Drawing a new green picture and talking about a new low-carbon future-2024 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo issues a green promise to the world

The picture shows the site of the 2024 Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo.

The 2024 Shanghai International Carbon Neutralization Technology, Products and Achievements Expo (hereinafter referred to as the Shanghai International Carbon Neutralization Expo) was successfully held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from June 5 to 8. The exhibition focuses on the theme of "The Road to Carbon Neutrality" and brings together the latest technologies and characteristic cases brought by more than 600 domestic and foreign companies from 14 countries and regions. The keynote forums, parallel forums, trade and supply chain docking activities were held during the same period., not only injects new impetus into the development of global green and low-carbon fields, but also provides excellent demonstration cases and strong technical support for the whole society to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

Cross-border linkage of six exhibitions opens up the entire green supply chain

As global climate change issues become increasingly serious, green development has become a global consensus. The Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo focuses on the green supply chain, and also presents emerging fields such as the carbon neutrality industrial chain, new energy vehicles, rail transit industry, mold technology, heat treatment equipment, lubricants and application technologies, promoting the deep integration of upstream and downstream industries and the mutual integration of enterprises in various fields will further stimulate the innovative vitality of the green and low-carbon supply chain and continue to help enterprises work together to move towards the high end of the value chain.

It can be seen at the exhibition site that from energy to processing and manufacturing to sales and logistics, carbon reduction technology has basically covered all aspects of the economy from the front end to the end.

BASF, an energy and chemical company that belongs to the "source" of the industrial chain, is currently focusing on technically empowering the low-carbon transformation of the downstream industrial chain.

On BASF's booth, you can see a specially crafted environmentally friendly paper cup. This is somewhat different from ordinary people's perceptions. Traditional paper cups cannot be recycled because the inner wall of the paper cups is usually coated with a layer of polyethylene (PE) film. Although this plastic film is waterproof, it cannot be recycled.

The new paper cups jointly developed by BASF and three downstream companies including Jinguang Paper use self-developed water-based coatings, making the paper cups easy to break and can be directly sent into papermaking equipment for recycling, which is important for the recycling of paper resources. Recycling and recycling is of great significance. Staff at the scene said that although the paper cups look small, they are used in large quantities. Comprehensively promoting their recycling will help reduce carbon emissions.

However, more chain owners are the end of the industrial chain. Pet fashion brand ZOZORIKA unveiled its first carbon-neutral pet clothing. It is understood that in order to achieve true "zero carbon", ZOZORIKA requires its raw material suppliers and manufacturing foundries to participate in the liquidation of carbon footprints and carry out carbon reduction measures. As a result, every step of the textile industry chain has undergone tremendous changes.

With the continuous pursuit of chain owners, it is necessary to provide good services to more and more enterprises in sub-fields such as carbon footprint, carbon accounting, and carbon management. It is understood that on the one hand, Shanghai is currently building "hard power" for green industrial transformation, and on the other hand, it is also actively building "soft power" for green and low-carbon service industries. Therefore, Shanghai City has gathered a large number of green service companies.

In addition to green consulting, green services also include green finance, green logistics and other industries. Green service providers are promoting the green transformation of more industries through their own technological innovation. Relevant experts believe that the significance of the Shanghai International Carbon Neutralization Expo is to provide a platform for centralized display and communication for upstream and downstream enterprises in the carbon neutrality industry chain. Through practical product innovation and practice displays in various scenarios, it provides green and low-carbon development in all walks of life. Provide solutions.

Gather global wisdom and explore the future direction of low-carbon development

During the Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo, a total of 1 keynote forum, 6 parallel forums and 50 simultaneous activities were held. Many experts and scholars in related fields around the world collided with ideas and shared insights to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality globally and create a better future for mankind. Contribute wisdom.

At the keynote forum, Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, said in his speech that currently, Shanghai City is guided by the comprehensive green and low-carbon transformation of economic and social development, with energy green and low-carbon development as the key, and low-carbon zero-carbon-negative technological innovation as the support, unswervingly follow the high-quality development path of ecological priority, green and low-carbon. We will insist on establishing before breaking, promote the energy revolution, build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, and support the rapid development of new energy vehicles; adhere to green development, optimize the industrial structure, and increase the proportion of green and low-carbon industries; adhere to demonstration and guidance, Strengthen policy guarantees, proactively lead and align international rules and standards, and promote the improvement of the national carbon emissions trading market.

