On the afternoon of 7 November 2022, the CIIE Summit Forum on Energy Security and Low-Carbon Development Cooperation, hosted by the China International Import Expo Bureau, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Under the theme "Expanding International Cooperation, Safeguarding Energy Security, Advancing the Energy Transition", participants exchanged views and discussed the way forward. WeCarbon's founding team were invited to attend: CEO Mia Zheng, Executive Director and COO Remoca Shi, and Executive Director and CTO Eric Ma.
The forum comprised four sessions: opening remarks, keynote speeches, thematic speeches and panel discussions. Li Fei, Member of the Leading Party Group and Assistant Minister of Commerce; John Edwards, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for China; and Zhang Xiaolun, Chairman of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH), delivered the opening remarks. They expressed strong support for the forum and the CIIE, and set out a positive vision for China's low-carbon development and high-quality international cooperation on clean energy.
Craig Allen, President of the US-China Business Council, delivered a keynote speech on "US-China Business and China's Low-Carbon Development Opportunities". He expressed the hope of deepening cooperation and exchange between China and the United States, and encouraged the wide application of CCUS and faster deployment of innovative energy-saving technologies such as hydrogen.
Liu Wei, Secretary-General of the China Hydrogen Alliance, delivered a keynote speech on "Building a National Hydrogen Industry Platform to Drive High-Quality Development of the Industrial Chain", covering the current state of China's hydrogen industry, the capacity building of the China Hydrogen Alliance, and the creation of an international hydrogen cooperation platform.
Guo Chengzhan, President of the China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, delivered a keynote speech on "Vigorously Developing Green and Low-Carbon Industries to Drive the Green Transformation of the Economy and Society". Mr. Guo said that promoting the green development of the environmental protection industry, driving the green transformation of the economy and society, easing the imbalance between energy supply and demand, and reducing energy security risks are all ways of safeguarding energy security.
In the following session, Zhang Yanjun, Vice President of Dongfang Electric Corporation, gave a thematic speech titled "Serving Cooperation to Promote Development, Embracing the Future with Green Innovation".
Cao Yang, Global Vice President of Baker Hughes and President of Baker Hughes China, gave a thematic speech titled "Achieving a Sustainable Future: Balancing Energy Security, Short-Term Energy Supply and Long-Term Climate Goals".
Zhang Shengbai, Chairman of CECEP Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd., gave a thematic speech titled "CECEP's Thinking and Practice in Green and Low-Carbon Development".
Christian Thomsen, President of North East Asia at Alfa Laval, gave a thematic speech titled "Improving Energy Efficiency to Advance Sustainable Development".
Simon Yang, Senior Vice President of bp Group and President of bp China, gave a thematic speech titled "Supporting the Energy Transition, Joining Hands for a Green Future".
Gao Yan, Senior Vice President of thyssenkrupp and President and CEO of thyssenkrupp Greater China, gave a thematic speech titled "Green Hydrogen Driving the Green Transformation of Industry: thyssenkrupp's Own Practice".
Wang Xiangzeng, Vice President and Chief Geologist of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd., gave a thematic speech titled "Yanchang Petroleum's Full-Process Integrated CCUS Engineering Practice", stating that "CCUS is an effective way for energy companies to respond actively to climate change and reduce carbon emissions".
In the roundtable that followed, Junjie Zhang, Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Investment at Duke Kunshan University; Wang Yingge, Vice President of LONGi Hydrogen; Lu Wenjing, CEO of TotalEnergies Envision Energy Services (Shanghai); Zhang Xun, Managing Director of Strategy & Consulting at Accenture Greater China; and Pang Xinyuan, Chairman of Wolong Electric Drive Group, held a lively discussion on "Opportunities and Challenges in Driving the Energy Transition". They stressed that the energy sector must closely integrate comprehensive energy management with carbon asset management, so as to help customers genuinely reach their energy-saving and carbon-reduction goals and targets, and open up the value chain from "ecological value" to "economic value".
