โ๏ธ Before you switch on your out-of-office... Catch up on the latest #EUChinaBridge news! Our 4th newsletter is out with project updates, publications, workshop highlights and what's next. Available here: eu-china-bridge.eu/communicatio... #ClimatePolicy #GreenTransition #Decarbonisation
EU-CHINA BRIDGE/ Building a sustainable future together ๐ฑ ๐
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The EU and China are key to climate neutrality but face challenges in decarbonizing industries like steel. The EU-CHINA BRIDGE project fosters collaboration, advances technologies, and improves emissions data for net-zero goals.
๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ? Our latest publication, "The Equity and Efficiency of Carbon Taxation: A Multi-Model, Multi-Country Analysis," demonstrates that well-designed carbon pricing can drive climate action while promoting more equitable outcome ๐ Link in the comments.
On 10 June, ENTICE & EU-CHINA BRIDGE brought together 70+ experts from academia, policy, industry, and civil society to discuss the implications of the EU #CBAM for China and the tradeโclimate nexus. ๐ Learn more: eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/...
๐ 10 June | 11:00 CET How will the EU #CBAM affect China's trade, industry, and climate policies? Join experts from Europe and China to discuss challenges, opportunities, and pathways for green cooperation. ๐ Learn more and register here: eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/...
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง. They drive ~80% of cropland & grassland emissionsโyet are often overlooked. Our new study shows up to 44 MtCOโe/year could be mitigated by 2050, with strong links to nature restoration and the bioeconomy. Publication link in comments๐
New report compares net-zero pathways in the chemical industry across EU/Germany and China ๐น Integrated policy mix (incl. green finance) ๐น โWhite-listingโ of technologies ๐น Focus on net-zero industrial clusters ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/publications... #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy
Policy, not just tech, will shape near-zero steel in Europe & China. New report compares EU (focus: Germany) & China: ๐จ๐ณ Strong coordination + aligned climate/industry policy + layered CAPEX support ๐ช๐บ Clear long-term signal (EU ETS) + strong R&D support Available โก๏ธ eu-china-bridge.eu/publications...
๐ Can climate action also help fight hunger? Cleaner air = less ozone = better crop growth ๐ฑ ๐ Research shows it could reduce hunger impacts by 15% by 2050, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa & India. ๐ก Climate action can support food security too. ๐ Learn more: eu-china-bridge.eu/publications...
๐ข Upcoming Workshops: Steel & Petrochemicals ๐ 13 April โ European petrochemical industry ๐ 20 April โ European steel industry Follow us for updates & insights ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/... #EnergyInequality #EnergyTransition
EU-CHINA BRIDGE contributed to #ZeroCarbonIndustry2026 in Rome, presenting key results on low-emission technologies for steel & chemicals, chemical recycling, and modelling pathways for decarbonising Chinaโs steel sector. ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/... #ClimateAction #HorizonEurope
โป๏ธ Can chemical recycling really fix plastics? Our analysis ๐๐.๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐) looks at whether pyrolysis can scale to boost circularity and cut emissions and why high costs, unclear rules, and limited waste still hold it back. ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/publications...
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ Our study shows that energy use is highly uneven worldwide. Understanding both direct and indirect energy use is key to a fair energy transition. Link to the publication in the first comment. #EnergyInequality #EnergyTransition #HorizonEurope
Happy and joyful New Year from the EU-CHINA BRIDGE Project! Best wishes for a successful and prosperous year ahead.
