Supported by the Department of International Economics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sponsored by the Belt and Road Construction Promotion Center of the National Development and Reform Commission and hosted by Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Lianyungang Municipal Government, the Seminar on Belt and Road Green Typical Projects was held in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province on October 21-22, 2021. Su Wei, Deputy secretary General of the National Development and Reform Commission, Guo Xuejun, Deputy Director general of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ma Shiguang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Lianyungang Committee and Acting Mayor of Lianyungang, Wang Xiandong, Deputy Director of jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Xu Hongfeng, deputy dean of International Institute of Green Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, was invited to attend and host the green finance seminar.
In the wake of COVID-19, major economies around the world have launched stimulus plans for economic recovery and increased investment in green industries. Green development has become a strategic choice for economic recovery at present and for some time to come. The "Green Silk Road" is becoming a new highlight and theme of belt and Road Cooperation. China and co-host countries have actively promoted practical cooperation in green energy, green infrastructure, green industrial investment and green finance. In this context, the workshop aims to sharing all the way "area" typical case of international cooperation, and summarize the experiences of green sustainable development practices, show to build "green silk road", and to promote the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals in 2030 made the important contribution, powerful and effective speak good story to build "area along the" green, We will promote high-quality belt and Road cooperation.
The conference takes the form of discussion and field investigation. The seminar held on October 21 focused on the green Belt and Road Initiative and set up four modules, including green energy, green transportation infrastructure, green investment and green finance. Over kazakhstan Zagreb, wind power, photovoltaic power station, Pakistan's punjab Ghana tema, new container terminal project, lianyungang new asia-europe transport benchmarking demonstration projects on land or sea, china-arab Monsieur beaucaire (al), the demonstration garden of production cooperation (and) the teda the suez economic and trade cooperation zone, Iraq, method of oil field and so on seven typical projects and green green financial support has carried on the discussion, Share experience and practices on green and sustainable development. Ambassadors from co-building countries, representatives from international organizations and ngos, and experts from well-known Chinese think tanks exchanged comments on typical green projects. On October 22nd, all the representatives of the conference visited Lianyungang Port Group, Kangyuan Group and the National Petrochemical Base, and the foreign representatives visited the traditional culture base.
Deputy Dean of International Institute of Green Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics was invited to host the green finance seminar. At the seminar, standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank of China, Chinatrust, CDB and other financial institutions respectively introduced their practices and cases of green finance supporting the belt and Road Green financing. Xu Hongfeng introduced the development status of green finance at home and abroad and the related situation of green finance supporting the Construction of the belt and Road Initiative at the seminar. In addition, with the support of the Energy Foundation, the Green and Gold Institute of CUFE is building a belt and Road renewable energy investment database, launching a Feasibility report on Belt and Road renewable energy investment (country by country), and compiling relevant indexes to promote green and sustainable development of the Belt and Road.
About 100 people from 19 diplomatic and consular missions in China, 3 international organizations in China, multinational corporations, international Non-Governmental organizations, China's "going global" key enterprises, financial institutions, university think tanks and other units attended the conference.