Theme: Climate Finance in China and Global Governance
Time: 17th, December 2012
Introduction to the Forum:
Around the world, people are increasingly aware of climate change, which is not only a common environmental problem the international community has to face, but also a political and economic issue on which different nations need to cooperate to reach joint solutions. From the Conference of the Parties (COP) 18 Doha Meeting, we can foresee that international negotiations on climate change will continue to be active in the long-term, and the need for global climate management will grow increasingly urgent. This round of the COP discussed emission reduction and adaption, which aims to deal with climate change, and the capital required for these processes. How exactly climate funds will be allocated and how they will flow has become a tense issue between developed and developing countries, as nations consider both their own political and economic interests.
As the second largest economy and the biggest green-house gas emitting country, China is expected to show its importance in promoting international climate negotiation, and is increasingly being regarded as a potential new engine for the development of the world’s low-carbon economy. National climate change research has changed from a simple focus on energy consumption and green-house gases emission to investigating a higher level of sustainable national strategies. Climate change is becoming a major consideration during the drafting of fiscal policies, financial activities and investments pursuing the “Going-Out” Strategy, and thus the new term of “Climate finance” is mentioned frequently.
This forum will invite speakers to talk about China’s role in global efforts to combatclimate change through introducing recent internationalnegotiation on Green Climate Fund, domestic scoping of climate finance and the practice of climate-related overseas investment.
Speakers and contents of forum:
International climate negotiation and Green Climate Fund
Senior Consultant for energy and climate change of NRDC (USA) &G:HUB Board Member.
Yang has been doing and studying policy research, which contains national energy planning, energysaving and the development of rural areas and renewable resources. He has also fully participated international climate negotiations for several times.
Development of China’s climate finance
Wang Yao, Director of Climate and Energy Finance Research Center of CUFE&Vice Researcher of Finance and Economy Academy of CUFE.
Wang Yaog study area includes low-carbon economy, climate finance and green capital markets.
China’s investment on renewable resources in Africa
Huang He, Independent Researcher, formally worked in the Energy Academy of CNREC in NDRC.
Huang He’s area of expertise includes strategy and planning for renewable energy;fiscalenergypolicy, international renewable energy market.
About the organizer:
Greenovation Hub (www.ghub.org) is a grass-root environmental NGO with a global outlook. Climate and Finance Policy Center of G:HUB produces high quality research and analysis with a global outlook, and creates a space for critical dialogue and debate involving different stakeholders. The Center aims to build a strong foundation for positive change in the areas of climate and sustainable finance, and in the process will work to increase public participation in these areas.
