New Energy Nexus

In the second episode of Season 3, we speak with Jason Tu, co-founder and CEO of MioTech. MioTech is an artificial intelligence platform that enables investment managers to gain an understanding of complex ESG data. By integrating and analyzing data from all types of sources, MioTech streamlines the entire sustainable investment process. Is the challenge of decarbonizing investment one of data availability or data transparency? Does China really have a data problem? Dive into this timely discussion of what’s needed in the measurement, disclosure and management of concrete and actionable climate and ESG data.

Relevant links:
MioTech website: https://www.miotech.com 
Jason Tu’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.cn/injobs/in/jianyu-tu


在第三季的第二期播客中，我们有幸采访了妙盈科技 Miotech 创始人兼CEO——涂鉴彧。妙盈科技是一个用于帮助投资经理全面了解复杂的ESG数据的人工智能平台。通过整合和分析多种来源的数据，妙盈科技简化了整个可持续投资过程。在访谈中，我们与涂鉴彧探讨了许多问题：脱碳投资的挑战究竟是数据可用性还是数据透明度？中国真的存在数据问题吗？除此以外，我们也对气候和ESG数据的测量、披露和管理中所需的具体操作工具进行了深入讨论。



相关链接：

妙盈科技网站：https://www.miotech.com 

涂鉴彧（Jason Tu）个人领英: ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jianyu-tu

[Recorded in November 2021] The third season of China Cleantech is focused on climate finance. With this first episode, we explore the theme of financial inclusion in China and its connection to climate change. Join us for a fascinating discussion with Dr. Xu Hu, Deputy Head of Research at the Chinese Academy of Financial Inclusion (CAFI) at Renmin University. What does being unbanked in China mean? How does extending financial services in rural areas support net zero carbon goals? How might reforming the 1,600 community banks operating in rural China lead to better climate outcomes? How can the three-layered retirement system in China work for investing in climate solutions? We explore this and more in our first episode of Season 3.


【2021年11月录制】《中国生态创新》播客第三季重磅归来！本季话题聚焦在气候金融领域。 在第一期节目中，我们与中国人民大学、中国普惠金融研究院（CAFI）研究部副主任胡旭博士一同探讨了中国金融普惠的话题及其与气候变化的联系。在中国没有银行账户意味着什么？ 在农村地区推广金融服务将如何支持碳中和目标？ 在中国农村运营的 1,600 家乡镇银行如何为气候改善带来更好的效果？ 中国的三层退休制度如何为气候解决方案提供投资？ 请收听本期播客，探索了更多内容。

[Recorded in March 2021] In our last episode of Season 2, we speak with Dr. Ma Jun, founder and president of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) in Beijing. IFS brings together leading finance experts at the national and local levels in China to promote green finance. Areas of focus include International Collaboration, Energy and Climate Change, ESG Investment, Greentech Innovation and Investment, and Financing Nature-Based Solutions. In addition to their domestic work, they also support green finance internationally, especially along the Belt and Road. In addition to leading IFS, Ma Jun is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and is the former Chief Economist of their research bureau.

Learn about the origins of IFS, the financial policies that can help China decarbonize the economy, and what’s in store for the next five years of aligning the Chinese economy with an ecological civilization. In this last episode, we answer the question of how much China needs to invest each year to reach its net zero goal. And Marilyn and Andrew tell us how they really feel about green taxonomies.

Relevant Links:

Institute of Finance and Sustainability: http://www.ifs.net.cn/

Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road: https://gipbr.net/

（录制于2021年3月）在第二季的最后一期中，我们与北京金融与可持续发展研究所（IFS）的创始人、总裁马骏博士进行了交谈。 IFS汇集了国家级和地方各级的最权威的金融专家来促进绿色金融的发展。重点领域包括国际合作、能源与气候变化、ESG投资、绿色技术创新与投资以及基于自然的融资解决方案。除了国内事务外，IFS还在国际范围内支持绿色金融，尤其是在“一带一路”沿线。除了领导该研究所外，马骏还是中国人民银行货币政策委员会委员，曾任首席经济学家。

