A Discovery Dialogue on Climate Policy and Practice

Green Sessions “From Policy to Practice”

About EU-China Cooperation on Climate Action and Green-Circular Economy"

Partner Event of EU Green Week 2017

As Partner Event of EU Green Week 2017 in Brussels, taking place shortly before the EU-China high level dialogue on various topics including climate cooperation, the first Green Session brings together a wide range of actors on 31 May 2017 in the European quarter of Brussels, the EU capital. The half-day dialogue aims at a discovery discussion on aspects of global climate

mandates and platforms and related EU-China approaches and instruments.

Cities and rural areas are always in the frontier of policy challenges and actions. Besides the Global / European Covenant of Mayors and International Urban Cooperation, local and regional practices with real-life cases from EU and China shall be highlighted. Taking some big cities as example, EU metropolis like Paris, Copenhagen and Brussels established car-free city centers and urban circular management systems with vigorous policy plans. While Chengdu developed its pioneering greenhouse gas inventory and low-carbon action plan in China, Shanghai's "renaturing plans" of Huangpu Riverside public spaces in recent years compares well with Nature-based Solutions in European cities and regions.

EU and Chinese governments are actively expanding social-economic-cultural interactions and increasing bilateral and international knowledge sharing. Their recently inaugurated joint efforts on carbon emission accountability shall attract more societal and economic exchanges on climate actions and green finance. Along the way, new models of public-private partnerships could trigger area livability, enhance scope and structure of "bankable" sustainable project initiatives.

The distinguished speakers and panelists come from UN Environment, European Commission DG Clima, European Parliament, EU Committee of Regions, European Investment Bank, College of Europe, Sichuan University, European Banking Federation, Brussels-Capital Region (an e.g. local government), Clean Air Asia network and Natureherit, the main initiator of Green

Sessions and a sustainable planning practitioner.

To register, please RSVP before 30 May 2017 to [xyliu@natureherit.com] or Twitter [#Green_Sess]. Please text your organization, name, title and interest. Due to the limited number of seats available, attendance can only with confirmation

email & personal ID.