๐ New paper! We built the first long-term dataset of process-related COโ emissions for 289 cities in China (2000โ2021). Industrial process emissions are ~13% of Chinaโs total but often ignored. ๐ Read here: eu-china-bridge.eu/publications... #HorizonEurope #NetZero #Decarbonization
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐โ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐)! Cities are central to Chinaโs carbon goals. But most research misses Scope 3 emissions. Our new work includes Scope 1, 2 and 3 giving a full view of city carbon footprints. Read more ๐ www.nature.com/articles/s41... ๐ฉ eu-china-bridge.eu
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? A large team of researchers joined forces! Read our new publication: eu-china-bridge.eu/publications... #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy #Collaboration #NetZero
๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐? Experts from ๐ฉ๐ช & ๐ณ๐ฑ discussed the tech, policy, and market hurdles at the EU-CHINA BRIDGE workshop. Read more ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/... #Decarbonization #NetZero #GreenEconomy
๐ New Publication: Global methane footprints โ growth and drivers (1990โ2023) Our new study tracks methane across 164 countries + 120 sectors, from both production and consumption perspectives. Link: eu-china-bridge.eu/publications... #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #NetZero
โ Wrapping up two impactful days in Athens! The EU+UK Consortium Meeting united WP leaders & experts from Europe and China to drive forward collaboration on decarbonising the steel & chemical industries. ๐ Find out more: eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/... #Decarbonization #NetZero
Day 2 of the Meeting โ Just Started! Hereโs whatโs happening today: ๐ง 9:30โ12:30 โ Training on Integrated Assessment Modelling ๐งฉ 9:30โ10:30 โ WP3 Meeting ๐ Other WP or cross-WP meetings will take place in parallel, as scheduled by WP leaders. #EUCHINABRIDGE #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality
๐ Today's private EUโChina conference on decarbonisation: 09:30 Welcome 10:00 Tech Upscaling 11:35 Policy & Roadmaps 14:00 Net-zero Pathways 15:30 Emissions Inventories 16:10 Communication & FAIR Science 16:50 Closing ๐ Summaries coming soon! #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy
๐ฃ The EU-CHINA BRIDGE General Assembly is just around the corner! Programme details coming soon ๐ Join us โ in person or online โ and be part of the conversation on EU-China collaboration ๐๐ค
๐จ Newsletter Issue #2 is live! We cover what we've done so far and a look ahead at what's coming next. Check it out and let us know what you think. ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu/communicatio... #EUCHINABRIDGE #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy #Collaboration #netzerocarbon
E3M & ICCS held a co-creation workshop to shape EU-China low-carbon transition scenarios. Top priorities: geopolitics, green tech, net-zero impacts, EU industry, and AI-driven electrification. More info: eu-china-bridge.eu/news-events/...
๐ง As part of #EUChinaBridge, weโve developed tech inventories for near-zero GHG emissions in steel & petrochemical sectors. Includes TRLs, energy data, emissions, and moreโsupporting industrial decarbonisation. Uncover more details: eu-china-bridge.eu/index.php/ne... #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy
๐ข Stay tuned! Our 2nd EU CHINA BRIDGE project newsletter is on its way! Weโre excited to share the latest updates. Keep an eye on your inbox and if you havenโt subscribed yet, nowโs the perfect time! ๐ www.eu-china-bridge.eu #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality#GreenEconomy
๐ new consortium partner! thrilled to welcome Tsinghua's Dept. of Earth System Science , tackling global change & sustainability through cross-disciplinary research in 5 key Earth science fields. excited for whatโs ahead! ๐ฑ๐ค Learn more eu-china-bridge.eu #Decarbonization #GreenEconomy
๐ข New Partner Alert! Weโre thrilled to team up with the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University, a global leader in the field! ๐ Learn more + subscribe to our newsletter (new issue soon) eu-china-bridge.eu #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy #NetZero
๐ Excited to welcome Tsinghua University as our next partner! Weโre proud to team up with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronic Technology, a force in advancing science and solving real-world challenges. ๐ eu-china-bridge.eu #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #NetZero
๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐! ๐eBook versions of the monitor can be downloaded at: ๐ www.ececp.eu/en/eu-china-... Chinese language version will be available shortly! #EUCHINABRIDGE #Decarbonization #CarbonNeutrality #GreenEconomy #NetZero