从本期播客中，你将了解到IFS的起源故事，帮助中国经济实现脱碳的金融政策，以及在未来五年中使中国经济与生态文明接轨的目标。马骏博士也向我们解答了中国要实现净零目标每年需要投入多少资金支持。韦玛丽和张天隆在最后分享了他们对绿色分类法的切实感受。

相关链接：

金融与可持续发展研究所：http：//www.ifs.net.cn/

一带一路绿色投资原则：https://gipbr.net/

[Recorded in February, 2021] In this episode, we speak with Dr. Shi Zhengrong (施正荣), known as the ‘Sun King’ for his pioneering work scaling solar PV development and manufacturing in China. Dr. Shi founded Suntech Power, once the world’s largest producer of solar panels reaching a market cap of $US 16 bn with an annual production capacity of 1,000 MW, enough to power 1 million US homes. Suntech became a catalyst for other Chinese solar companies to become publicly listed. We explore Dr. Shi’s path from Suntech to Sunman Energy, a new venture that produces eArc, a lightweight, glass-free and flexible form of solar PV. Learn about the importance of glass-free solar panels, applications from trains to buildings, and the rule of three in the industry: safety, reliability, and affordability.

Dr. Shi has published more than 100 papers and is the owner of 60 patents. He is also a professor at the University of New South Wales and a member of the Australian Academy of Engineering.

Relevant links:

Sunman Energy: https://www.sunman-energy.com/ 

Solar Train (eArc installation): https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy

（2021年2月录制）在本期播客中，我们与施正荣院士进行了交谈，他曾因对中国光伏的研发和制造的开拓性工作和贡献被称为“太阳能之父”。施正荣院士在2001年创立了尚德（Suntech）电力公司，该公司曾经是世界上最大的太阳能光伏板生产商，市值达到160亿美元，年生产能力为1000兆瓦，足以为100万个美国家庭供电。尚德由此成为其他中国太阳能公司上市的催化剂。在离开尚德之后，施正荣院士重振旗鼓，创办了上迈新能源。上迈新能源是一家专注于生产eArc的新企业。eArc是一种轻巧且柔性的光伏板，创新点在于摆脱了传统光伏板因玻璃材质导致的重量问题。在播客中，你将了解eARC光伏板的应用和重要性，以及该行业的三大原则：安全性，可靠性和可承受性。

关于嘉宾：施正荣院士是无锡尚德太阳能电力有限公司、上迈新能源的创始人、澳大利亚新南威尔士大学教授、澳大利亚工程院院士。作为一位知名的太阳能科学家，施正荣院士拥有60多项光伏技术的发明专利，并出版和发表了100多篇文章和论文。

相关链接：

上迈新能源官网：https://www.sunman-energy.com/

eArc在火车上的应用：https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/byron-bays-world-first-solar-train-gets-ready-to-trundle-77511/

推特Twitter：https://twitter.com/sunmanenergy

[Recorded in January, 2021] Rocky Mountain Institute, known as RMI, works with Chinese policy makers to implement clean energy and low carbon economy transition strategies. But how did this all start? How did a Colorado-based organization become a strategic partner of The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) in Beijing? In this episode, Andrew and Marilyn interview two Managing Directors of RMI: Jon Creyts and Dr. Ting Li. Together, they outline the history and present-day activities of RMI China and explain how China is a laboratory for testing new policy ideas. 

Relevant links:

RMI China: https://rmi.org/our-work/china-program/

RMI Twitter: https://twitter.com/RockyMtnInst 

（于2021年1月录制）

落基山研究所英文名是Rocky Mountain Institute，也被大众熟知为RMI。该机构与中国的政策制定者有着密切的合作，帮助政府实施清洁能源和低碳经济转型战略。或许你会好奇，这一切是怎么开始的呢？美国科罗拉多州的一个研究机构是如何成为北京生态环境部（MEE）的战略合作伙伴的？在本期播客中，Andrew和Marilyn采访了RMI的两位常务董事Jon Creyts以及李婷博士。他们向我们概述了RMI中国的发展历程和目前正在做的工作，并阐释了中国是如何成为新政策理念的“创新实验室”的。

相关链接:

RMI中国：https://rmi.org/our-work/china-program/

RMI Twitter：https://twitter.com/RockyMtnInst

[Recorded in January, 2021] Sometimes life brings you to an unexpected place. For Barbara Finamore, that place was China. In this episode, learn about how the former Senior Director for Asia at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and founder of their China program went from environmental litigator in Washington, DC to becoming a member of Foreign Policy’s “U.S.-China 50.” Barbara shares valuable lessons in climate action progress from the 1990s to the present in China, as well as how to best approach the US-China collective work on solving climate change. 

