China is the world's largest energy consumer, producer and importer at the same time. After this, it is not surprising that it accounts for 26 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the world, 64 percent of which can be derived from the electricity sector based on coal-fired power plants.

Therefore, it is important to know where the Asian giant will go in the future. While climate policy drives the most important events in the energy sector in the majority of EU member states, China - although it seems committed to greening - does not seem to follow this path. Compared to the EU, China follows a more conservative energy policy, in which the first priority is guaranteeing security of supply and import diversification. The focus of the panel discussion is to answer how China tries to balance the triad of energy supply security, greening and ensuring affordable energy prices (the so-called energy trilemma), so that in the meantime there is a Russian-Ukrainian war and a war in the Middle East, there are the EU/ G7 sanctions and globally high energy prices, and Western trade barriers are getting stronger to curb China's green expansion.

The panel participants:

  • Erika Tóthfalusy, vice president of the Hungarian-Chinese Chamber of Economy
  • Dr. Yinghao He, researcher at China's Fudan University (Belt and Road & Global Governance Institute, Fudan University
  • Dr. Zsuzsánna Réka Máthé, scientific associate of the European Strategy Institute of the National Public Service University
  • Moderator Dr. Ottó Toldi, senior researcher at the Climate Policy Institute

Location: 1113 Budapest, Tas vezér street 3-7., Scruton

Date: november 26, 2024, 5 p.m

Participation is free but requires registration. The language of the discussion will be English, and a limited number of interpretation devices will be available at the event.

You can register by clicking on the following link: Reg!

We welcome everyone with interest!