2023 China Circular Economy Development Forum was successfully held in Beijing

2023-11-28

On November 21, the 2023 China Circular Economy Development Forum (hereinafter referred to as "Forum") hosted by China Association of Circular Economy(hereinafter referred to as "CACE") was held in the form of a combination of online and offline events in Beijing. The theme of the Forum was organized around the theme that circular economy is the path that must be taken.At the critical moment of the 14th Five-Year Plan, in the key strategic opportunity period of actively and steadily promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality and accelerating the green transformation of the development mode, CACE invited the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the leaders of the relevant departments, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, renowned experts of the authoritative research institutes, and entrepreneurs to gather together to deeply discuss the new trend of the development of the circular economy, analyze the issues, and put forward the new initiatives.

The Forum was hosted by Zhu Liyang, the president of CACE, and more than 500 representatives from relevant departments and bureaus of the State Council, authorities in charge of development and reform, industry and information technology, ecological environment , relevant industry associations, universities, and research institutes, international NGOs, as well as the news media attended the conference. According to the data provided by the live broadcast platform Guangming, a total of about 350,000 people watched the Forum online.

The following leaders and experts attended the forum:

Xie Zhenhua, China's special envoy for climate change affairs and former Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission;

Zhao Chenxin, Member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of National Development and Reform Commission;

Liu Yanhua, Honorary Director of the National Expert Committee on Climate Change, former Vice Minister of Science and Technology;

Yin Chengjie, former Executive Vice Minister of Agriculture;

Yin Ruiyu, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and former Vice Minister of Metallurgical Industry;

Gao Dongsheng, chief economist and Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology;

Tian Wenbiao, chief engineer of Ministry of Natural Resources;

Liu Bingjiang, chief engineer of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment;

Li Shousheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF);

Zhao Jiarong, former deputy Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission;

Jin Yong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Tsinghua University;

Hou Li’an, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering;

Zhang Liqun, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of South China University of Technology;

Song Changqing, the Second-level Inspector of the Environment and Resources Department of the National Development and Reform Commission;

You Yong, deputy director of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization Department, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology;

Tian Yanjun, deputy director of Development and Utilization Department, Ministry of Natural Resources;

Zhou Zhiqiang, first-level inspector of Solid Waste and Chemicals Department, Ministry of Ecology and Environment;

Lu Shize, deputy director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment;

Fan Hongliang, deputy director of the Department of Urban Construction of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development;

He Bingguang, former director of Department of Environment and Resources, National Development and Reform Commission;

Li Xinmin, former Inspector of Pollution Prevention and Control Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection;

Cheng Huiqiang, director of Resource Utilization and Circular Economy Division, Department of Environment and Resources, National Development and Reform Commission;

Zhang Zhihui, deputy director of Ecological Environment Division, Department of Resources and Environment, Ministry of Finance;

Nie Zhiqiang, deputy director of Solid Waste Division, Department of Solid Division, Ministry of Ecology and Environment;

Chen Qizhen, deputy director of the Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21.

China Circular Economy Development Forum is organized by China Association of Circular Economy, and it has been successfully held for ten consecutive years. The forum is a non-profit public welfare activity with international influence and has become an important platform for the dissemination of policy, popularization of concepts, technology exchange, model promotion, and international cooperation in the field of the circular economy.

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