The Energy Working Group is pleased to invite you to its 2023 Kick-off Meeting, Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion on Thursday 30^th March, 15:00 to 17:00 at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices.

The first part of this meeting will consist of two offline keynote presentations. The first keynote (Beijing) from Andy Chen, Senior Analyst at Trivium China will look at: Key Energy Takeaways from the 2023 Two Sessions. The second keynote (Shanghai) from David Fishman, Senior Manager at The Lantau Group will discuss: China’s Green Procurement Options and the State of the Energy Market 2023.

The second part of this meeting will consist of the 2023-2024 Chair Elections and Position Paper Discussion. Candidates running for the elections will introduce themselves and their goals for the Energy Working Group over the next 12 months. Only Energy WG members who have their registration confirmed for this meeting will have the right to vote, with one vote per company. Voting instructions will be sent via email to individual attendees prior to the meeting.

 

You must register by 29th March noon to be able to vote.

 

Please find below this year’s Chair’s candidates : (Full profiles and motivation letters are available to download below)

National Chair

·       Zhonghua Xu, TotalEnergies

National Beijing Vice Chair

·       Kitty Xia, Schneider Electric

·       Karim Fahssis, Maersk

Shanghai Local Chair  (National Vice Chair)

·       Clement Lix, Air Liquide

Shanghai Vice Chair (National Vice Chair)

·       Amy Niu, Iraeta

 

Tentative Agenda:

15:00 – 15:05	Opening Remarks
15:05 – 15:20	Keynote Speech 1: Key Energy Takeaways from the 2023 Two Sessions -Andy Chen, Senior Analyst -Trivium
15:20 – 15:35	Keynote Speech 2: China Green Procurement Options: State of the Market 2023– David Fishman, Senior Manager – The Lantau Group
15:35 – 16:05	Q&A
16:05 – 16:15	Coffee Break
16:15 – 16:30	Chair Elections and Candidate Speeches
16:30 – 17:00	Overview of 2022 Advocacy Highlights, 2023-24 Position Paper and Work Plan Discussion
17:00	Networking

 

Keynote 1: Key Energy Takeaways from the 2023 Two Sessions

2023 Two Sessions indicated that environmental and decarbonization efforts will take a backseat to economic growth and energy security this year. How does this year’s environmental policy agenda compare with the 2022 one? As China's economy recovers and extreme weather events proliferate, how will China push forward its dual-carbon targets while securing energy supply? What does this year’s energy intensity target reflect? When will renewables meet China’s power consumption growth and displace coal-fired power? This talk will take a closer look at the key energy takeaways from the 2023 Two Sessions.

 

Keynote 2: China Green Procurement Options: State of the Market 2023

While China continues to set annual records for wind, solar, and hydropower capacity additions, the role of coal in the power sector remains dominant, complicating the decarbonisation ambitions of any company with exposure to China via its own factories or its supply chain partners. Even as China inches towards its 30/60 carbon neutrality goals, this schedule is far too slow for many multinationals. Fortunately, the green power procurement landscape of 2023 is evolving quickly. Recent policy reforms have enabled a variety of pathways for industrial producers to decarbonise, including cost-effective onsite generation, contracting for green power with a retailer or renewable generator, purchasing high-quality renewable energy certificates, or taking an equity stake in a renewable project via an investment fund. The Chinese landscape remains complex, but good options are out there, and the first movers are already reaping the rewards of their proactivity. This talk will briefly introduce these options and the key considerations for each approach.

 

As always, we welcome your suggestions for possible event topics and speakers. We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend, to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to attend this meeting, please contact Ms Stephanie Sam (Shanghai) at ssam@europeanchamber.com.cn  and Ms Susana Xu (Beijing) at  sxu@europeanchamber.com.cn .

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