Climate Cooperation China
On behalf of the International Climate Initiative (IKI)

Project: Sino German Cooperation on Climate Change - NDC Implementation

IKI Update Issue 25

The IKI Update provides an overview of policy developments in China and activities of projects funded by the IKI and implemented by the GIZ in

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The climate and environment community in Beijing jointly reflects on COP outcomes

A key theme of the 2024 discussions at the COP16 on biodiversity and – to a lesser extent – at the COP29 on climate change was the importance of linking both communities to effectively address the global challenges. To reflect on COP outcomes as well as to facilitate exchange and collaboration between donors and implementers of the climate and environment community in Beijing, as part of its function as the interface for the IKI in China, the project organised a networking event on 11 December 2024.

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Beijing visits its partner cities Berlin and Cologne 

From 21 to 24 October 2024, GIZ organized a study tour on climate governance and legislation for a delegation of the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau to its German partner cities Berlin and Cologne. The delegation visited the renowned climate think tanks New Climate Institute and Ecologic Institute and met with representatives of the city governments of Cologne and Berlin.  

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Accelerating the decarbonization of cement in China

From 31 October to 1 November, the NDCI project organized a workshop on greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in the cement sector for the provinces Anhui and Sichuan as well as a site visit to two cement factories as part of the project’s efforts to support low-carbon development in the cement sector. Stakeholders and experts discussed the policy and regulatory frameworks for achieving an effective and cost-efficient decarbonization of the cement sector

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China expands carbon market and refines voluntary emissions reduction mechanisms

In September 2024, China has issued several key policy documents to expand and gradually refine both its compliance carbon market and its voluntary emissions reduction mechanisms.  
The Work Plan for Expanding the National Carbon Emissions Trading Market to Include the Cement, Steel, and Electrolytic Aluminium Industries released by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) at the beginning of September 2024 has garnered widespread attention. The draft that has been put up for public consultation proposes the inclusion of high-emission sectors such as cement, iron and steel, as well as electrolytic aluminium into the national carbon trading system (referred to as national ETS), starting already in 2024. This move will greatly expand the market’s coverage to around 8 Gts of CO2, which make up 60% of China’s total emissions, according to the MEE.

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