STL Professor Stephen Minas Contributes to COP29 Panel on International Cooperation in Clean Energy Innovation

At COP29 climate conference in Baku, STL Professor Stephen Minas participated in a panel discussion hosted jointly by the Department of Exchange and Cooperation of the Counselors’ Office of the State Council (国务院参事室交流合作司) and the Research Institute for Ecological Civilization (RIEco), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院生态文明研究所). The event was on the topic “International Cooperation in New Energy Science and Technology Innovation” and was held at the China Corner pavilion at the COP29 venue. The keynote speech was given by Professor Zhuang Guiyang (庄贵阳), Deputy Director of RIEco. Other speakers included RIEco researcher Chen Ying (陈迎), Chinese Academy of Forestry chief scientist Lu Qi (卢琦), University of Zurich climate policy researcher Axel Michaelowa, Global Director, Energy at World Resources Institute Jennifer Layke, Associate Researcher at the Secretariat of the National High-level Think Tank Council of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Han Yu (韩昱) and Professor Minas. The discussion covered clean energy development and innovation in China and international cooperation, including through carbon markets and technology transfer.