The 2023 Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development opened in Changsha on October 20. (Photo/Sun Ye and Yi Boqi)

The 2023 Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development opened in Changsha on October 20. With the theme of "Transformation and Innovation: Sharing New Opportunities, and Jointly Promoting New Development", the forum was co-hosted by the Hunan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Hunan Provincial Department of Finance, the Asian Development Bank, and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation.

At the forum, the participants will discuss comprehensive solutions and share their views and achievements from the perspectives of policies on tacking climate change, carbon pricing and carbon trading market, innovating the financing mechanism, technology innovation, and digital empowerment. These will help promote policy expansion and testing, carry out pragmatic collaboration, and boost international exchanges.

The forum is scheduled to take place both online and offline from October 20 to 21. It includes an opening ceremony, a closing ceremony, two keynote symposiums, ten sub-forums, and trainings on South-South cooperation to tackle climate change and maintain sustainable development. About 400 people are expected to attend the forum offline. The forum is broadcast live. Viewers can watch and participate in the forum online.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn