Focusing on "smart energy, green and win-win", strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the global energy field, the 2023 Taiyuan Energy Low-Carbon Development Forum was successfully held, and Lan Foan attended the opening ceremony and summit forum, rea

On the morning of September 6, Lan Fo'an, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony and summit forum at the Xiaohe International Conference Center, read out a congratulatory letter from Premier Li Qiang and delivered a welcome speech. (Photo by Shi Xiaobo)

From September 6th to 8th, the 2023 Taiyuan Energy Low-Carbon Development Forum was grandly held. (Photo by Li Lianjun)

From September 6th to 8th, the 2023 Taiyuan Energy Low-Carbon Development Forum was grandly held. Guests and friends from home and abroad gathered in Taiyuan to exchange advanced ideas, discuss cutting-edge issues, display the latest achievements, and deepen pragmatic cooperation. Premier Li Qiang sent a congratulatory letter to the forum. On the morning of the 6th, Lan Fo'an, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony and summit forum at the Xiaohe International Conference Center, read out the congratulatory letter of Premier Li Qiang and delivered a welcome speech. Kiribati Vice President Tevea Toatu, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and President of the Thai-Chinese Friendship Association Gong Thaparansi, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission Li Chunlin, Deputy Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council Yuan Ye, Member of the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Chairman of China Aneng Zhou Guoping, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for European Affairs Wu Hongbo, relevant responsible comrades of national ministries and commissions, members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, relevant provincial leaders, relevant responsible comrades of brother provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), responsible comrades of central enterprises, Nearly 5,800 guests from 40 countries attended the forum's related activities, including some envoys to China, senior officials of international organizations such as relevant United Nations agencies and international friendly provinces and states, academicians and experts in related fields, heads of relevant business associations and leading enterprises in the energy field, and responsible comrades of relevant provincial departments and cities.

In his speech, Lan Foan pointed out that under the cordial care of President Xi Jinping, with the strong support of relevant ministries and commissions of the state and all sectors of society, and with the extensive participation of the international community, the Taiyuan Forum has been successfully held for six sessions, and has gradually become a high-end dialogue platform, a results release platform and an international cooperation docking platform in the field of energy and low-carbon with world influence. Premier Li Qiang's congratulatory letter to the forum thoroughly implements the new energy security strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping, has a deep insight into the new trend of world energy development and the new reform of the global energy system, and clarifies the Chinese government's willingness to work with the international community to promote the establishment of a global clean energy partnership, strengthen energy governance and technical cooperation in all aspects, and make new contributions to global energy security and energy transition. It also fully reflects the Chinese government's great importance to green and low-carbon energy development, and its self-confidence and responsibility to promote the improvement of the global energy governance system and actively respond to global climate change. Shanxi will thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping, earnestly implement the requirements of Premier Li Qiang's congratulatory letter, promote the comprehensive reform pilot of the energy revolution in depth, continue to promote the green transformation of the energy industry, and contribute to ensuring national energy security, maintaining the stability of industrial and supply chains, and responding to global climate change.

Lan Foan pointed out that low-carbon energy development is related to the future of mankind. Starting from the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, more and more people of insight in the international community have focused on green and low-carbon energy development, building consensus, committing to practice and promoting cooperation, which has strengthened the confidence of mankind in solving the problem of climate change and injected surging strength into better protecting the beautiful planet we live in. As an important comprehensive energy base in China, Shanxi has an irreplaceable strategic position in the national and global energy landscape. In particular, since 2019, when the CPC Central Committee entrusted Shanxi with the national mission of carrying out a comprehensive reform pilot of the energy revolution, we have conscientiously implemented the new strategy of energy security and the "dual carbon" strategy, and on the basis of making every effort to ensure national energy security, we have comprehensively promoted the energy consumption, supply, technology, institutional revolution and international cooperation, and promoted new breakthroughs in clean, efficient and low-carbon utilization of coal. Characteristic modern agriculture, modern service industry, cultural tourism and health care industry, digital economy and other areas have been improved and accelerated, energy intensity and carbon emission intensity have continued to decline significantly, and Shanxi's industrial transformation and high-quality development have taken solid steps. In the future, we will take the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality as the traction, strive to find a low-carbon energy development path with Shanxi characteristics, continuously inject green power and strong momentum into the province's high-quality development and modernization, and make new and greater contributions to the green and low-carbon development of the country and the world. Lanfoan warmly invites domestic and foreign entrepreneurs and all kinds of talents to enter Shanxi, start a business in Shanxi, and deeply cultivate Shanxi, share new opportunities for low-carbon development, and write a new chapter in the energy revolution.

Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the National Energy Administration and the Shanxi Provincial People's Government, the forum held 1 opening ceremony and summit forum, 4 international conferences, 11 parallel forums, 2 Shanxi characteristic activities and a series of related activities with the theme of "Smart Energy, Green and Win-Win". At the opening ceremony and summit forum, Tevea Toatu, Gong Taparansi and Li Chunlin delivered speeches, and Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Horace Chang, delivered a video speech. Xie Zhenhua, Mary Wallik, Deputy Administrator of the International Energy Agency, Francisco La Carmela, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Soldasson, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate of Iceland, Kovacs, Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Ibre, Ambassador of Iceland to China, Alam Hachatryan, Governor of the Lori Region of Armenia, Francisco Acuña Mendes, Special Representative of the Mexican Government for the Sonora Program, Wang Yanxin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, He Kebin, Dean of the Institute of Carbon Neutrality of Tsinghua University, Kang Hongpu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chief Scientist of China Coal Science and Industry Group, Zou Lei, Chairman of China Datang Group, Hu Wangming, Chairman of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group, Li Shufu, Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, and other important guests at home and abroad delivered speeches or video speeches, reflecting the "national, international and professional" level of the forum.

The forum highlighted "Global Voice", "China's Plan" and "Shanxi Action". As the Guest of Honour at this forum, Iceland has carried out a series of activities. The forum held a number of international conferences, such as the International Sister City Cooperation and Exchange Dialogue, the 13th Global Top 500 New Energy Enterprises Summit, the special event of Hurun Report to help the high-quality development of Shanxi's energy industry, and the roundtable meeting of Shanxi-foreign envoys in China, and signed 8 memorandums of cooperation and letters of intent between sister cities. 242 elites from all walks of life held cross-border and cross-industry global dialogues at the parallel forum, demonstrating to the world China's new ideas, models and practices in the construction of a new energy system empowered by digital intelligence, the high-quality development of green carbon sinks, and clean energy cooperation. Our province also organized some guests to go to key industrial chains and characteristic professional towns to carry out field research and cooperation docking.

During the forum, 19 major information such as the "2023 Digital Energy Development White Paper" was released, including the latest innovative achievements of "four revolutions and one cooperation" in our province. The provincial government has signed a series of strategic cooperation agreements with central enterprises such as China Datang and China Baowu, and a number of cooperation projects have been signed between relevant provincial enterprises, cities and counties, development zones and subsidiaries of central enterprises. As of 12 noon on September 8, the forum had signed a total of 52 key investment cooperation projects, with a total investment of 62.061 billion yuan. (Yang Wen)