In order to enhance exchange on the issue of climate legislation between China and Germany, Dr Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, visited Beijing from 20 to 21 September 2023 with the support of the NDC-Implementation project
On 9 August 2023, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) unveiled their joint ‘Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution’, due to take effect on 15 August 2023
Cities have a crucial role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. 75% of global GHG emissions occur in urban areas, mostly in the
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD) jointly organised a hybrid workshop entitled ‘China-EU Expert Workshop on Climate Finance and Investment’ in Beijing on 10 July.
On 9 July, representatives of three local pilots on climate finance – Xixian New Area of Shaanxi province, Tianfu New Area of Sichuan province, and Liangjiang New Area of Chongqing city – agreed on a strategic cooperation framework amongst these pilots and signed an MoU on climate finance. Selected by MEE in 2022 as the first patch of local pilots, their work in climate financing and investment has been supported by the Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change – NDC implementation project.
On 8 July 2023, the China Meteorological Administration unveiled the 2023 edition of the China Climate Change Blue Book at the International Ecological Civilization Guiyang Forum.
On 23 May, Shandong Province released an implementation plan for synergized pollution reduction and carbon mitigation. This major step, jointly rolled out by the Department
On 30 March 2023, Sino-German Cement Sector Low Carbon Development Forum was organised by the China Cement Association (CCA) with the support by GIZ and
On 23 March 2023, the GIZ and National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) jointly organized a workshop on the topic ‘Mitigation in Provinces/Cities’ in Jinan, Shandong Province.
The 2023 Report on The Work of the Government and the 2023 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development were released on 5 March during China’s 14th National People’s Congress. Low carbon transition is on top of government’s agenda this year for both the 2023 report and the 2023 plan.
