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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

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.

On February 27, the Kick-off Meeting of the Scoping Study on Circular Economy within the research framework of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) was conducted virtually.

News

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

Rare earth resources are critical to modern industry, serving as essential components in many sectors, especially in military, electronics, and automotive industries. They are also important for the green industrial transformation, which are widely used in products such as electric cars and wind turbines.

https://www.moj.gov.cn/pub/sfbgw/zcjd/202406/t20240629_501442.html

The MEE, the NDRC, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly issued it on June 11th, outlining a three-year comprehensive marine litter cleanup campaign.

https://www.gov.cn/lianbo/bumen/202406/content_6956621.htm