ACTIVITIES

01-02 November 2015 – The Sino-German project Capacity Building for the Establishment of Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) in China co-organized the International Symposium on COP21: Climate Policy and Law. In anticipation of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) taking place from November 30 to December 11, 2015 in Paris, the

06 November 2015 – The GIZ China project Capacity Building for the Establishment of Emissions Trading Schemes in China publishes a Chinese translation of the abridged report Carbon Control and Competitiveness Post 2020: The Cement Report. The report, originally published in English in February 2014 by Climate Strategies is an

06 November 2015 – The GIZ China project Capacity Building for the Establishment of Emissions Trading Schemes in China publishes a Chinese translation of the paper Policy mix in the transport sector: What role can the EU ETS play for road transport? The paper was originally published in English in

March 2015 – On 18th June 2013 Shenzhen officially launched its local Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the first among the seven pilots. By mid-2014, the Shenzhen carbon market had operated for one year and had successfully completed its first compliance period. Shenzhen has played a leading role in China’s economic

30-31 July 2015 – In order to reach the goal of reducing the CO2 emission per GDP unit by 17% in 2015 based on 2010 levels, China has successfully implemented local ETS pilots in Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Hubei and Guangdong. Guangdong Province is planning to include various additional sectors

10-11 June 2015 – This workshop on ETS legislation in China, held in Beijing, brought together high level legal experts from Germany and China to discuss ETS legislation and further steps for the Chinese national ETS. This one and a half day workshop was jointly organised by GIZ and NDRC