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On the way to Kunming – about COP 15 and beyond…

Published October 6, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

I am looking forward to the opening of COP 15 next week, which will raise the awareness of and effort for the biodiversity agenda globally. I am also looking forward to continuing these important discussions and to the adoption of a new, ambitious,...

The transformation of China’s energy system – New context, new challenges and new opportunities

Published September 14, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

After China’s new pledge everything is moving towards decarbonisation with a top-down approach - but with a big problem: they don't know how to do it. The approaches adopted in the past cannot work anymore. Here decarbonisation is seen as a sort...

Illustration: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Illustration: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).

China’s innovation capacity and competitiveness – What does China’s own ranking say?

Published June 17, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

China’s innovation-driven development strategy is, since the 13th Five-Year-Plan (FYP, 2016 -2020), the key and strategic policy guideline for China’s innovation capacity building and competitiveness development. However, our perception of...

The role of research and innovation for China’s 30-60 climate goals – What is new and what is key?

Published May 28, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

“Electrification and access to energy storage play a decisive role in the transformation of industry and society to combat climate change, and in making Sweden one of the world’s first fossil-free welfare nations…” ...

Source to Sea: A Swedish approach and Sweden-China cooperation on microplastics

Published May 7, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

While the environmental and health impact of plastics, such as plastic packing material and bottles, has caused a lot of attention and action for prevention and reduction, “microplastic”, i.e. small plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters long...

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – The way forward…(Part 5 of 5)

Published April 8, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

The 14th FYP is now launched in a special and pivoting time for China’s transformation, i.e. in a new development stage, where China is in search for a new development model and entering a new development landscape, both nationally and...

China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan in our eyes – from the lens of science, innovation and sustainability – Carbon Neutral China (Part 4 of 5)

Published April 7, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Beijing

Among the new elements in the 14th FYP, the newest is China’s ambition of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and how it is on the way to become a driver for economic and structural transformation, i.e. far beyond only CO2 emissions reduction....