The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
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📢 We are delighted to announce that the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 27-29 in Beijing, China. Save the date!
In advance of the AGM, a site visit to North China’s Shanxi Province will be organized exclusively for CCICED Members and Special Advisors, offering a valuable opportunity to gain deeper insights into China's sustainable development practices on the ground.
𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐆𝐌!
On Sept 25-26, representatives from CCICED headed out on a field visit to Linfen, Shanxi province, as the preparatory activity for the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting.
Amy Fairbairn, @ClientEarth's Global Director of Communications and Policy, praised the pace of the city's transition and the emphasis on community participation.
𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐆𝐌!
The CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting kicked off in Beijing on Sept 27. Headline participants shared their views on China's pragmatic pathways for is green transition, and spoke highly of its practices.
Among those were Andrew Steer, CCICED Member, Professor at The London School of Economics and Political Science , David Cooper, CCICED Special Advisor, Visiting Fellow at Oxford Martin School, and Christoffer Grønstad, CCICED Special Advisor, Senior Policy Advisor at Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). Check the video!
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published the "Annual Report on China's Policies and Actions to Address Climate Change 2026" on Oct 21. Here is a summary of some key developments:
✅Introduces China's policies, measures, and key achievements in addressing climate change since 2025
✅Outlines China's new plan and goals for addressing climate change
✅Showcases China's progress in mitigating and adapting to climate change, building a national carbon market, managing the carbon footprint of products, establishing a policy framework with supporting safeguards, and actively participating in and leading global climate governance
✅Expounds on China's basic positions and propositions regarding COP31
𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐆𝐌!
The 2026 CCICED AGM has drawn to a close! Under the theme of global cooperation, pragmatism, and innovation, this year's AGM marked the conclusion of a year of research collaboration between leading Chinese and international climate and development experts, as well as the end of CCICED’s current 5-year research phase.
Dedicated open forums provided spaces for reflection and knowledge sharing on issues across green development, a just transition, and ocean governance.
The closing ceremony brought it all together, presenting the CCICED's work to China's Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang. Between sessions, the AGM facilitated open discussions and relationship building between existing and new partners.
🌐Read a more detailed summary at enb.iisd.org/china-council-i…
🌐Check out the infographics and dive right into the reports at: cciced.eco/research/special-…
𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐆𝐌!
Balancing pragmatism and innovation is key to implementing an impactful and sustainable development policy. CCICED's global community of environmental ministers, leaders, policymakers and experts has gathered in Beijing for its 2026 Annual General Meeting.
Guided by this theme, they distilled findings from CCICED's wide range of research projects into green policy recommendations for the Chinese government. CCICED Communications Lead Isaak Bowers explains.
The CCICED Secretariat is pleased to announce that the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was a carbon neutral event. 179.09tCO₂e equivalent was produced — which has been offset by the purchase of an equivalent amount of carbon credits.
A special policy report on advancing high-quality development through a circular economy with smart digitalization was unveiled at the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting, highlighting digitalization’s role in high-quality development.
During the Policy Dialogue of the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting, Li Gao, CCICED’s Secretary-General, called on the high-level advisory body to the Chinese government to produce policy recommendations that directly support the implementation of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–30), while also tackling major global environmental and climate challenges.
The Policy Dialogue of the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting was convened on Sept 29. Experts and scholars gathered to share their research findings and engaged in in-depth discussions on global green development, offering policy recommendations.
Among those were Beate Trankmann @beatetrankmann, Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at @UNDP, Li Qionghui, Chinese Deputy Lead of CCICED Special Policy Study on New Power System, Chief Expert of China Energy Research Society, and Leo Horn-Phathanothai @Leo_H_P, Founder and Executive Director of Just Transition Incubator, Professor of Practice at University College London. Check the video!
Chen Guangzhe, CCICED Member, Vice-President for Plant, the World Bank Group, and Christoffer Grønstad @chrisdiss, CCICED Special Advisor, Senior Policy Advisor at Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), explored Linfen, Shanxi province. They shared their views on the city’s model role on China’s green transition practices. Take a look at this video!
The open forums of the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting were held on Sept 28 in Beijing. Experts and scholars from home and abroad engaged in discussions on hot topics, exploring global green development pathways.
Among those were Jocelyn Blériot, International Deputy Team Lead of CCICED Special Policy Study on Circular Economy, Executive Lead at Ellen MacArthur Foundation @circulareconomy, Jonathan Pershing, CCICED Member, Dean of the Global School of Sustainability at The London School of Economics and Political Science, and Jan-Gunnar Winther @JanGuWinther, CCICED Member, Research Director at Norwegian Polar Institute. Check the video!
During the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting, China reaffirmed its commitment to a high-quality green transition and multilateral cooperation.
With the enactment of the Ecological and Environmental Code, which for the first time enshrines climate change response into national law, China's climate governance system has achieved a historic leap forwards.
International experts made remarks at an open forum, themed on Empower the High-Quality Development of Wind and Solar Power, Accelerate Regional Green and Just Transition, at the CCICED 2026 Annual General Meeting.
They called for stronger China-Europe cooperation on the green transition based on their complementary experiences, urging the two sides to move from sharing experiences in renewable energy development to testing practical solutions together.
Read their views at epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/2… #CCICED2026AGM #GreenTransition #ocean #biodiversity