Wed Oct 12th: Mapping China’s Low-Carbon Policies in Cities
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北耳Beijing Energy & Environment Roundtable (BEER) featuringSun MiaoInnovative Green Development Program (iGDP)
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016Networking begins at 7:30pm, talk starts at 8:00pmVenue: Abella Italian Restaurant
爱贝拉意大利餐厅
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Abella Italian Restaurant
东直门外大街天海大厦对面，朝阳区东直门外大街28号
China’s ratification of Paris Agreement ahead of the opening of G20 has added more confidence to the world in its determination to tackle climate change. In the coming COP22 in Morocco, what China can present to the rest of the world? Where to see the real changes that are happening?
Low-Carbon Development in China has been carried out for six years since the low-carbon pilots were announced in 2010.So far a total number of 36 cities are on the list and the amount is going to expand according to NDRC. What have these cities achieved in the past few years? Have the low-carbon development goals been met in these cities? What kind of research is available to track the progress?
In order to map out the various stages of low-carbon development in Chinese cities, iGDP has been working on building up an infographic tool for both domestic and international practitioners to track and be informed about the progress. iGDP Policy Mapping (Beta Version) has been recently launched, and it serves as an interactive platform that provides evidence-based research and analysis, as well as new perspectives on the role that Chinese cities can play in COP22.
Sun Miao from iGDP will share her understandings of those questions and introduce the iGDP Policy Mapping during the event.
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Low-Carbon Cities in China: Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities (APPC) Action Factsheet:
http://www.igdp.cn/webproduct/pubtext?id=13
Policies and Practices in China’s Low-Carbon Pilot Cities: Bring the Emission Peak Forward
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Sun Miao is in charge of the Policy Mapping project at iGDP. Innovative Green Development Program (iGDP) was launched by Energy Foundation China (EFC), which also provides funding and operational support. The mission of iGDP is to promote robust policy and practical actions to address the challenges facing green growth. They create analytical tools, share professional knowledge, and facilitate multidisciplinary exchange to foster integrated solutions for regions, cities and communities.
At iGDP, Sun Miao’s research focuses on low-carbon cities’ policies and best practices. Prior to joining iGDP, Miao was doing her Master Degree in Environmental Economics within the Erasmus Mondus Program in Germany and Sweden. The three years of living in Europe has given her the proactive attitude toward sustainability, and the confidence in China’s potential to address climate change. Before going to Europe, she got her Bachelor degree in Finance from Beijing Normal University. Miao had also done studies at the Johns Hopkins University- Nanjing University Centre for Chinese and American Studies.
---- About the Beijing Energy Network----
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