From 19 to 20 July 2026, the EU–China Clean Energy & Green Industrial Transition Exchange Programme, planned and coordinated by New Energy Nexus (NEX) China, was held in Shanghai. Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, led a high-level EU delegation on a two-day visit to Shanghai, and WeCarbon's China Partner Ms. Mia Zheng was invited to the EU–China Clean Energy and Green Industrial Transition Exchange Dinner on the evening of 19 July.
The delegation also included Tomas Anker Christensen, Senior Adviser at the European Commission; Brieuc Posnic, head of the North America and East Asia team in the International Relations unit of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy; Laurent Bardon, Head of the Green Transition Section at the EU Delegation to China; Maria Buzdugan, First Counsellor for Energy and Transport; and Policy Officer Serena Ting Ting Tan. During the visit, the delegation toured the Tongji University School of Automotive Studies, the Shanghai Intelligent New Energy Vehicle Science and Technology Innovation Platform, the Rockwell Automation Net Zero Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center, the Bund FTC, Envision Group and the Yangtze River Delta Integration Green Technology Demonstration Building, learning about Shanghai's green transition from the perspectives of research and innovation, industrial practice, urban renewal and international cooperation.
Photo: Group photo at the exchange dinner (Ms. Mia Zheng: second from left)
On the evening of 19 July, NEX China hosted the EU delegation and partners from Shanghai's clean energy and sustainability ecosystem at the exchange dinner. Chinese guests included David Fishman, lead researcher at The Lantau Group; Mia Zheng, Partner (China) at WeCarbon and member of the ESG Expert Group of the SASAC Research Center; Sun Lin, Head of Sustainability at JinkoSolar; Gu Beibei, Deputy Secretary-General of the Green Finance Forum of 60 (GF60); Hu Xiaomao, Vice President of Global Marketing at Telongmei Energy Storage; Jiang Siyao, General Manager of ERM China; Liao Yu, General Manager of the Power Operation Center at LONGi Green Energy; Zhang Tianlong, Global CEO of NEX; and Jie Xiao, General Manager of NEX China. The dinner covered renewable energy systems, energy storage, power markets, green finance, corporate internationalisation and third-party market cooperation, aiming to help the EU delegation build direct links with key practitioners in China's clean energy ecosystem and identify initial directions for future policy dialogue, business cooperation and innovation exchange.
Going forward, WeCarbon will continue to follow developments in China–EU cooperation on clean energy and green industry and take an active part in international exchanges on the green transition and ESG, helping to deepen cross-border green cooperation. WeCarbon will also draw on its expertise in ESG advisory and green compliance to foster practical matchmaking and cooperation between Chinese and international companies in the clean energy transition.