Liu Zhenmin, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs, said that the Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo provides a good platform for all sectors of society for exchanges and hopes that everyone can conduct good exchanges, share experiences, strengthen cooperation, and promote the implementation and strengthening of my country's "double carbon" goals. Global climate governance contributes.

Yuan Da, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission, also delivered a speech at the meeting. Huang Zhen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of the Yangtze River Delta Carbon Neutralization Industry-University-Research Alliance, and Lord Adair Turner, chairman of the Energy Transformation Committee, delivered keynote speeches.

The keynote forum also released the "Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo Green and Low-Carbon Supply Chain Case Collection", and established the CN100 Green and Low-Carbon Supply Chain Chain Master Enterprise Alliance to give full play to the leading role of chain owners and assist low-carbon technology innovation research and development and promotion. Application, promote the overall green and low-carbon transformation of the supply chain.

The six parallel forums also have their own characteristics. The Energy Transformation Forum explores the path and development ideas to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality. The Green Consumption Forum focuses on sustainable consumption concepts to promote consumption opportunities, exploring and leading young people to integrate knowledge and action in sustainable consumption. The Product Carbon Footprint Forum aims to accelerate the establishment of a product carbon footprint management system and strengthen the functionality and radiation power of the green and low-carbon supply chain public service platform. With the theme of "Technological Innovation Empowers High-Quality Development of the Automobile Industry", the Low-Carbon Transportation Forum provides suggestions and actively provides suggestions for cross-border integration of industry, academia and academia and exchanges between enterprises and enterprises. The Circular Economy Forum discusses the future development direction of the circular economy, helps implement the action requirements of the circular economy to help carbon peak, creates a communication platform for the resource recycling industry, and creates a good atmosphere for circular development in the whole society. The New Energy Storage Industry Innovation Forum comprehensively combs the development status of my country's new energy storage in 2023 from several aspects such as development situation, technological innovation, engineering practice, industrial development, standards and policy system, and analyzes the development trend of the new energy storage industry in the future. Conduct research and judgment.

Deliver green concepts and lead the trend of sustainable living fashion

The Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo is not only a platform to showcase green and low-carbon technologies and products. The organizers strive to drive exhibitors to turn the exhibition into an important window for spreading sustainable concepts and enhancing public awareness of the ecological environment.

Walking into the L'Oréal Group booth is like entering a low-carbon science museum. This 300-square-meter booth has all made of recyclable materials for the main structure, which reduces the amount of materials used in design. The core position of the booth is occupied by "3R Innovation Equipment". The so-called "3R" refers to Reduce, Replace, and Recycle, which means reduction, replaceable and recyclable. In terms of product packaging, all material packaging of L'Oréal Group follows the 3R principle. It is understood that in order to promote the realization of emission reduction commitments, L'Oréal Group has also taken a number of effective measures in cargo transportation. Currently, in Shanghai, L'Oréal Group has used zero-emission green vehicles for cargo and parcel distribution.

The exhibition also invited representatives from different fields such as governments, enterprises, scientific research institutions, and non-governmental organizations to gather together to hold various forums, seminars and activities to discuss the future trends and challenges of green and low-carbon development from multiple fields and perspectives, and popularize knowledge on climate change, resource conservation, and ecological protection to the public.

In addition, the organizers and partners jointly launched the "Zero Carbon Expo" activity. By entrusting professional organizations to use smart IoT, blockchain, big data and other technologies to complete carbon inspections, carbon emission reduction tracking, and carbon credit transactions in one stop. and offset, the authoritative organization will finally verify the carbon neutrality of the exhibition and complete the certification, thereby achieving zero-carbon exhibition. 25 "Sustainable Day" check-in booths were also set up at the exhibition site, allowing the audience to experience a visible, palpable and experiential "sustainable day" from the five dimensions of "clothing, food, housing, transportation and use".