Relevant links:

Barbara Finamore’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfinamore 

Barbara Finamore’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfinamore/ 

Will China Save the Planet Book: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Will+China+Save+the+Planet%3F-p-9781509532667 

[2021年1月录制] 有时生活会将人带到意想不到的地方。 对于费楠茉 （Barbara Finamore）来说，那个地方是中国。 在本期播客中，你将了解这位自然资源保护委员会（NRDC）的前亚洲区高级主管及其中国计划的创始人是如何从华盛顿特区的环境诉讼官，变成外交政策的“中美关系50强”成员之一的。 费楠茉在1990年代至今的中国气候行动进展中分享了宝贵的经验教训，此外还分享了中美在解决气候变化问题方面应当如何共同努力，以最佳方式解决这一问题的想法。

相关链接：

费楠茉（Barbara Finamore）的Twitter：https://twitter.com/bfinamore

费楠茉（Barbara Finamore）的LinkedIn：https：//www.linkedin.com/in/bfinamore/

中国是否能拯救地球？：https://www.wiley.com/zh-cn/Will+China+Save+the+Planet%3F-p-9781509532667

[Recorded in December, 2020] David Li is a pioneer in the maker community in China. In 2010, he co-founded XinCheJian, the first hackerspace in China to promote open source hardware. He is the current Executive Director of Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab, which facilitates collaboration among global hardware entrepreneurs to build innovative, eco-friendly products along the Belt and Road. In this episode, we unpack the notion of a “maker space” and how this concept is applied to China, especially in places like Shenzhen. David Li explains how one particular innovation, low speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) are critical, and even more important, than the electric sedan. LSEVs are experiencing a breakthrough moment, with the GM-backed Wuling Hongguang selling 15,000 units, at $US 4,000 each, within only 20 days after hitting the China market.

China accounts for more than 50% of the global EV market, yet EVs make up roughly 5% of China’s total auto market as of 2020.

Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab: https://www.szoil.org/

SAIC-GM-Wuling Hongguang [In Chinese]: https://www.sgmw.com.cn/

Solar Taxi, AU-based E-bikes and EVs: https://www.solartaxi.co/

The Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/

（录制于2020年12月）

李大维（David Li）是中国创客社区的先驱。2010年，他与人合伙创办了“新车间”，这是中国第一家推广开源硬件的创客空间。他目前是深圳开放创新实验室的执行董事，该实验室致力于促进全球硬件企业家在“一带一路”沿线打造创新、环保产品的合作。在本期播客中，我们将阐释“创客空间”的概念，以及如何将其应用于中国尤其是深圳等地。David Li解释了低速电动汽车（LSEV）这种创新为何重要，甚至比电动轿车更重要。目前，LSEV正在经历一个重要的突破时刻，上汽通用五菱的宏光MINIEV在进入中国市场仅20天内就销售了1.5万辆，每辆售价4000美元。

中国占全球电动汽车市场的50%以上，但截至2020年，电动汽车仅占中国汽车市场总量的5%左右。

深圳开放创新实验室:https://www.szoil.org/

上汽通用五菱宏光:https://www.sgmw.com.cn/

太阳能出租车、基于澳大利亚的电动自行车和电动汽车:https://www.solartaxi.co/

Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/

In this episode, the COO of Golden Feather (金羽新能), Chubing Li, explains the ins and outs of battery innovation in China. Golden Feather is a battery startup focusing on the production of rechargeable high density lithium metal batteries that are said to increase the energy density by 40% compared to lithium ion batteries. A young team with an average age of 27, the founders at Golden Feather met at Peking University, incubated their venture out of the Peking University Incubator, and moved manufacturing to Anji. What enabled this material science breakthrough? How did this English major make her way into cleantech? What are the main challenges that remain? Learn more in this intriguing episode.

