On Feb.24-25, 2017, an international conference on Green Energy: The G20 Vision was co-hosted by SIIS, Korea Development Institute (Korea), and Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada). SIIS Vice President Yang Jian gave a welcome remark. Ambassador Gou Haibo, Special Representative for Climate Change Negotiations, Chinese Foreign Ministry and Mr. Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General of International Energy Forum (IEF) delivered opening remarks.

More than 40 participants from China, US, ASEAN, South Korea, Canada, Japan, Canada, Australia, Germany etc. attended the discussion panels on the following issues: energy-climate governance and the 2030 Agenda, the optimists’ case for “muddling through”, green finance—G20 actions to catalyze green investments, unburnable carbon—the case for banning the extraction of fossil fuel beyond the carbon budget, and sustainable infrastructure—smart and quality infrastructure for current and future generations.

This conference aims to improve mutual respect and understanding of pragmatic options for the G20 to enable realization of the Paris Agreement’s goals. It also seeks policy recommendations for 2017 G20 common actions and collaboration, with a brief and outcome paper for the T20.