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.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2021 | Opening | Opening Remarks | Thomas Panella |
| 25 Nov 2021 | Discussions and Presentations |
Moderator: Dongmei Guo |
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| 25 Nov 2021 | 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 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | Presentation 2 |
Digital Economy & Carbon Market This presentation provides an overview of China's national carbon trading. |
Jianyu Zhang |
| 25 Nov 2021 | 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 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | 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 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | Presentation 5 |
Fintech Empowers Carbon Neutrality This presentation provides an overview of Ant Group is facilitating broaderparticipation in low-carbon actions. |
Yaling Wu |