Promoting green and low-carbon development, Sino-British cooperation in science and innovation is promising

Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang gave a video speech.

China News Service, Shenzhen, April 24 (Reporter Sun Zifa) For some time, the topic of carbon peak and carbon neutrality has attracted much attention, and how to achieve green and low-carbon development through technological innovation has attracted widespread attention.

Sir Jim Macdonald, Dean of the Royal Academy of Engineering, delivered a video speech.

China’s Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang pointed out that China and the UK have a broad consensus on promoting green and low-carbon development through scientific and technological innovation, and there is a lot to be done for cooperation in this area.

Sir Jim Macdonald, Dean of the Royal Academy of Engineering, believes that the cooperation between the UK and China in energy, decarbonization research and innovation has a long and fruitful history.

Li Xiaohong, President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that the Chinese Academy of Engineering will uphold the good tradition of China-UK scientific and technological cooperation, actively communicate with the UK in the field of decarbonization and carry out deeper cooperation.

As one of the important contents of the 19th China International Talent Exchange Conference, the "Sino-British Engineering Technology Green and Low-Carbon Development Forum" co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Academy of Engineering was held in Shenzhen in the afternoon by online and offline methods.

Li Xiaohong, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gave a video speech.

Wang Zhigang said that realizing decarbonization and emission reduction and promoting green development have become common actions of all countries in response to global climate change.

He revealed that the Ministry of Science and Technology of China is accelerating the development of scientific and technological support for the achievement of China’s commitment to the international community’s carbon peak by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2060 and the green and low-carbon development goals set forth in the "14th Five-Year Plan".

　　Wang Zhigang said that the Ministry of Science and Technology of China appreciates the UK’s proposal for China and the UK to carry out pragmatic scientific and technological cooperation on decarbonization, emission reduction and sustainable development, and is willing to share the benefits of scientific and technological planning, policy tools, and action measures in the green and low-carbon field.

　　Jim McDonald pointed out that the Royal Academy of Engineering has been actively supporting the British government to use engineering systems thinking as an important tool to manage the multiple transformations that occur in the process of achieving net zero emissions targets.

　　"Engineering technology plays an irreplaceable role in the field of decarbonization.