COP29 16 November - The World Needs China, China Needs the World
China is the world’s number one carbon emitter—a regrettable designation they’ve held since 2005. That being said, China is also the world’s number one producer of many of the technologies needed to address the climate crisis, like solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and batteries.
And China is not just building these technologies, it’s using them: In 2023, China installed more solar capacity and more wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. They also topped the list for EV sales.
All this activity is not only relevant for the Chinese economy and environment. Globally, the energy transition will require almost unimaginable quantities of manufacturing and rollout: terawatts of clean electricity, billions of EVs, millions of miles of new transmission lines. And no other country even comes close to meeting the scale and velocity called for to transition the world from a fossil-based economy to a green one.
So, a natural question arises: Can China save the world? Could China supply enough low-carbon technologies to bring all the other countries along to Net Zero? Perhaps more crucially, what can we do now to foster collaboration between China and other countries in order to accelerate the energy transition?
In this session, we’ll hear experts exploring these and related issues from a range of relevant perspectives. You won’t want to miss it.
Speakers:
Dr. Lola Woetzel, Senior Partner Emerita, McKinsey & Co.
Christian Thomsen, President, Alfa Laval North East Asia
Jessika Trancik, Professor, MIT
Yanjing Zhu, Director of Water Resource Department, IVL
Qinyi Xu, Researcher, Peking University
Chenchen Yao, Director, Head of ESG, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Organizers:
We Don't Have Time
Alfa Laval
Green Finance Forum of 60
Global Solar Council
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Emissions do not respect borders, and the actions of one nation can significantly impact others.
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Global cooperation is necessary to reduce emissions and foster sustainable practices for a healthier planet.
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@walter_lungayi Absolutely! Global cooperation is crucial to addressing climate change and achieving a sustainable future.