In recent years, green transformation has become the standardization focus of major countries and regions. To help relevant Chinese and European stakeholders to understand each other’s progress in green development in recent years, on 14 April 2023, SESEC successfully organized the first Roundtable Discussion over Chinese Efforts in Carbon Reduction and Europe’s Commitment on Green Transition in 2023 in a hybrid format (both online and offline).
The event brought over 20 audiences with multiple expertise background. Dr. Betty Xu, the Director of SESEC, gave the opening speech and moderated this event. The roundtable discussion has four key speakers: Dr. Li Pengcheng, senior expert from China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), Dr. Su Weimin, senior policy analyst for Signify, Dr. Zhao Bingqing, senior expert from China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), Dr. Yi Ming, senior expert from Intel. Those four speakers shared their insights over this topic from their distinguished perspectives.
Among the four speakers, two come from European private sectors who introduced European’s policy in green transition, especially the policy package of Green Deal, as well challenges and good practices in the sector of information and communication technology. Another two are from Chinese governmental organizations who touched upon China’s governmental policies for carbon peak and carbon neutrality, especially the relevant standard system construction, as well as standard system construction in the sector of industry and information technology area. At the interim of those presentations, the participants and the four experts held in-depth discussions in relevant areas and exchanged views on issues of concern.
SESEC’s roundtable discussion assembled stakeholders from both government and private sectors who shared concerns over climate change. It’s commonly believed that it gives opportunities for full discussion over this topic of green development. To sum up, through this roundtable, different stakeholders have deepened their understanding of each other’s action in green development standards and promoted bilateral exchanges and cooperation in relevant fields.
