Sustainable transportation is a key pillar in the global fight against climate change. As countries strive to reduce carbon emissions, the freight transport sector remains one of the most challenging areas to decarbonise. Tackling this issue requires innovative solutions, supportive policy frameworks, and robust cross-border collaboration. Young professionals and future leaders have a crucial role to play in this effort, bringing fresh perspectives and fostering international dialogue on sustainable mobility. Against this backdrop, a dynamic exchange on sustainable freight transport and climate protection was convened at Beijing Transport University on 3 April 2025, bringing together over 100 Chinese students and German experts.
This impact paper presents the Track-2-Dialogue (T2D), established in 2020, is led by the Chinese National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) and the German Environment Agency (UBA), and supported by GIZ projects.
This impact paper presents the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change projects’ work and achievements on facilitating academic expert and student exchange by NextGen Climate Dialogues and Sino-German Study Camps.
This impact paper presents the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change projects’ work and achievements on supporting the development of sustainable and climate finance in China,
In the afternoon of 19 November 2024, the outcomes of the Sino-German Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Sustainable Development were presented during a side event at the China Pavilion of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The side event was organized by the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) and co-organized by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, Hebei University of Economics and Trade, and Azerbaijan State University.
From 13 to 20 October 2024, the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – Climate Partnership project organised a study tour on sustainable and climate finance