From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) took place in Dubai, UAE. During COP28, on 4 December, Shanghai Climate Week, a sister brand of the climate weeks in New York, London, Paris and other cities, released its 2024 Action Plan on the banks of the Huangpu River under the theme "Shared Vision, Together", witnessed by the United Nations and global partners. WeCarbon was one of the early planning organisations of Shanghai Climate Week. Its founder Remoca Shi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Secretary-General of the Youth Council, joined the Shanghai launch event live from COP28 in Dubai, UAE, to open Shanghai Climate Week 2024 together under the banner "China's Action, Asia's Voice, Global Standards".
Figure 1: The Shanghai Climate Week launch event
Speaking at the launch, Zou Rong, Co-Chair of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee, said that since its launch on 22 August this year, Shanghai Climate Week has put in place its basic framework and strategic plan and is now actively advancing its 2024 Action Plan.
Figure 2: Zou Rong, Co-Chair of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee
Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), congratulated Shanghai Climate Week and said he looked forward to its work. He stressed that the goals of Shanghai Climate Week are aligned with those of the relevant UN bodies, and that their cooperation will focus on climate action covering social and economic development, environmental protection and frontier technological innovation.
Figure 3: Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR
WeCarbon founder Remoca Shi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Secretary-General of the Youth Council, joined the live link from COP28 together with Alice Ho, Director-General of the Youth Council, and William Wang, Executive Director-General. Ms. Shi called on young people around the world to join forces, drive social transformation through concrete action and show the world what young people can do in the fight against climate change.
Figure 4: The Shanghai Climate Week Youth Council at COP28
Closing the event on behalf of Shanghai Climate Week, Lai Xiaoming, Chair of the Expert Committee of the Shanghai Climate Week Research Institute and Chairman of the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, said he looked forward to companies, organisations and individuals from all walks of life taking an active part in the Shanghai Climate Week 2024 events and building long-term, stable and mutually beneficial partnerships with Shanghai Climate Week.
Figure 5: Lai Xiaoming, Chair of the Expert Committee of the Shanghai Climate Week Research Institute and Chairman of the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange
As a member of the global climate community, WeCarbon's founding team is committed to its responsibilities on the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Youth Council. Working with partners from all sides, it will promote dialogue linking climate with finance, energy, technology, youth leadership and other fields, help build Shanghai Climate Week into a global brand for green development, and use climate action to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
About Shanghai Climate Week Shanghai Climate Week was proposed by the Shanghai Services Federation and its Low Carbon Economy Committee, the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, the Fudan University Center for Spatial Planning Research and others together with the Xinhua Shanghai Bureau, and jointly launched with a number of Fortune Global 500 companies and other institutions from China and abroad. Shanghai Climate Week aims to promote participation at every level of society in China's sustainability commitments, tell the world China's story of climate action, convey Asia's voice on the green transition, strengthen international exchange and cooperation on climate change, and help shape international rules. Its goal is to grow into a global brand for green and sustainable development rooted in the city of Shanghai.