COP21
Satellite Meeting
2015 China-Europa Forum
《Facing Climate Change: Rethinking Our Global Development Model, Act II》
1 December 2015, Paris
On 1st December 2015, within the framework of the UN Climate Summit (COP21) in Paris, the China-Europe
Forum (CEF) will organise a satellite event named “Facing Climate Change: Rethinking Our Global Development
Model, Act II”. This event is the following of the conference on “climate change, rethink our model of global
development and build a citizen ethics, Act I " organized by CEF from December 2 to 5, 2014, brought together
more than 300 participants coming from Chinese and European civilian society, as NGOs, enterprises, research
centres, local authorities and media through two plenary sessions and three roundtables in Paris as well as 12
thematic workshops in Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Lyons, Marseilles, Lille and Rouen. One of the important
outcomes of the 2014 Climate change conference in Paris is the Common Text - the result of a year-long process
of joint elaboration, which will be officially presented in Paris to the UN Climate Summit (COP21) in December,
2015.
Objectives
1. That Chinese and European societies join together in order to contribute to the success of the 2015 UN
Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris；
2. To promote the establishment of a fresh China-Europe dialogue mechanism in order to enter a new era in
the fight against climate change, to enhance mutual exchanges and to find a new governance model；
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3. To build the China-Europe green development platform in order to encourage a circular economy based on
renewable energy and green construction, to promote local initiatives and international experience sharing,
to address jointly global environmental challenges；
4. To promote EU-China business co-operation in the field of facing climate change, to reduce energy
consumption and the carbon footprint in production and lifestyle activities with the aim of achieving the
objective of a transition to a sustainable society.
Place: Climate Generation Area (room n°1), le Bourget
Organizers: China Europa Forum, European Committee of the Regions, Vanke Group, SEE Conservation,
Entreprises pour l’environnement (EpE)
Co-organizers: France Green Cross and Territories, Jia Cui (China) Environmental Promotion Center, China
Philanthropy Research Institute, FAZE Urbanization and Wellbeing Institute (Guangzhou ), Western Returned
Scholars Association of China, China Urban Realty Association, Shenzhen Business Elites Union(SBEU)
Supported By: French Committee for the preparation and organization of COP21, UNEP, Paris City
Government, Vivapolis…
Programme
15:00 – 15:45
Keynote speech
Moderator: Agnès Gaudu, Journalist, Courrier International
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Arab Hoballah, Chief of Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities and Industry, UNEP
Francesco Pigliaru, Chair of the Committee of the Regions' Commission for
Environment, Climate Change and Energy, and President of Sardinia Region, Italy
Pierre-Henri Guignard, General Secretary for the preparation and organisation of
COP21 (tbc)
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WANG Shi, Chairman of the Board of Vanke Group, China Vanke Co Ltd
Claire Tutenuit, General Delegate at Entreprises pour l’environnement (EpE)
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Michèle Pappalardo, Vivapolis - Sustainable City
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Representative of Chinese Embassy in France
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WANG Zhenyao, Director of the China Philanthropy Research Institute
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NING Gaoning, Chairman of the Board of Directors, COFCO Corporation
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15:45 – 16:30
Facing Climate Change – Session Presenting the Common Text
Moderator：Agnès Gaudu, Journalist, Courrier International
 Presentation of the Common Text - China Europa Forum : by Zhou Yongzhang
Director of the Centre for Research on Resources and Environment of the Earth at
Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou ; Nicolas Imbert, Director of the Green Cross
France and Territories; ZHENG Baowei, Director of the Research Centre for
Journalism and Social Development at Renming University of China and the China
Centre for Climate Change Communication; HUANG Haoming, Deputy Board
Chairman and Secretary-General, the China Association for NGO Cooperation
(CANGO); LI Yuan, CEO, China Merchants New Energy Group, Chairman of United
Photovoltaics Group
 China Urban Realty Association White Paper : Li Jie, Secretary General, China
Urban Realty Association
 UNEP Text :
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«SUC Guidelines- Guiding Principles for Sustainable Cities and Communities»
(Second Version), by LI Xiang, General Manager, (China) Jia Cui Environmental
Promotive Center
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«UNEP Candidate Projects of Sustainable Cities and Communities& List of SUC
Alliance Members», by Philipp Arnold, UNEP International Technical Advisor
 SEE Text：« China’s Enterprises Declaration on Promoting Innovations for
Sustainability »
Submitting the common text to a representative of the French committee for the
preparation and organisation of COP21.
16 :30– 17 :30
Thematic panel : Environmental legislation and circular economy for a Transition Towards
Sustainable Societies
Moderator： Yvan Razafindratandra, lawyer, Cabinet Phusix
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GUO Aidi, Director of the Marketing Department, Netease
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François-Michel Lambert, Green MP for Bouches du Rhône, president of the
Institute of Circular economy
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XU Huaqing, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy
and International Cooperation of China (NCSC)
Michel Lebrun, Former president of the Committee of the Regions; Member of its
Commission on Environment, Climate Change and Energy
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Wang Weidong, associate partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm, supervisor of the 2005
Committee
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Pierre Calame, Co-founder of the China Europa Forum
Deng Feng, executive director of the 2005 Committee
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Patrick Schroeder, SCP Expert, SWITCH-Asia Network Facility
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Zhai Yong, Director of Law department of the Environmental and Resources
Protection Committee of NPC
Panel Discussion: Q & A
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Speech: Mr Michel Rocard, Former French Prime Minister
Conclusion & Prize-giving to Chinese cities, companies and foundations involved in
the transition to sustainable cities, by Michel Rocard, Former French Prime Minister,
Paul Trân Van Thinh, President of the China Europa Forum Association, and Wang
Zhenyao, Director of the China Philanthropy Research Institute
Moderator：CHEN Yan, Executive President, China Europa Forum
Group Picture
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