Series: 2021 Resilience Learning Month Digital Economy and Carbon Neutrality 25 November 2021 With a gross domestic product share of 38.6% in 2020, the country’s digital economy is considered to play a key role in achieving this carbon neutrality target. This initiative is supportive of ADB’s recent announcement of an increased ambition of $100 billion in climate finance by 2019-2030, as well as UNFCCC COP26's call on scaling up the investments in climate change adaptation and achieving carbon neutrality. This webinar invited Chinese experts and speakers from Alibaba Group, Ant Group, and Tencent Group to share their experiences and insights on the role of digitalization in implementing strategies for climate adaptation and carbon neutrality. Event Summary Program and Learning Materials 25 November 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Opening Remarks Thomas Panella Discussions and Presentations Moderator:Dongmei Guo Presentation 1 Impacts of Climate Risks on Digital Economy This presentation gives an overview of the significant impacts of climate change in the digital economy. Qingchen Chao Presentation 2 Digital Economy & Carbon Market This presentation provides an overview of China's national carbon trading. Jianyu Zhang Presentation 3 Tencent’s Carbon Neutrality Strategy This presentation provides an overview of Tencent's carbon neutrality strategy to reduce its carbon footprint. Yongping Zhai Presentation 4 Digitalization for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation This presentation provides an overview of Luohan Academy of the Alibaba Group's digital innovations and climate adaptation. Wei Liu Presentation 5 Fintech Empowers Carbon Neutrality This presentation provides an overview of Ant Group is facilitating broader participation in low-carbon actions. Yaling Wu Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Dongmei Guo Related Full Agenda Event Summary ADB Organizer/s Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster Read Also 2021 Resilience Learning Month Topics Environment