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In April 2026, Shanghai Climate Week 2026, a major platform for global climate action, innovation and cooperation, was successfully held in Shanghai. As an international climate action platform named after Shanghai, Shanghai Climate Week brings together prominent experts, resources and leadership from China, Asia and around the world to advance a clean, green, smart and resilient future, and to create and strengthen natural, human, social and financial capital for the benefit of people and the planet.
As an innovative company in climate technology and cross-border green services, WeCarbon took an active part in, and helped organise, a number of core events at Shanghai Climate Week 2026. Throughout the week, WeCarbon appeared as co-host, agenda co-creator, roundtable participant and ecosystem partner, taking part in many of the week's key moments through a busy and practical programme.
Below is a look back at the key events WeCarbon took part in during Shanghai Climate Week 2026.
U20+ Youth Climate Action Summit
On 19 April 2026, the "U20+ Youth Climate Action Summit | Agenda 2035: A Systems Proposal from Gen-Z" , co-hosted by Shanghai Climate Week and other organisations, was held at the HKUST Shanghai Center. Ms. Remoca Shi, Founder of WeCarbon and Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Climate Week, was invited to join a roundtable, where she and representatives from technology innovation, philanthropy and youth action discussed practical pathways and collaboration mechanisms for youth climate action.
In the discussion themed "From Ideas to Action: How Youth Can Become Climate Pioneers", Ms. Shi noted that young people do not lack ideas; what they need are clearer pathways to action, a supportive ecosystem for collaboration, and trust and support from across society, so that innovative ideas can become systemic action with lasting impact.
Photo: The U20+ Youth Climate Action Summit
Shanghai Climate Week 2026 Opening Ceremony
Shanghai Climate Week 2026 officially opened on 22 April 2026. The opening ceremony brought together representatives of government agencies, international organisations, research institutions and industry to discuss global climate governance and pathways for the green transition. From China, guests included Sun Jianping, President of the Shanghai Services Federation; Xiao Lin, Director of the Shanghai Pudong New Area Development and Reform Commission; Bai Guoqiang, Level-One Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment; and Xue Wei, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Internationally, representatives of London Climate Action Week, Bangkok Climate Action Week, the Delegation of the European Union to China, the British Consulate-General in Shanghai, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai, WWF and other organisations joined in person or by video link.
Keynote speeches were delivered by Prof. He Kebin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University; Prof. ChengHe Guan, Founding Co-Director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science; and Prof. Jianguo Lin, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Member of the Academia Europaea, tenured professor at Imperial College London and Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. During the ceremony, the Green and Low-Carbon Work Committee of the China International Cooperation Association of SMEs was officially established, and cooperation mechanisms including the Climate Week 4 Seasons global initiative and the Climate China Action City Circle were launched, helping move climate action from ideas to systematic coordination and practice.
At the awards segment, Ms. Remoca Shi, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Climate Week and Founder of WeCarbon, received the 2024–2025 Outstanding Organiser Award, and Ms. Mia Zheng, ESG Affairs Representative on the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee and Partner (China) at WeCarbon, received the 2024–2025 Collective Action Award, in recognition of their active contribution and professional support in preparing and delivering Shanghai Climate Week 2026.
Photo: The Shanghai Climate Week 2026 opening ceremony
Shanghai Climate Week 2026: Opening Closed-Door Roundtable
On 22 April 2026, a closed-door roundtable was held alongside the opening ceremony as one of the key events of Shanghai Climate Week 2026. It brought together representatives from multilateral financial institutions, frontline industries, climate finance, standards and certification, compliance, NGOs and the international innovation ecosystem for an in-depth, candid and practical exchange on three topics: "Global South and going global", "ESG compliance and value creation" and "AI and green technology".
Ms. Remoca Shi, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Climate Week, Secretary-General of its Youth Council and Founder of WeCarbon, moderated the roundtable together with Mr. Yang Jun, Director of the Low-Carbon Application Institute at the Shanghai Tsinghua International Innovation Center, guiding an in-depth dialogue among industry leaders. In the "AI and green technology" session, WeCarbon Founder Mr. Eric Ma shared key practical results and deployment experience in AI-powered sustainability solutions, and discussed with participants how low-carbon technologies can move from pilots to replication at scale.
Photo: The closed-door roundtable
Climate Week 4 Seasons CONNECT+
On 22 April 2026, Climate Week 4 Seasons CONNECT+ was held at the Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area under the annual theme "Three-City Engine, Setting Sail from the East". Hosted by Shanghai Climate Week and jointly launched with London Climate Action Week, Bangkok Climate Action Week, San Francisco Climate Week and the Climate China Action City Circle, CONNECT+ aims to go beyond the single-forum format and build a multi-level collaboration system. It links climate weeks across the "four seasons" in Shanghai, London, Bangkok, San Francisco and other cities, and works with the Climate China Action City Circle to combine global climate action with local innovation in each city.
