On November 2, 2018， Open forum “Beautiful China 2035”, co-organized by the Research Institute of China Green Development, Tianjin University and GIZ, was successfully held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing during the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (“CCICED”) Annual General Meeting 2018. Mr. HU Baolin, honorary dean of Research Institute of China Green Development of Tianjin University, Special Advisor of the CCICED and former Director of the Office of the State Council Three Gorges Project Construction Committee, and Ms. Maria Krautzberger, Member of the CCICED and Director of the German Environment Agency presided over the forum.
Two topics are discussed during the forum: goals and targets for environmental quality; needs for institutional and policy innovation. Around 40 Chinese and foreign CCICED members, special advisors and observers attended “Beautiful China 2035”, the Open Forum for CCICED Annual General Meeting 2018, including Professor SUN Youhai, Dean of Law School, Tianjin University; Mr. Zhou Wei, Member of the CCICED and Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Transport; Hideki Minamikawa, Member of the CCICED and the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center; Ms. Jessica Kao, former Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor for Pacific Southwest of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. WANG Yi, Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and Vice President of the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Research Fellow LI Junfeng, Special Advisor of the CCICED and former Director of the China National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation; Seung-Joon Yoon, Member of the CCICED, former President of the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, and Professor of Seoul National University, Korea; Jan Bakkes, Senior Project Leader of Global and European Outlooks, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency; YU Hai, Research Fellow of the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment; and Mr. LI Jifeng, State Information Center.
Ms. Krautzberger, Member of the CCICED and Director of the German Environment Agency delivered speech regarding sustainable chemistry in which Ms. Krautzberger introduced how to make a sustainable chemical products management. Hideki Minamikawa, Member of the CCICED and the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center gave keynote speeches on waste law legislation change in Japan and the satoyama initiative.
Professor SUN Youhai, dean of Law School of Tianjin University, made introductory remarks in terms of the goals and targets. Professor SUN Youhai, pointed out that under the new normal in economic development, the environmental goals for global sustainable development are highly consistent with the measures to improve environmental quality, providing new, powerful impetus to China’s economic transformation and upgrading and sustainable development.
The attendees participated in the discussions and put forward constructive ideas and suggestions: They pointed out that the development of a road map is of practical significance for achieving a fundamental improvement in the environment. They also said that it is essential to properly respond to opportunities and challenges and identify the uncertainties in the process of attaining the goal of building a Beautiful China.
The participating experts agreed that it is of great importance to identify the implications of China’s goal of environmental quality improvement by 2035, conduct obstacle assessments on the realization of the goal, and propose the path to achieve the goal. The comments and suggestions put forward by the attendees will be of great help to China’s environmental efforts.
By: Shi Cheng
Photo: CCICED
Editor: Qin Mian and Keith Harrington
