1. Green Technology towards Sustainable Future
Jieqing Zhang
China Center for SCO Environmental Cooperation
Ministry of Environmental Protection, P. R. China

2. New Global Environmental Agenda
Paris Agreement on Climate Change
2030 Sustainable Development Goals

3. Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Holding the increase in the global temperature well below 2℃ above pre-industrial levels and pursuing effort to limit the temperature increase to 1.5℃
Parties aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible
Each Party shall prepare and communicate NDCs
Common But differentiated responsibilities

4. 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
“Transforming Our World: The Agenda for Sustainable Development”
17 Goals, 169 Targets, 230 more indicators
The UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015 adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

6. International Commitment
China’s own environmental challenges
Development of Environmental industry and technology

7. Policy Support
The 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Industries (2012): Government at all levels should provide financial support and guidance to the development of these industries
Overall Program on Reforming the Ecological Progress Mechanism (2015): Encourage the institutional arrangements and policy measures to boost energy conservation and environmental protection industries
13th Five-Year Plan (2016): Expand the use of energy efficient and environmentally friendly products and facilitate the development of energy conservation and environmental protection industries

8. Government reopened the soil restoration market to boost EP industries
Development of Environmental Protection Industries
Development of energy conservation & environmental protection industries
China Manufacturing 2025 facilitates the development of EP industries, with focus on green development
Government reopened the soil restoration market to boost EP industries
Haze events fostered such strengthened policy measures as those in ultra low emissions and VOCs treatment
E “Industry +” PPP leads the industrial reforms to spur transition towards whole industrial chain development pattern
Large scale upgrading of sewage treatment plants enables the use of sophisticated equipment
2016年节能环保产业发展情况

9. 2013: Strategic emerging industries
2014: Turning the energy conservation and environmental protection industries into dynamic sunrise industries
2015: Developing the energy conservation and environmental  protection  industries into a new pillar of economic growth
2016: Turning the energy conservation and environmental protection industries into pillar industries underpinning China's development
Environmental protection industries are becoming more and more important

10. Development of Environmental Protection Industries
China has established a comprehensive system of environmental protection industries. A number of technologies in these industries are cutting-edge ones.
China’s environmental protection industries boast of comparative advantages.
However, such weaknesses as inadequate R&D capacity, insufficient investment, small business scale are challenges in developing environmental protection industries and technologies. %
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Output Value and Growth Rate of Environmental Protection Industries in China
Total Investment and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for Environmental Protection in China

11. China Center for SCO Environmental Cooperation
CSEC was launched and open to public on June 4th 2014.
Conducting Dialogue for environmental protection and green economic policy
Promoting the formulation of regional environmental cooperation strategies
Exchange of pollution control and treatment technologies
Ecological environment and biodiversity conservation
Personnel exchanges and environmental capacity building
Building environmental information sharing platform

12. Regional Hub South-South Environmental Cooperation
Achim Steiner, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, UNEPExecutive Director, Nov.11, 2015

13. International Cooperation on Environmental Technology
China-ASEAN Environmental Industry and Technology Cooperation Demonstration Base
The Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and Transfer Center
Workshops on Environmental Technology

14. The International Coalition for Green Development on Belt and Road
Announced by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and UNEP
Main objectives:
Constructing international platforms for encouraging the sharing of green development concepts, politics, practices and experiences;
Constructing seminars and dialogues and providing policy recommendations at multiple levels and across multiple sectors;
Supporting the development of ecological data platforms, and providing informational support as well as matching services;
Mobilizing enterprises to play active role in increasing “ greenness” in cooperation;
Raising the environmental awareness and the capacity to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).

15. The B&R Ecological and Environmental Big Data Service Platform
The Platform aims to support countries along the Belt and Road with environmental data, and to share information in the fields of ecological and environmental concepts, regulations and standards, environmental policies and measures, technology and industry cooperation.
A platform for decision supporting by “One Integrated Map”
A platform for environment-related knowledge and information sharing
A platform for environmental information services
A platform for environmental technology communication and cooperation
A platform for environmental protection capacity building

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