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Sino-German Environmental Partnership

The Sino-German Environmental Partnership supports the bilateral environmental policy dialogue through the exchange and advice on various topics since 2013.

Since 2013, the Sino-German Environmental Partnership has supported bilateral environmental policy dialogue through the exchange of experience and advice on various specialist topics. Thereby, the project enhances institutional and individual capacities through training, the exchange of personnel, and knowledge transfer, to best prepare China for its future as a transformed “Ecological Civilization” and its path towards a “Beautiful China”.

The partnership is overseen by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of the People’s Republic of China. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is responsible for implementing the Sino-German Environmental Partnership, which is funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of BMUV.

ACTIVITIES

Guided by the theme “Open, Inclusive and Innovative Cooperation to Build a Clean and Beautiful World” the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place from 10 to 12 October 2024 in Beijing and drew more than 800 high-level experts from government, research, the private sector and civil society. The plenary discussions and Open Forum seminars underlined the importance of continued leadership on sustainable development and the climate transition amid growing global pressures. Council Members, Special Advisors, and invited experts explored this year’s CCICED research, and agreed on CCICED’s annual policy recommendations to China’s government.

An expert group from the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Special Policy Study (SPS) on “Dual Green and Digital Transformation of Cities” conducted a research trip to Vienna and Helsinki from July 23 to 26, 2024. Supported by the Sino-German Environmental Partnership, the trip aimed to explore best practices in sustainable and digital urban planning.

Delegation members gained insights into the role of the civil society and the need to change consumption patterns to achieve a circular economy.

News

On November 7th, the MEE and seven other ministries issued the “Action Plan for Soil Pollution Source Prevention and Control​.”This Action Plan integrates soil pollution prevention into green industrial transformation by encouraging relevant enterprises to phase out high-pollution equipment and use green equipment to prevent pollution leakage.​

https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202411/content_6986349.htm

On November 3rd, the MEE issued the Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Implementation of the Pollutant Discharge Permit System.It set specific targets for 2025 and 2027 to better implement previous policies, propose specific implementation measures: regarding intelligent monitoring and management, implementing off-site supervision by using the emission data obtained from the national discharge permit management information platform, public participation and establishing a reward mechanism.

https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/pwxkgl/ygzc/202411/t20241106_1093572.shtml

New measures to enhance support for large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods. Government increases subsidies and lowers criteria to enhance trade-in of equipment and consumer goods.

https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/202407/content_6964854.htm