On May 30th, the Global Forum on IP Protection and Innovation Sub-Forum of Zhongguancun Forum was held in Beijing, where Bluetech Clean Air Alliance (BCAA) released the major achievements of the WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Project from Beijing Pilot. Amy Dietrich, Director of the Global Challenges Division at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) addressed, “many congratulations to Beijing for being the first WIPO GREEN China cities project pilot city, achieving green technology implementation in areas such as food waste disposal and electric vehicle recharging in just over a year of operation.”
At this sub-forum, Liu Hua, the Director of the WIPO China Office, representing the WIPO headquarters, presented letters of appreciation to the representatives of four companies participating in the two demonstration projects. The four companies are Beijing Shijiyunan New Energy Co., Ltd., Beijing SINOENC Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Lake View Hotel, and Beijing Century City Property Management Co., Ltd. Director Liu highlighted, "The introduction of the WIPO GREEN Urban Acceleration Project to China aims to leverage advanced green technologies from around the world to support China's green development. We are delighted to see these innovative technological solutions being implemented in the Beijing pilot. With the help of WIPO's platform, we can truly contribute to the green and low-carbon development of Beijing and achieve tangible reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants."
Director of BCAA and National Coordinator of the WIPO GREEN China City Project, Xie Hongxing, hosted the session of project achievements releasement. The Beijing pilot has completed the preliminary assessment of green technology demand, identified three major green development challenges currently faced by the city: carbon dioxide emissions reduction, air pollution, and urban waste. Two rounds of technology and demand solicitation have been completed, resulting in the collection of 11 Beijing green technology demands and 60 global green technologies, which have been uploaded to the WIPO GREEN global database. Special activities on "Innovation for a Green Future" in green technology IP strategy have been organized. Multiple rounds of online and offline matchmaking activities have been conducted, resulting in the successful signing of four cooperation memoranda and the successful matches of two demonstration projects (An Electrical Connection and A Circular Composting Solution to Food Waste in China).
The achievements of the WIPO GREEN Acceleration Project and the Beijing pilot have been showcased on various platforms, including the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Boao Forum for Asia, the ZGC Forum, and the WIPO GREEN Acceleration Project International Conference. They have also been collected and addressed in the WIPO GREEN 2022 Annual Review report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Pan Xinsheng, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Beijing Intellectual Property Bureau, stated, "The implementation of the demonstration projects of the WIPO GREEN Urban Acceleration Project in Beijing has contributed to the city's green development and reflects Beijing's longstanding commitment to green development."
As one of the achievements, BCAA, in collaboration with WIPO GREEN, has jointly compiled and published an English version and a Chinese version of the report titled Progress in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Development and Deployment in China on WIPO's platform. The report states that China is accelerating the application of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, which contributes to fulfilling its climate commitments of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, as well as addressing urban air pollution. The research also found that China surpassed Japan in 2018 to become the leader in patent applications in the field of fuel cell technology. In terms of innovation intensity, China has caught up with leading countries such as Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United States in hydrogen energy technological innovation.
This sub-forum was guided by China National Intellectual Property Administration, Beijing Municipal People's Government, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and jointly organized by Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office, WIPO China Office, and ZGC Group. The event was hosted by the Beijing Intellectual Property Operation Company. Guest speakers at the forum included Han Geng, Deputy Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government, Lei Xiaoyun, Director of the Promotion and Application Department of China National Intellectual Property Administration, Cui Yang, Director of SFJ Beijing Government, Lv Chenfei, Head of Mentougou Destrict, Zhao Changshan, Chairman of ZGC Group. The theme of the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum is "Open Cooperation for a Shared Future". On May 25th, the Zhongguancun Forum received a congratulatory letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
WIPO GREEN City Acceleration Project: In response to China's carbon neutral strategy, promoting green technology transfer, and international cooperation, and to better support China's sustainable development and carbon neutrality goals, BCAA joined hands with WIPO GREEN and launched the "WIPO GREEN" Acceleration Project in China in 2021, known as the WIPO GREEN China City Acceleration Project. The project plans to select four to five Chinese cities as pilot sites and conduct research and solicitation of green technology needs based on the green challenges faced by these cities. Based on these needs, it aims to recruit green technologies worldwide, promote the application of technologies in the cities, and accelerate urban green development.
For more information, please visit: https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/projects/
