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On November 12-13, 2015, the "China Energy Modeling Forum (China Energy Modeling Forum) First Seminar" co-founded by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance (CIDEG) of Tsinghua University and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Held in Tsinghua University. The theme of this forum is "Paris Commitments and the Goals of the 13th Five-Year Plan". The National Center for Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation, the National Information Center, the Development Research Center of the State Council, the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economics of Tsinghua University, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection were invited. Nearly 40 members and experts from several domestic energy model teams , including the Environmental and Economic Policy Research Center attended the meeting. The meeting was divided into two days. On the first day, policy analysis and comparison between different models were mainly carried out, and on the second day, exchanges between model teams were mainly carried out.

 

Professor Xue Lan, Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University, Director of Tsinghua CIDEG, and Director of the CEMF Project, first delivered a speech at the meeting. In his speech, Professor Xue Lan introduced the theme of this seminar - "Paris Commitments and the Goals of the 13th Five-Year Plan". The specific goal of achieving a well-off society has proposed many new goals for our energy needs and the environment. We hope to discuss these issues through this seminar. It is expected that the CEMF forum can promote dialogue and communication among different model research teams, learn from each other's strengths, and better serve scientific decision-making.

 

Next, Professor Hu Angang, Dean of the National Conditions Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Professor He Jiankun, Deputy Director of the National Climate Change Expert Committee, Dean of Tsinghua Institute of Low Carbon Economy, Chairman of CEMF Academic Committee, and Wang Jinnan, Deputy Director of Environmental Planning Research Institute of the Ministry of Environmental Protection Invited to make relevant policy analysis. Professor Hu Angang interpreted the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan and Green Development". He proposed that the "Thirteenth Five-Year Strategy" should emphasize comprehensiveness, not only to achieve the core goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, but also to consider how to build an environment-friendly society . He pointed out that China has entered into a new normal state of the economy, which provides a good macroeconomic environment for us to formulate the 13th Five-Year Plan, especially green development, and control energy consumption, water resources, total construction land, carbon emissions and pollutants, etc. aspects were analyzed. Professor He Jiankun interpreted the details of the "Paris Commitments" in detail. He emphasized that international cooperation is currently the mainstream direction of climate change cooperation. China should fulfill its responsibility as a major country, actively participate in international climate governance, and play its role. Dean Wang Jinnan interpreted the "13th Five-Year Environmental Protection Plan" from the overall judgment of the environmental and economic situation, the environmental pressure of the future world, thinking about the 13th Five-Year Plan, and the uncertainty of reforming the ecological and environmental management system. After the relevant policies were interpreted, the guests at the scene discussed and exchanged views on policy issues of concern.