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ICAP Webinar: “Latest Developments and Prospects of China’s ETS”

China’s ETS continues to shape the global carbon pricing landscape. To explore the latest progress, challenges, and opportunities, ICAP will host an online event bringing together experts from China, Europe, and the international ETS community. As a part of the event, ICAP will share highlights from the newly updated 2025 Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report.

Date
Time
09:00–10:30 (CEST) / 15:00–16:30 (Beijing Time)
Format
virtual
Registration
Register for the webinar here

After expanding its scope to 3 industrial sectors, China’s national ETS continues to shape the global carbon pricing landscape. To explore the latest progress, challenges, and opportunities, the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) will host an online webinar on 7 August, bringing together experts from China and Europe. As a part of the event, ICAP will share highlights from the newly updated 2025 Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report.

ICAP cordially invites you to join our webinar. We very much look forward to your valuable insights and in-depth exchanges with peers from the international ETS community. You can find the registration link and full agenda for the webinar below. 

Event information:

  • Date: 7 August 2025
  • Time: 09:00–10:30 (CEST) / 15:00–16:30 (Beijing Time)
  • Format: Online (registration link)
  • Language: English

We are warmly inviting all carbon pricing and climate policy experts to come join us and contribute to the discussion! Your participation will add significant value to this event. 

Please click here to register for the webinar. 

Agenda

Time (CEST)

Topics

09:00-09:10Welcome and Introduction 
09:10-09:20

Updates of the "Emissions Trading Worldwide: ICAP Status Report 2025"

Speaker: Zhibin Chen, Senior Carbon Market Expert, ICAP

09:20-10:00

'Experiences and Challenges in the Development of China’s Carbon Market and Its Impact on Global Carbon Pricing Mechanisms' 

Speakers:

  • Johannes ENZMANN, Senior Expert, International Carbon Markets Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission
  • Wenya HAN, Director of the Department of Economics, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
  • Jijie WANG, Deputy Director of the Department of Market Mechanism Research, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation
  • Hongming LIU, Director of Carbon Market Program, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Li ZHOU, Research Associate Professor, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University.  
10:00-10:25Q&A with Online Audience
10:25-10:30Summary and Outlook

 You can find the presentations by Hongming Liu (Environmental Defense Fund) here and the presentation by Li Zhou (Tsinghua University) here. 

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Speakers
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Zhibin Chen
Senior Carbon Market Expert, ICAP
Johannes Enzmann
Senior Expert, International Carbon Markets Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission
Wenya Han
Director of the Department of Economics, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Jijie Wang
Deputy Director of the Department of Market Mechanism Research, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation
Hongming Liu
Director of Carbon Market Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Li Zhou
Research Associate Professor, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University

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