China Academy of Urban Planning & Design (CAUPD) and EF China signed on January 19 a memorandum of understanding on establishing ‘China's Urbanization Think Tank Forum’

The China Urban Sustainability Coalition, along with multiple non-profit organizations that advocate for sustainable urbanization in China, jointly released the Ten Key Principles of Low Carbon Urbanization on December 3rd in Paris, at China Pavilion of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21), offering recommendations for Chinese cities’ transition towards a green and low-carbon development model.

Shanghai celebrated a major achievement for green urban development and people-friendly mobility in September 2020 as the iconic Nanjing East Road became fully pedestrianized.

On March 26th of 2020, organized by Energy Foundation China (EF China) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), International Technical Supporting Platform for City Emission Peaking (ISP-CEP) held the first online workshop of “Promoting Individual Low-carbon Consumption”. Representatives and experts from China National Textile and Apparel Council, Didi, Meituan-Dianping, Carbonstop, ClimateWorks Foundation and 11 members organization of ISP-CEP jointly attended the workshop.

In November 2021, the ZKHY Energy Internet Research Institute released this summary report about how to make holistic district-level energy development planning for buildings. Support for this research came from Energy Foundation China.

In January 2022, with support from Energy Foundation China, SinoCarbon Innovation and Investment published this research report proposing a viable five-year clean energy strategy for Qingdao, the bustling city of 10 million people on China’s east coast.

In October 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, the China Academy of Transportation Sciences published this research report proposing a set of standards that evaluate green mobility of cities and identifying the supporting policies that can make public transport greener.

In July 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, Beijing Chaoyang Yuheng Sustainable Transportation Research Center and Gehl Architects jointly published this report evaluating how the retrofitting of the Huangpu River waterfront has improved public space for millions of residents in Shanghai.