Dialogue on Climate Change and Sustainable Development


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China Development Institute (CDI) and the New Zealand China Council (NZCC) recently held a joint virtual dialogue on climate change and sustainable development.


The dialogue included two sessions “Net-zero emissions strategies” and “Green transportation”. Experts from China and New Zealand shared climate change policies from their respective countries, practical experiences in electrifying public transportation, challenges and future outlooks for sustainable development.


The organisations that these experts represent include: the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, the New Zealand Ministry of Transport, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Auckland City Council, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, the New Zealand Climate Change Commission, the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, the University of Auckland, the Shenzhen Bus Group, the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Finance.


Time/Date:


09:30-12:00 (China Time）


Wednesday, 23 February 2022



09:30-09:40    Opening Remarks



  • Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI


  • John McKinnon, NZCC Chair


  • Rebekah Mawson, New Zealand Consul General Guangzhou


09:40-10:50    Session one: Net-zero emissions strategies


Moderator: Colum Rice, Lead Partner AsiaPac ESG Virtual Centre of Excellence, PwC; Executive Committee member, NZ China Council



  • Prof. QIN Changbo, Director of Institute of Strategic Planning, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning



  • Barry Anderson, General Manager - Sector Analysis or Stephen Walter, General Manager - Emissions, Budgets and Adaptation, New Zealand Climate Change Commission
    Topic: “The Climate Change Commission’s role in developing net-zero emissions strategies for Aotearoa, New Zealand”



  • Prof. ZHUANG Guiyang, Deputy Director of Research Institute for Eco-civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences



  • David Hall, Chair of AUT’s Sustainability Steering Group



  • Dr. CHENG Jin, Director of Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences



  • Jo Kelly, CEO of New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Finance


10:50-12.00 Session two: Green transportation


Moderator: Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI



  • Matthew Blaikie, Chief Sustainability Officer, Auckland Council



  • LIAO Mingyu, Head of International Development Department, Shenzhen Bus Group



  • Prof. Basil Sharp, University of Auckland



  • ZHOU LE, Assistant Chief Engineer at CAUPD（China Academy of Urban Planning and Design）Transportation Institute



  • Prof. Simon Kingham, Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Transport
    Topic: “The potential role of active modes in a future transport system”


  • Dr. LIU Yu, Executive Director, Silver-Lake New Energy Research Institute, CDI


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