On June 15, the Inclusive Carbon Accounting Network was established at the celebration event of the 2022 National Low Carbon Day hosted by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Shandong Province.

On June 6, 2022, with the support of Energy Foundation China, the Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design and the Peking University Territorial Planning and Design Institute jointly held an expert workshop to review their research and demonstration project that aims to structurally optimize Beijing’s pedestrian and bicycle systems through integrating the three networks of pedestrian-bike lanes, greenways, and waterfront spaces.

On April 18, 2022, with the support of the Energy Foundation China (EF China), the Tsinghua Institute for Carbon Neutrality (ICON) hosted the launching ceremony of its Carbon Neutrality Technology Forum and the first session themed “A New Power System and Carbon Neutrality.”

n April 25, 2022, China News Service and Energy Foundation China (EF China) held another event of their signature Sustainable Energy for a Prosperous China forum series in Beijing with both online and offline participants.

Energy Foundation China has long concerned ourselves about low carbon systems of Chinese cities. We support research on national low carbon policy, test comprehensive/special planning for pilot cities, and explore innovative low carbon solutions to help Chinese cities realize early carbon peaking and neutrality.

On March 22, 2022, the CECEP Environmental Consulting Group held an expert meeting to review their two-part research project about a climate evaluation of banks and a carbon accounting methodology for China’s financial sector, with the support of Energy Foundation China.

The Building Energy Conservation Center at Tsinghua University and Energy Foundation China (EF China) held a symposium on March 28, 2022, presenting cases of demonstration projects for the new “PEDF” building power system—a combined photovoltaics, energy storage, high efficiency direct current power, and flexible load system.

With the support of Energy Foundation China (EF China), China EV100, a non-for-profit platform for electric vehicle (EV) researchers, carmakers, and regulators, held an international cooperation forum about the carbon neutrality transition of the transport sector at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 26, 2022, for 24 experts from the government, academia, enterprises, and civil society organizations.

With the support of Energy Foundation China, Beijing Nengjian Technology Development Co., Ltd. held an expert workshop on March 3, 2022, discussing how to improve Beijing’s green electricity procurement and trading mechanisms.

The Coal Transition Quarterly is a serial newsletter of the Coal Transition Task Force (TF) at Energy Foundation China (EFC). It provides an overview of major developments on coal phase-out and environmental, social, and economic issues in China and beyond.