training program on the dual-carbon strategy and zero-carbon industry parks. Supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Development Strategy Center (DRC), the capacity-building event was jointly organised by GIZ, the China Electricity Council (CEC), and the Wuppertal Institute (WI), as part of the IKI-funded project “Supporting China’s Climate Targets through Ambitious Green and Low-Carbon Energy Transition”.
As part of the cooperation established between Jiangsu province and the German state of Baden-Württemberg on energy transition, the training aimed to strengthen local knowledge and skills in dual-carbon governance and to provide a platform for sharing practical tools and approaches that can support Jiangsu’s transition toward a green and low-carbon energy future.
Mr. Lai Li, Division Director of the Environment Protection and Resource Conservation Division of the Jiangsu DRC, emphasised the importance of aligning economic development with green and low-carbon strategies. He highlighted key focus areas of dual-carbon governance, including carbon-emission dual-control evaluation, the green transition of industrial structures, particularly through zero-emission industry parks, energy transition, and the promotion of a green lifestyle through low-carbon transport, buildings, and consumption.
Experts from the CEC, the National Center for Climate Strategy, the Jiangsu Engineering Consulting Center, and the Jiangsu Development and Strategy Research Center shared insights on topics such as carbon-emission accounting systems and carbon footprints in the energy sector, global trends toward carbon neutrality, carbon-emission accounting for cities and industrial parks, and Jiangsu’s experience in developing zero-emission industry parks. The Nanjing IEC International Standard Promotion Center complemented these discussions with a demonstration of the Jiangsu Product-Based Carbon Footprint Public Service Platform.
International contributions from the WI, Intep, and GIZ highlighted Germany’s experience with the energy transition at both national and state levels, showcased best practices in zero-emission industrial parks, and introduced the German Energy Efficiency Networks (EEN) approach.
GIZ expressed hopes that Jiangsu and Baden-Württemberg will continue to learn from each other to develop effective and locally appropriate pathways toward their shared climate goals.
