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Erik Solheim, Carbon Neutrality, Green Development and Global Economic Trends
Erik Solheim, Carbon Neutrality, Green Development and Global Economic Trends
Date：2023-07-03
On May 11, 2023, Mr. Erik Solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General and former Executive Director of UNEP, gave a lecture on "Carbon Neutral, Green Development and Global Economic Trends" at PKULaw.
Mr. Solheim began his lecture by discussing China's leadership in world environmental protection. China has made significant progress in reducing its carbon emissions and improving its environmental quality.
Mr. Solheim argued that businesses have a responsibility to reduce their environmental impact and that they can play a key role in driving green innovation. He also noted that businesses can benefit from green development by reducing their costs and improving their reputation.
Mr. Solheim discussed the important role of science and technology, and law in green development. Science and technology can be used to develop new technologies that can help to reduce environmental impact, to improve our understanding of environmental problems and to develop proper solutions. Law can be used to create a level playing field for businesses and to encourage them to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Law is a better tool to protect the environment from harm.
Mr. Solheim concluded by expressing his belief that great nations should respect each other's political institutions and religious beliefs, like old Indian saying that "the whole universe is one family" still holds true today.
Mr. Solheim began his lecture by discussing China's leadership in world environmental protection. China has made significant progress in reducing its carbon emissions and improving its environmental quality.
Mr. Solheim argued that businesses have a responsibility to reduce their environmental impact and that they can play a key role in driving green innovation. He also noted that businesses can benefit from green development by reducing their costs and improving their reputation.
Mr. Solheim discussed the important role of science and technology, and law in green development. Science and technology can be used to develop new technologies that can help to reduce environmental impact, to improve our understanding of environmental problems and to develop proper solutions. Law can be used to create a level playing field for businesses and to encourage them to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Law is a better tool to protect the environment from harm.
Mr. Solheim concluded by expressing his belief that great nations should respect each other's political institutions and religious beliefs, like old Indian saying that "the whole universe is one family" still holds true today.
- Speaker Profile：
Erik Solheim is former Under-Secretary-General of UN and former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Convener of Advisory Committee of BRI International Green Development Coalition, CCICED Council Member. He graduated from the University of Oslo with a bachelor' s degree in history and sociology. From 2016 to 2018, he served as Under-Secretary - General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Environment Programme. He was the Chairman of the OECD Development Assistance Committee during 2013-2016; Minister of the Environment of Norway from 2007 to 2012; Norwegian Minister for International Development from 2005 to 2007.
Mr. Solheim is a renowned global leader in environment and development. He has always been a strong supporter of China's ecological and environmental protection work and spared relentless effort in promoting China's ecological civilization to the international community. During his tenure as the Executive Director of the UNEP, he has made outstanding contributions to the environment protection cause and has been awarded the "Champion of the Earth" award, the highest honor in the environmental protection sector.
Mr. Solheim is a renowned global leader in environment and development. He has always been a strong supporter of China's ecological and environmental protection work and spared relentless effort in promoting China's ecological civilization to the international community. During his tenure as the Executive Director of the UNEP, he has made outstanding contributions to the environment protection cause and has been awarded the "Champion of the Earth" award, the highest honor in the environmental protection sector.
To learn more about the event, please check out: https://www.law.pku.edu.cn/xwzx/xwdt/150031.htm