UNIDO ITPO Shanghai Attends Dual Carbon Green Investment and Financing Project Roadshow as Advisor to Carbon Neutral Action Coalition

On the afternoon of February 29th, the "Dual Carbon" Green Investment and Financing Project Roadshow, jointly organized by Shanghai Exchange Group, Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange and Carbon Neutral Action Coalition, was successfully held. The roadshow brought together high-quality projects in the fields of new energy, green environmental protection, waste recycling and energy saving and carbon reduction, and attracted the active participation of major financial institutions, investment agencies and well-known enterprises. As a representative of the Carbon Neutral Action Alliance, Zhao Xiaolei, Head of the UNIDO ITPO Shanghai, was invited to participate in the evaluation of the roadshow projects and deliver a keynote speech.

In the keynote speech, Zhao Xiaolei introduced the importance and necessity of sustainable transformation of industry and manufacturing, focusing on the "Strategy for Sustainable Industrial Development in the New Era". She pointed out that "Dual Carbon" is not a passive obligation, but an opportunity for sustainable development. By adopting and promoting cleaner technologies, building a circular economy, improving energy efficiency, creating green jobs and ensuring occupational safety and health, the "Dual-Carbon" goal could help to meet the challenges of industrial strategy.

In this roadshow, seven high-quality enterprises, including Changzhou UniNano Advanced Materials, Shanghai Qi Jie New Material Co., Ltd, Shanghai Chuangdu Juncheng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, AeroMobil Flying Cars, Zhejiang Comy Environmental Science and Technology, Shanghai East Eight Energy and Black Whale Energy Development Co., Ltd. respectively from the strategic planning, core technology, business model, target market, competitive advantages, financing needs, listing path and other aspects of the full range of display, the total amount of enterprise financing nearly 400 million yuan. Zhao Xiaolei made professional comments on three of the companies, affirmed their efforts in technology research and development, and at the same time put forward opinions and suggestions on how to further grasp the core competitiveness of enterprises, respond to policies, respond to the market, and cope with risks.

The "Dual Carbon" Green Investment and Financing Project Roadshow aims to explore the green financial development model, promote the incubation and landing of green industries, cultivate outstanding emerging enterprises, optimize resource allocation, serve the real economy, and contribute to the green and low-carbon development of the country and the local community. The roadshow was highly recognized by all parties and played an effective role in helping SMEs to meet their financing needs and Venture Capital Institutions (VCIs) to connect with excellent resources, which also fits UNIDO's concept of "Progress by Innovation" and its mission of promoting green and sustainable transformation.