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Int'l Carbon-Value Award salutes low-carbon innovators

chinagate.cn by Jiao Meng, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

 

Du Xiangwan, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Dean of Specialist Committee of National Climate Change, delivers a keynote speech during the 7th “WEC 2014 Annual Meeting on Green and Low Carbon Transformational Development - International Carbon-Value Award Ceremony”. [Chinagate.cn by Jiao Meng]


Host by The World Economic and Environmental Conference, the 7th “WEC 2014 Annual Meeting on Green and Low Carbon Transformational Development - International Carbon-Value Award Ceremony” was held on 30th January, 2015 in Beijing. The conference is aimed at “Disseminate low-carbon idea, Seek economic and environmental accord development, best green low-carbon performance enterprise.”

The ceremony salutes those innovators who advocate the green low-carbon development of the country and society, in principles of “Idea leads low-carbon reform, Innovation facilitates green developments”. The target is to “demonstrate the outcome, share the experience, and spark the wisdom”, leading the green and low carbon development of all walks of life.

Green and low-carbon development has become an important policy guide in the process of our economic and social development. In recent years, along with a package of guides, supportive policies and measures by the State Council in terms of accelerating and developing energy conservation and environmental protection industries, strategy and action plan of recycling economy, various domestic enterprises as an important part of national economy are moving towards the green and low-carbon development, and directly influencing the social and economic growth.

This event was organized by The International Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Assocation (IEEPA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

International Carbon-Value Award, is under the guidance of UN system and international organizations, as well as the participation of domestic and overseas media. It aims to award the best players and practitioners in their pursuit of harmonious and sustainable development between economy and environment.

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