On 14 December 2024, New Energy Nexus (NEX) China and the Yangtze River Delta Oasis Smart Valley · Zhaoxiang Park held "Green Ideas, Digital Future: 2024 NEX Smart Low-Carbon · Yangtze River Delta Tech Innovation Day". Ms. Remoca Shi, Mr. Eric Ma and Ms. Mia Zheng of WeCarbon's founding team were invited to attend.
The event was co-hosted by Yangtze River Delta Zhaoxiang Emerging Industries Economic Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and New Energy Nexus (NEX) China, with support from Shanghai Climate Week and the Tsinghua Sichuan Energy Internet Research Institute. Technology innovators, research institutions, financial investors, large companies and representatives of the innovation ecosystem attended. The event focused on trends in the green ecosystem and climate technology, shared and discussed practical applications of new technologies in climate finance and low-carbon technology, and promoted international cooperation to tackle the challenge of global climate change together.
At the main forum, WeCarbon Founder Mr. Eric Ma gave a keynote presentation, offering a comprehensive overview of the flagship report launched at COP29, "ClimateTech In Focus: Innovations for a Greener Supply Chain", including its background, impact data, key highlights and content. The ClimateTech In Focus report is the annual flagship research of Shanghai Climate Week (SHCW), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), with WeCarbon as Knowledge Partner. Themed "Innovations for a Greener Supply Chain", the report drew on more than 70 senior experts from across industries as contributors and features good-practice cases from 12 companies.
Figure 2: WeCarbon Founder Mr. Eric Ma presents an overview of the report
In the roundtable that followed, Ms. Remoca Shi, Founder and Executive Director of WeCarbon, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee Secretariat and Secretary-General of its Youth Council, served as moderator. She was joined by Prof. Junjie Zhang, tenured Professor at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Investment at Duke Kunshan University and Chief Economist of the Green Finance Forum of 60 (GF60); Mr. Zhao Yidong, Head of Ecosystem Partnerships at Schneider Electric; and Mr. Eric Ma, Founder and CTO of WeCarbon. Speaking from the perspectives of different stakeholders and building on the report's theme, they examined in depth how climate technology innovation can drive the green transition of supply chains, and discussed innovative practice in using technology to advance sustainable development.
Figure 3: WeCarbon founders Ms. Remoca Shi and Mr. Eric Ma in a roundtable dialogue with industry guests
The Innovation Day also held three parallel forums: "Explore: AI-Driven Energy, New Momentum for Digital Development", "Co-create: Green Trade and Cooperation from an International Perspective, a New Chapter in Global Development" and "Discuss: The Path of Green Finance Innovation, a New Route to Inclusive and Integrated Development". Focusing on specific sectors, they offer industry experts an annual platform to discuss and take stock of new opportunities and challenges. At the "Co-create" forum, Mr. Ma exchanged views with three industry partners. Starting from international green trade barriers and how to respond to them, they discussed cross-border carbon management, the challenges and opportunities for companies going global, and mechanisms for international cooperation on green development.
Figure 4: Discussion at the "Co-create" parallel forum
As global climate action accelerates, climate technology innovation and development have become key to helping companies decarbonize. Going forward, WeCarbon will continue to work on the deep integration and practical application of low-carbon and digital transformation, innovating through solid research and practice, and working with industry partners to support the sustainable development of industry and build a green, low-carbon future together, exploring new directions for low-carbon development worldwide.
