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In this episode, Zhao Ang and Lin Jiaqiao from REEI discuss the “hot” topic of China's carbon peaking, starting from the carbon peaking year in major economies and the 4 major driving forces, then introducing China's regional carbon peaking plans in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces (more developed regions in the Yangtze River Delta). The discrepancies of the regional plan and the national plan on carbon peaking are outlined by the hosts, which leads to the discussion on what China's future carbon peaking pathway will look like. Lastly, REEI's newsletter is introduced, so stay till the end!

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Today, our talk discusses the topic of natural gas, based on the newly released report called “China’s natural gas development 2021”.This report is jointly released by three authoritative organizations, and this year is the sixth year that the report has been released. The report released this year summarizes the details of China's development during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020). If you are interested in this content, listen to it!

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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management has experienced a structural change in 2011-2020, with incineration overtaking landfill as the No. 1 treatment technology. When decision makers aim to raise the incineration percentage from approximately 50% in 2020 to 65% by 2025, Chinese government have to consider waste management in the context of pursuing carbon neutrality by 2060. Decarbonizing the power system will gradually undermine the carbon emission reduction effects resulted from generating electricity by burning waste. Thus, Chinese policy makers have to pay more attention to and allocate more resources into waste source reduction, waste sorting and recycling in big cities starting 2017. In this episode, Zhao Ang and Erin Pan from REEI discuss the challenges facing China’s waste management in the next five years and beyond, particularly under China’s new climate commitments. 

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While more frequent extreme weather events generate huge pressure towards the reliable and quality healthcare services, the sector have to fight two battles, improving its climate resilience and taking actions to reduce its carbon emissions. In this episode, we present a special conversation on why and how the healthcare sector should pursue a low carbon development by reducing the environmental and climate footprints. Interviewed by Beijing Energy Network, REEI co-founder, Mr. Ang Zhao, introduced the healthcare decarbonization projects that REEI have been working on since 2014. Ang also shares some thoughts on sustainability as well as his hero in life. We hope you enjoy this talk.

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Continuing our talk on renewable transportation, this week we will dissect a newly released report by The China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC) titled "China Automobile Low Carbon Action Plan Research Report 2021" that was released in July of 2021, using data from 2018-2020 representing current situation and examine scenario analysis for future trend regarding carbon neutrality in the transport sector, the report predicts China transportation development for the next 30 years. 

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How do you picture yourself traveling in 10 or 20 years? Will there by flying cars or under ocean trains? In today's episode, we discuss possibilities of the future of travel through interviews with industry experts, from battery technology, to AI advancements and the development of Electric Vehicles.

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In this episode, we focus on a legislative proposal form European Commission, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which is a part of the “Fit for 55” packages unveiled on 14 July. The packed policy aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

- Will a CBAM fix the problem of carbon leakages?

- Is a CBAM legal under existing WTO trade rules?

- What is the reaction so far to a CBAM?

- What is the impact of CBAM on China's export?

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Since the start of covid-19 crisis, the heath industry has an increasing urgency to tackle climate change after seeing how environmental damage can significantly impact the health system. UK’s NHS has been a leader in decarbonizing its industry and shares its ambitious goals in the next two decades in this report. 

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With the support of the Vanke Foundation, we co-hosted a side event with C Team and The Climate Reality Project during the Asia Pacific Climate Week. Four guests were invited to the conference, namely Zhao Ang, Rocky Ma, Professor Don Henry and Professor ASUKA Jusen. They shared some insights on the development and technology of renewable energy at this conference. We recorded the content of this side event to share with our audience. I hope you can benefit from the content. If you have any questions, you can also communicate with us. Our email is [email protected]

The following is the time node of the audio, which is convenient for you to listen to some content.

04:56  Zhao Ang （Renewable Energy and CCS: China's Ideas in Decarbonizing Power Sector and Greening Belt Road Initiative (BRI)）

15:02 Professor Don Henry（Taking the Glasgow climate negotiations as an example, it explained the importance of regional and international cooperation, and also talked about the global economic opportunities brought about by the carbon neutral goal.）

25:23 ASUKA Jusen（Renewables and Energy Efficiency: How Japan Can Ensure Energy Transition and Energy Security）

35:53 Rocky Ma（How Low Levelized Cost of Solar Power Can Help Different Sectors to Realize Zero Carbon Emission）

43:49 Q&A

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Featured guest: Sonia Roschnik, lead author of "Roadmap for Healthcare Decarbonization". REEI dissects the China profile from report "Roadmap for Healthcare Decarbonization" by Healthcare Without Harm, published in April 2021. This podcast specifically analyzes the fact sheet, emission projections, and possible action items pertaining to the Chinese healthcare system's unique situation.

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