For an overview of battery technologies, check out this open-access course called Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society on edX.

在本期播客中，金羽新能首席运营官李楚冰向我们阐释了中国电池创新的来龙去脉。金羽新能是一家专注于生产可充电高密度锂金属电池的电池初创公司，据称这种电池的能量密度比锂离子电池高出40%。金羽的创始人是一个平均年龄为27岁的年轻团队，他们在北京大学相识并在北京大学的孵化器中孵化了他们的企业，随后将制造转移到了安吉。是什么使材料科学取得了突破？这个本科是英语专业的学生是如何进入清洁技术行业的？目前仍然存在的主要挑战是什么？在本期中，你将获得这些答案。

若想要全面了解电池技术，可以访问开放课程网站www.edx.org，查询名为“电池、燃料电池及其在现代社会中的作用（Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society）”的课程。

JUCCCE, the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, is an organization catalyzing society towards a future where personal and planetary health thrive. JUCCCE leverages government channels, international networks, and contributions from corporate and individual contributors to make an impact on key drivers of climate change such as food and agriculture, industry, and consumption. In this episode, Peggy Liu, Chair of JUCCCE, summarizes a 10-year journey to significantly mitigate climate change in China. Learn about what has evolved in China since 2007, how an eco-friendly city is defined, and the larger vision for aligning climate action with what people not only care about, but also love. Hint: it isn’t PM 2.5. Peggy Liu also provides some advice for the Biden-Harris administration regarding climate action in China and the US. 

This is a fascinating dialogue, where both the incandescent lightbulb and the great conjunction make cameos.

Relevant links:

JUCCCE website: https://www.juccce.org/

Peggy Liu’s active social media: https://www.facebook.com/shanghaipeggy

JUCCCE聚思是中美清洁能源联合合作组织，致力于推动社会向个人和地球共同健康蓬勃的未来发展。 JUCCCE通过政府渠道、国际关系以及公司和个人捐助者的贡献来影响气候变化的主要驱动力，例如粮食和农业、工业以及消费。在本期播客中，聚思主席刘佩琪（Peggy Liu）总结了过去十年是如何显著缓解中国的气候变化危机的。从中我们也了解到，中国自2007年以来发生了哪些变化，生态友好型城市是如何被定义的，以及将气候行动与人们关心且热爱的事物相结合的更大愿景。这已经远远超出了控制PM 2.5指数的范畴。此外，刘佩琪还为拜登-哈里斯（Biden-Harris）政府提供了一些有关中美气候行动的建议。

这是一场不同的思想间互相碰撞、迸发出火花，并完美交融的精彩对话。

相关链接：

JUCCCE 聚思网站：https://www.juccce.org/

刘佩琪的社交媒体：https：//www.facebook.com/shanghaipeggy

[Recorded on August 12, 2020] In this episode, we speak with Luhui Yan, founder and CEO of Carbonstop (碳阻迹). Carbonstop provides clients with granular carbon footprint data and analytics, serving brands such as Alibaba’s Ant Forest and Cai Niao. When a company wants to understand the carbon footprint of its business, including commuter, building, and supply chain emissions, or a specific product, they come to Carbonstop. Luhui, Andrew and Marilyn discuss the demand for carbon emissions measurement in China, the Chinese Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and answer the question, “Does the Chinese consumer really care about their carbon footprint?”
【2020年8月12日录制】在这期播客中，我们与碳阻迹（Carbonstop）的创始人兼首席执行官——晏路辉进行了交谈。碳阻迹为客户提供粒状碳足迹数据和分析，服务于阿里巴巴集团旗下的蚂蚁森林（Ant Forest）和菜鸟（Cai Niao）等品牌。当一个公司想要了解其业务的碳足迹，包括员工通勤、建筑、供应链碳排放或特定产品的碳足迹时，他们可以通过碳阻迹来寻求解答。晏路辉、Andrew和Marilyn在播客中讨论了中国对碳排放测量的需求，即中国碳排放交易计划（ETS），并回答了这样一个问题：“中国消费者真的关心他们的碳足迹吗?”