In recent years, China has made significant efforts to promote sustainable development and environment-friendly technologies. From 2016 to 2020, the country doubled its investment in clean energy research, and strongly promoted a human-centred, smart approach of ‘new-type urbanisation’. In China, many industries and sectors are developing very rapidly, including digital technologies, green technologies for sustainable cities, green energy, smart transport and services, financial services, medical technologies, and elderly care.
In 2020, China finally pledged to reach carbon emissions by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2060. The process will inevitably result in further investment and opening-up in the green sector, thus presenting potential opportunities for EU businesses in China.
This training session, co-organised with the International Urban Regional Cooperation (IURC), will provide the participants with an overview of the key elements and main directions of China’s green transition efforts, particularly focusing on the areas of interest for EU businesses. It will also provide an overview of the main market entry strategiesthat the European business – in particular SMEs – can pursue in China, including associated risks.
This training will be open to
IURC-China participating cities & regions IURC global community (invitation only) EU representations, business support organisations and SMEs
You can find the recorded webinar on YouTube here:
Part 1_China’s Green Transition:Challenges and Opportunities
Part 2_China Market Entry Strategies for SEMs in Europe
Agenda About the speakers
Huw Slater
Huw has been based in China since 2011, working on carbon pricing, energy policy and low-carbon development. He is currently Lead Climate Specialist at ICF, where he is working on the EU-China ETS Platform, and previously on the UK Prosperity Fund China Energy and Low Carbon Economy Programme.
Since 2015, Huw has been a co-author of the China Carbon Pricing Survey reports, the most in-depth and extensive summary of stakeholder views on China’s carbon market development. He has also published on China’s emission reduction targets, coal power overcapacity, power rationing and carbon market development.
Huw was previously Research Manager for Beijing-based non-profit China Carbon Forum, worked with Chinese NGO Institute for Environment and Development, co-authoring a Scoping Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation in China, and with an Australian National University (ANU) research team, reporting on Climate Change and Fiscal Policy as part of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Policy Initiatives of 2008.
Huw has a Master of Asia Pacific Studies and a Master of Climate Change from ANU.
Huw has been based in China since 2011, working on carbon pricing, energy policy and low-carbon development. He is currently Lead Climate Specialist at ICF, where he is working on the EU-China ETS Platform, and previously on the UK Prosperity Fund China Energy and Low Carbon Economy Programme.
Since 2015, Huw has been a co-author of the China Carbon Pricing Survey reports, the most in-depth and extensive summary of stakeholder views on China’s carbon market development. He has also published on China’s emission reduction targets, coal power overcapacity, power rationing and carbon market development.
Huw was previously Research Manager for Beijing-based non-profit China Carbon Forum, worked with Chinese NGO Institute for Environment and Development, co-authoring a Scoping Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation in China, and with an Australian National University (ANU) research team, reporting on Climate Change and Fiscal Policy as part of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Policy Initiatives of 2008.
Huw has a Master of Asia Pacific Studies and a Master of Climate Change from ANU.
Huw has been based in China since 2011, working on carbon pricing, energy policy and low-carbon development. He is currently Lead Climate Specialist at ICF, where he is working on the EU-China ETS Platform, and previously on the UK Prosperity Fund China Energy and Low Carbon Economy Programme.
Since 2015, Huw has been a co-author of the China Carbon Pricing Survey reports, the most in-depth and extensive summary of stakeholder views on China’s carbon market development. He has also published on China’s emission reduction targets, coal power overcapacity, power rationing and carbon market development.
Huw was previously Research Manager for Beijing-based non-profit China Carbon Forum, worked with Chinese NGO Institute for Environment and Development, co-authoring a Scoping Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation in China, and with an Australian National University (ANU) research team, reporting on Climate Change and Fiscal Policy as part of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Policy Initiatives of 2008.
Huw has a Master of Asia Pacific Studies and a Master of Climate Change from ANU.
Huw has been based in China since 2011, working on carbon pricing, energy policy and low-carbon development. He is currently Lead Climate Specialist at ICF, where he is working on the EU-China ETS Platform, and previously on the UK Prosperity Fund China Energy and Low Carbon Economy Programme.
Since 2015, Huw has been a co-author of the China Carbon Pricing Survey reports, the most in-depth and extensive summary of stakeholder views on China’s carbon market development. He has also published on China’s emission reduction targets, coal power overcapacity, power rationing and carbon market development.
Huw was previously Research Manager for Beijing-based non-profit China Carbon Forum, worked with Chinese NGO Institute for Environment and Development, co-authoring a Scoping Assessment for Climate Change Adaptation in China, and with an Australian National University (ANU) research team, reporting on Climate Change and Fiscal Policy as part of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Policy Initiatives of 2008.
Huw has a Master of Asia Pacific Studies and a Master of Climate Change from ANU.
Alessio Petino – Knowledge Coordinator, EU SME Centre
Also has worked for 6+ years on various EU-funded projects in China, covering areas such as China’s research & innovation policy and funding, high-tech zones, the EU-China R&I co-funding mechanisms, and market access regulations and barriers. He is currently the Knowledge Coordinator of the EU SME Centre in Beijing, where he coordinates reports and technical assistance to European small and medium-sized enterprises. He also delivers training to SMEs about different market entry approaches and engagements with China, relevant advantages and risks, as well as do’s and don’ts.
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