On September 6, under the guidance and support of the Circular Economy Thematic Group of the China-U.S. Climate Action Working Group, the China Association of Circular Economy and the US-China Business Council jointly held the First China-U.S. Circular Economy Cooperation Forum in Beijing. The forum aimed to implement the Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis, build a circular economy exchange and cooperation platform for the business communities, social organizations, and research institutions of the two countries, and promote more practical cooperation outcomes between the two countries. Yan Haochun, Technical Director of CTC and General Manager of the Certification and Evaluation Center, and relevant personnel attended the forum and spoke at the parallel forum on the promotion and application of recycled materials.

Zhao Chenxin, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission; John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy; Liu Zhenmin, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change; Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to China; and Xie Zhenhua, former China Special Envoy for Climate Change, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, delivered a video address. Stephen Polasky, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Professor at the University of Minnesota, and 11 other guests delivered keynote speeches, focusing on developing the circular economy and addressing climate change.

In recent years, CTC has attached importance to the coordinated development of quality infrastructure and the circular economy. It has become a certification body for the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), developed standards such as the “Technical Specification for Project-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Assessment — Recycled Non-Ferrous Metals (Aluminum, Copper, Lead)” and the “Technical Specification for Project-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Assessment — Slag Powder Replacing Cement as a Concrete Cementitious Component,” and is currently developing a group standard for a chain-of-custody traceability system. It has made active efforts in promoting international mutual recognition and mutual trust of standards and methods in the circular economy field.

CTC will take this opportunity to continue leveraging its advantages, deepen technical exchanges and strengthen practical cooperation around the circular economy, accelerate the intelligent and green transformation of the industry, improve energy and resource utilization efficiency, vigorously develop energy conservation and environmental protection, innovate green service supply models, and contribute more wisdom and strength to the global response to the climate crisis.