During the meeting, the "CONNECT+ Shanghai Consensus on City Collaborative Action and Innovation across the Climate Week 4 Seasons" (draft title) was released. Together with "four seasons" partners and representative cities including London, Bangkok and San Francisco, the consensus advances global climate cooperation built on "four seasons" coordination, local leadership and multi-level engagement, marking a shift from commitments in principle to more systematic collaboration.
The Eastern Momentum for the Decisive Decade: Sustainability Night
On 23 April 2026, the Shanghai Climate Week 2026 opening reception and "Sustainability Night" took place at PAC, Keppel Jing'an Centre. One of Shanghai Climate Week's core closed-door gatherings, the event brought together more than 100 key players in global sustainability, including board members, CEOs and CSOs of multinational companies, heads of global asset management firms, senior officials of international organisations, diplomats, and experts from renowned universities and international think tanks. As organising partner and co-organiser, WeCarbon led and was closely involved in planning the event and shaping its agenda, joining representatives from all sectors to discuss key pathways for climate governance and the green transition and to advance cross-regional collaboration and systemic action.
In the opening remarks, Mr. Zou Rong, Co-Chair of the Shanghai Climate Week Executive Committee, spoke on the theme "The Eastern Momentum for the Decisive Decade" and the practical value of Eastern wisdom in global climate governance; Mr. Stuart Dunn, Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, shared the Chamber's role as a bridge in building a sustainability ecosystem; and Mr. Peng Zhijian, Executive Vice President of Keppel Urban Development (China), discussed innovative practice in sustainable cities.
During the evening, the finalists of the BritCham Shanghai Sustainability & Innovation Awards were announced and the "Green Rebirth" Global Initiative was officially launched, promoting cross-sector collaboration on priorities such as recycling and biodiversity conservation. Through Chinese intangible cultural heritage performances, including Chinese dance, Peking opera, Yue opera, diabolo and vocal mimicry, as well as inclusive art performances by people with disabilities, the event gave cultural expression to the "Voices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion", highlighting humanistic care and social innovation from an Asian perspective.
Photo: Sustainability Night
New Energy Nexus (NEX) China Launches the Green Engine Accelerator 2026
On 24 April 2026, during Shanghai Climate Week 2026, New Energy Nexus (NEX) China held the event "Tech Frontrunners: Climate Investment Bellwether" and officially launched the Green Engine Accelerator 2026. Discussions centred on signals for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, with a focus on integrating AI and green technologies, building zero-carbon industrial parks, regional collaboration on decarbonisation within the Climate China Action City Circle (CCACC), and ESG disclosure. The "Climate-related ESG Disclosure Guidelines for Chinese Parks and Enterprises" were also released.
WeCarbon's China Partner Ms. Mia Zheng was invited to the launch ceremony and took part in the handprint launch, witnessing the programme's launch alongside NEX global ecosystem partners from the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore and other countries.
Photo: Launch of the Green Engine Accelerator 2026
2nd Jin Yulan Women's Development Forum
On 26 April 2026, the "Technology Empowerment, Value Co-creation: 2nd Jin Yulan Women's Development Forum" was held at Shanghai IFC in Pudong New Area, and WeCarbon was invited to attend. Themed "Technology Empowerment, Value Co-creation", the forum created a high-level dialogue platform spanning government, industry, academia, research and finance. Through case sharing and co-creation mechanisms, it promoted the deeper application of the women's leadership and diversity and inclusion principles championed by the "Climate Community ESG Her Index" in corporate governance and sustainability practice, helping companies strengthen their compliance systems and financing capabilities and further unlocking the practical value of women's leadership in sustainable development.
At the forum, WeCarbon was selected as a "2026 Jin Yulan Women-in-Sustainability Recommended Case" and became one of the initial cohort of partners in the "Jin Yulan Ecosystem Co-creation Partner Programme".
Photo: The 2nd Jin Yulan Women's Development Forum
Shanghai Climate Week Youth Action Forum
On 28 April 2026, an exchange themed "Youth Cross-sector Action and the Climate Ecosystem", initiated by the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community Shanghai I Hub, was held at PAC, Keppel Centre Shanghai. The event set out to create an open, inclusive and diverse platform for cross-sector dialogue, bringing together practitioners and thinkers from culture and the arts, purpose-driven businesses, outdoor sports and civic action to explore the many facets of climate and ecological issues and innovative solutions, and to foster a more inclusive and action-oriented climate action ecosystem.
Ms. Remoca Shi, Founder of WeCarbon and curator of the Climate & Sustainability Photography Awards, was invited to take part and, in the session on "How Culture and the Arts Can Advance Climate and Ecological Action", gave a talk titled "Making Climate Visible: How Images Inspire Action". Ms. Shi introduced the background and overall structure of Shanghai Climate Week and the Climate & Sustainability Photography Awards, looked back at the winning works of 2024 and 2025, and presented the results of the Awards' 2025 touring exhibitions in Shanghai, Beijing and Abu Dhabi, showing how images, as a medium of climate communication, can raise public awareness and strengthen young people's climate action.
Photo: The Shanghai Climate Week Youth Action Forum