Swedish eco alliance contributes to China's carbon neutrality plan
- By Xu Xiaoxuan
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E-mail China.org.cn, April 13, 2022
A Swedish eco alliance released a report to contribute to China's carbon neutrality goal in Beijing on April 11.
The report, titled "Towards carbon neutrality: How can Sweden support China in sustainable urban development to achieve carbon neutrality?", was released by the China-Sweden Hammarby Eco City Alliance, which was established in 2019 by Business Sweden and several Swedish companies with an aim to provide sustainable urbanization solutions for China.
The report is dedicated to facilitating international cooperation in achieving carbon neutrality and promoting sustainable urbanization in China.
During the launch ceremony, Swedish Ambassador to China Helena Sangeland celebrated the report, which discusses in detail Sweden's experience and models in sustainable urban development and introduces achievements from China-Sweden cooperation.
The report comes at a time when almost all countries in the world have reached a consensus on carbon neutrality. How to reduce urban carbon emissions amid growing urbanization is something that must be considered by governments and enterprises, according to Joakim Abeleen, trade and investment commissioner and market area director for Greater China at Business Sweden.
Hammarby Sjöstad, a run-down industrial area in Sweden's capital Stockholm in the 1990s, is a prominent example of sustainable urban development. The alliance put the Hammarby model into a Chinese context and established Yantai Hammarby Eco City, with a focus on green development, community, safety, comfort and digital technology in east China's Shandong province.
During the event, White Peak, a leading European residential developer in China and a member of the alliance, signed an agreement with Qingdao Metro Real Estate Limited to bring the Hammarby model to Qingdao city in Shandong province. Going forward, White Peak plans to continue to develop projects based on the Hammarby model in Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning provinces, according to Jesper Jos Olsson, CEO and founding partner of White Peak.
During the panel discussion that followed, the guests shared insights into the challenges China is facing in using green technology, integration of China's real estate market with sustainable urban development, and Chinese innovations in localizing the Hammarby model.
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