1. Lecture content

The Global Green Transition was crucial in the past, is accelerating in the present, and will be the cornerstone of tomorrow, reshaping economies, technologies, and the state of international cooperation. Nowhere are the different facets of the green transition better exemplified than in China, where renewable energy manufacturing, green technologies and new policies influence climate action worldwide. While some critics frame China’s growing capacity as “overcapacity,” others argue it offers exactly what the world has long demanded: affordable solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and the industrial scale necessary to decarbonize at speed.

Mr. Erik Solheim, former Executive Director of UNEP and a leading voice on global climate collaboration, will explore these ideas in his lecture. Join us to examine how China’s green industries are reshaping international climate politics, what this means for developing and developed countries, and how a reimagined model of cooperation could define the next phase of global climate governance.

2. Lecture guest

Mr. Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim, currently Co-Chair of the Europe-Asia Center, is a global leader in environment and development. He is also the former United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as the Norwegian Minister of Environment and International Development. He promoted the development and implementation of the Global Plastic Action Programme to reduce plastic pollution and ocean plastic waste.

3. Lecture information

Topic: The Global Green Transition and China: Reimagining International Climate Cooperation

Date: December 5, 2025 (Friday)

Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM

Venue: Lecture Hall, School of Environment

Audience: All faculty and students of Tsinghua University

Organizers: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Xiuzhong College, Tsinghua University

4. Registration

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