Road to COP30: China's Role in Global Climate Investment


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Location
Virtual

Date
September 16, 2025

Time
12:30 PM
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Road to COP30 Beijing

The first in a series of discussions of how regions around the world are preparing for COP30.

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Time: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 8:30 - 10:00 PM (Beijing) | 8:30 - 10:00 AM (New York)

Location: Zoom Webinar

Language: English

Join us for a panel discussion hosted by the Columbia Global Center Beijing on China's role in global climate investment and its path towards COP30, exploring urgent climate challenges, regional and international leadership, financial architecture, and the balancing act between development status and climate contributions.

This event is part of a global series, Road to COP30: Local Voices, Global Pathways, hosted by the Columbia Global Centers. Each week, one of the Columbia Global Centers convenes an online event that looks at the big questions shaping local climate conversations and how they connect to global climate negotiations. Explore the full series and sign up for future events here.

Moderator

  • Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Panelists

  • Ting Li, Chief Representative, Rocky Mountain Institute Beijing Office
  • Wenhong Xie, Head of China Programme, Climate Bonds Initiative
  • Ruoshui Sun, Assistant Researcher, Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University

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