The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which attracted worldwide attention, closed in Glasgow, UK, in the evening of 13th November local time. After nearly two weeks of debates and negotiations on how to tackle climate change in joint efforts, around 200 countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact and made promises for further actions. The European Chamber welcomes a group of experts from SinoCarbon, ICF and Greenovation Hub to share the latest information from the conference, examine the impact of the COP26 outcomes on businesses and the civil society, as well as the consequences on industries in the years to come.

• 2021-11-22 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Zoom

By following the previous Circular Economy seminars on EU – China circular economy development and cooperation, Remanufacturing automotive batteries and components, we would organize the session III on remanufacturing plastic wastes, which is supported by China Circular Economy Association.

• 2021-11-12 | 15:30 - 17:15
• European Chamber Office Beijing

Extensive power cuts have and are continuing to cripple critical industrial outputs and create instability for the business landscape in China. With increased pressure from authorities to meet targets for energy reduction, the current power shortages experienced across the nation are at the forefront of China’s Carbon neutrality ambitions to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Issues are exacerbated by insufficient new energies power supply and surging prices of coal/gas that increase costs for power producers that will likely to persist this coming winter. However, we need to ensure that there is a balance between Energy Security and China’s long term carbon neutrality targets through a more sustainable approach.

• 2021-11-03 - 2021-11-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Shanghai

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) and the National Determined Contribution Transport Initiative For Asia (NDC-TIA) project will host this workshop together to:

1. Facilitate international experience sharing on climate strategies, targets and policy making in the transport sector.
2. Provide a platform for relevant stakeholders to discuss the way towards achieving the climate targets in the transport sector, with a focus on four key areas (energy, road freight, aviation and shipping).

• 2021-10-29 | 14:00 - 17:10
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 5th Floor, Meeting Room C405, and Zoom online

Europe’s Transformation towards Sustainable Chemistry
With the EU Commission presidency of Ursula von der Leyen in 2019, the European Green Deal was announced to transform the EU economy into a climate-neutral and sustainable economy and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. One important part of the European Green Deal is the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) which is bringing in fundamentally new concepts like Safe and Sustainable by-Design and Essential Use as a legal requirement. Further on well-established concepts mainly under the REACH Regulation and CLP Regulation will be strengthened resulting in decisive restrictions of entire substance groups. This seminar will discuss the latest developments since the publication of the CSS in October 2020 with two experts from Merck.

• 2021-10-28 - 2021-10-28 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, 22nd Floor, Room 2204

China is in the midst of one of the most serious power shortages in a decade, with 22 provinces employing varying degrees of load-shedding measures. The large-scale power crunch that ensued has raised the alarm to both government authorities and businesses. For a market that has largely maintained power supply security during two decades of robust growth, it is astonishing to observe the scale of this current power shortage.

• 2021-10-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

At the meeting, the European Chamber would invite the directors and experts of NCSC to update our members with the latest climate policies and rules，and discuss the cooperation opportunities.

• 2021-10-21 | 09:30 - 11:00
• National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC)

The European Chamber’s GA Forum is delighted to invite you to join Beijing’s Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Policy Interpretation (Chinese Language only) which is to take place on 20th October 2021 from 14:30 to 17:00 in Beijing International Hotel

• 2021-10-20 - 2021-10-20 | 14:30 - 17:00
• Beijing International Hotel Multifunction Hall No.2

By following the previous Circular Economy seminars—Session I on EU – China circular economy development and cooperation and Session II on remanufacturing of automotive batteries and components—we would organise the session III on remanufacturing plastic wastes, supported by the China Circular Economy Association (CACE).

• 2021-10-15 | 14:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

At this working group meeting, the European Chamber have invited experts from Europe and China to discuss the initial allocation for the first compliance year, and whether it is expected to lead to a substantial surplus or deficit.

• 2021-09-17 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405