The 15th Pujiang Innovation Forum 2022 opened in China's financial hub Shanghai 
on August 27. With the theme of "Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global 
Innovation", the forum will focus on underpinning low-carbon development 
through technological innovation, establishing a sound economic and 
technological system for green, low-carbon and circular development, and 
deepening global cooperation in low-carbon technology to jointly draw a new 
blueprint for global sustainable development.

This year, more than 230 experts from international organizations, top 
universities, scientific research institutions,think tanks, companies and more 
than 40 academicians from nearly 30 countries and regions participated in the 
event online and offline.

Pujiang Innovation Forum was jointed founded by the Ministry of Science and 
Technology and Shanghai Municipal People's Government in 2008. Focusing on the 
theme of innovation, it has become an important platform for promoting global 
cooperation in science, technology and innovation by pooling global ideas and 
enabling scientific and technological innovation.

At the opening ceremony, "INNOMATCH", a matchmaking platform for global 
technology supply and demand was officially launched, which aims to gather 
global innovation resources, address the innovation needs of enterprises, and 
build a two-way fast track for the transformation of scientific and 
technological achievements.

At the plenary meeting held later, Borge Brende, president of the World 
Economic Forum, said that technology is key to mitigating climate change and 
this is why China's commitment to promoting green technology solutions is 
amazing.

During this forum, a number of reports and cooperation agreements were released 
such as The 2022 "Ideal City" Global High-level Scientist Analysis Report and 
Low&Net Zero Carbon Related Science and Technology, and Prospective Analysis of 
Application Scenarios.

At the Regional & Urban Forum held on Aug. 28, the National Innovation Center 
par Excellence (NICE) signed contracts with six international companies, 
including ARaymond Company of France and DuPont Company of the United States, 
to jointly promote global innovation and high-quality, integrated green 
development.

SOURCE: Shanghai Center for Pujiang Innovation Forum

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