A new round of global clean industry revolution has arrived, and China is the key to its success or failure, said Wu Changhua, President of The Climate Group (TCG) Greater China, at the 2014 Global Clean Technology Summit held in Beijing on September 11.
Wu Changhua pointed out that, as the Chinese government has declared war on pollution and vigorously advocated taking ecological civilization construction as its guide, balancing the needs of economic development, and promoting the construction of an environmentally friendly society, the Global Clean Technology Summit will attract investors, industrial enterprises, clean technology companies, and policymakers from China, Europe, North America, and other markets, contributing to China's clean revolution.
As a global non-profit organization, The Climate Group, together with the China National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, is hosting the Global Clean Technology Summit, aiming to lead the innovation and upgrading of clean technologies in China.
The clean technology sector holds immense potential and opportunities. In 2013, global investment in clean energy reached a staggering $254 billion. The world is moving towards a more interconnected era, and clean technology innovation will drive green growth and sustainable development.
Wang Yi, deputy director of the Institute of Science and Technology Policy and Management at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that China's economic development is entering a new normal, requiring new industries, especially green industries and clean technologies, to support it. In the process of promoting the development of clean technologies, new industry standards and normative development order are being established, which presents both challenges and opportunities for the industry.
During the two-day summit, more than 80 speakers from China, North America and Europe discussed China’s progress and needs in clean technology development, guiding investors on how to seize opportunities and play a role in the world’s largest clean technology market.
This Global Clean Technology Summit is linked to New York Climate Week two weeks later. Organized annually by The Climate Group, New York Climate Week brings together leaders from the global business, political, and civil society sectors, aiming to accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy through a revolution in the clean industry. The discussions and technological innovation investment outcomes of this summit will be presented at Climate Week.
Domestic SMEs should actively respond to the global trend of green and clean production, and transform their products or services to keep up with the new trend of green production, thereby driving the domestic economy to grow again.
Sources: People's Daily Online (2014-09-11)
