On 11 December 2025, the UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai 2025 Annual Meeting and Paris Agreement 10th Anniversary event was held at No. 8 Hengshan Road Garden in Shanghai. Themed "Resilience for Sustainable Prosperity", the event brought together nearly 100 guests from global climate governance, sustainable development and green industries. In the spirit of "a global outlook and practical cooperation", they exchanged views on new pathways and opportunities for climate action and sustainable prosperity.
The programme included remarks by leaders and guests, the unveiling of the Shanghai Pudong Prosperity Alliance Climate Week Research Institute and project signings, the launch of the Global Climate Academy, the release of the core framework of Shanghai Climate Week 2026, a "Climate Week Afternoon Tea" roundtable and a group photo. Ms. Remoca Shi, Founder & Executive President of WeCarbon and Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Secretary-General of its Youth Council, attended and hosted the centrepiece of the event, the Shanghai Climate Week 2026 launch ceremony.
Photo: The UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai 2025 Annual Meeting
To open the event, Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, Director of the Division for Prosperity at UNITAR, who travelled to Shanghai for the meeting; Shi An, member of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and of the International Advisory Board of the UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai; and Yang Yiqi, Deputy Secretary-General of the UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai and General Manager of Shanghai Shuiqishi Business Management Co., Ltd., spoke on behalf of the host, co-host and organiser respectively. They reviewed the progress and challenges of global climate governance in the ten years since the Paris Agreement entered into force, stressed the importance of international cooperation and practical action, and briefly reviewed the work of the Prosperity Alliance Shanghai and Shanghai Climate Week in 2025.
Photo: Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto, Director of the Division for Prosperity at UNITAR, speaks
In the core session, the Shanghai Pudong Prosperity Alliance Climate Week Research Institute was officially unveiled, witnessed by officials from the civil affairs authorities and all members of the institute's board of directors and board of supervisors. Prof. ChengHe Guan, Chair of the Board, introduced the institute's founding purpose and plans, and the institute signed its initial batch of projects on site. The Global Climate Academy also announced a series of initiatives: its President, Changhua Wu, shared the academy's vision and mission and launched several key programmes, including the "U20+ Global Challenge for Sustainable Development" and "Sustainable Development Professionals".
Photo: Prof. ChengHe Guan, Chair of the Board of the Shanghai Pudong Prosperity Alliance Climate Week Research Institute, speaks
In the much-anticipated Shanghai Climate Week 2026 launch session, Ms. Shi served as bilingual host, guiding the programme of speakers. She said: "This session is not only a review of past action but also a statement of where we are heading. It marks Shanghai Climate Week's move to connect with global partners in a more open and more systematic way, working together for the long-term resilience of climate governance and sustainable development."
Photo: Ms. Remoca Shi hosts the Shanghai Climate Week 2026 launch ceremony
During the launch, Mr. Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Convener of Bangkok Climate Action Week, and Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Ashfaq, Vice President of the World Wind Energy Association, shared international experience and directions for cooperation with Shanghai Climate Week 2026. Wang Hui, Global Vice President of the Federation of Expo Curators, presented plans for the World Climate Weeks Joint Pavilion. Zou Rong, Co-Chair of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Director of the UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai, unveiled the core framework of Shanghai Climate Week 2026, which will be organised around "12 thematic tracks".
Photo: Zou Rong, Co-Chair of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Director of the UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shanghai, speaks
In addition, at the Climate Community afternoon tea dialogue "Business and Industrial Transformation under Climate Ambition", moderated by Ms. Tong Xinshi, Managing Director, Greater China, of Bloomberg Green Finance, guests including Chen Xiaobin, Vice Chair of APEA; Hou Yahong, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Modern Services Industry Development Foundation; Kong Ye, Board Member of the Prosperity Alliance Climate Week Research Institute; Lin Chunyan, Head of Sustainability, Greater China, at Oatly; Peng Zhong, General Manager of the Upper Yangtze Regional Management Center of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP); and Zhang Yalong, Co-founder of the Climate China Action City Circle and President of the Shenzhen Sustainable Development Research Society, shared practical experience on cross-sector cooperation and the green transition.
As a key event marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the annual meeting further strengthened consensus and momentum for global climate governance, built solid bridges for international cooperation, government-business collaboration and the integration of industry, academia and research, and gave strong impetus to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals and building a future of lasting prosperity.
Photo: Group photo of guests
Going forward, WeCarbon will respond actively to the call for global climate governance and continue to advance Shanghai Climate Week 2026, deepening its innovation in green supply chains, green trade, climate technology and cross-sector collaboration. It will help deliver the goal of "connecting China's green strengths to serve the global low-carbon transition" and bring technological momentum to global climate resilience and lasting prosperity.