Tianjin's streets are vibrant and renewed, with eye-catching slogans welcoming the 2025 Summer Davos Forum on June 23, 2025. Photo: VCG
International participants have gathered in North China's Tianjin for the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum, also known as the Summer Davos, where green development has emerged as a key theme, spanning everything from the adoption of green technologies at the venue to the topics under discussion.
During the event, held from Tuesday to Thursday, the audience called for stronger global efforts in green transformation
and highlighted China as both a key contributor to the global energy transition
and a valuable example for others to follow.
This year's Summer Davos reflects a strong commitment to green
and efficient event management, as the Global Times learned from the event organizer.
For example, the main venue is divided into several zones,
and no matter which space attendees enter, the integration of advanced technology
and green concepts is evident throughout. The venue of the forum is powered entirely by green electricity, with a total of 800,000 kilowatt hours supplied. This is equivalent to reducing the use of standard coal by about 300 tons
and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by about 600 tons, according to the event organizer.
Inside the venue, futuristic exhibition areas feature technologies such as fully autonomous drone inspection systems, meteorological satellite models,
and humanoid robots.
"Using artificial intelligence to drive coordinated transformation toward digitalization
and green development is a key path to achieving sustainability," said Gong Ke, the lead coordinator for agenda research on the Chinese side of the 2025 Tianjin Summer Davos Forum, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
David Christoph Lerch, head of Global Public Policy at Bayer AG, said that he has gained a lot from the forum so far, including in the green sector, describing it as "a very valuable trip."
"China has been very clear in its resolve to fight against climate change. Also today, again, with the Chinese leadership, they stand steadfast on this journey, which is important, as some other countries are not as clear on that path... so Chinese leadership is more than needed
and more than welcome on this world journey toward green transformation," Lerch said.
Abdullah Cerekci, Chief Corporate Strategy
and Business Development Officer at Kale in Turkey, is interested in green development, as part of his business involves sustainable materials for construction.
While Kale does not yet have any collaboration in China, Cerekci said that he is actively looking to establish connections
and partnerships with Chinese counterparts for the future.
"China is a large country with significant industrial production,
and naturally that leads to carbon emissions. But China is leading the world in its transformation. Just look at electric cars riding on the roads everywhere you go, compared with what it was 10 years ago," Cerekci said, indicating one of the biggest changes that has already taken place in China in the green field.
"Every country needs to do its homework. That's what I see China is doing -- making strong progress in fighting climate change
and transforming itself into a greener place through solar energy, electric vehicles
and battery technology, among others," the Turkish businessperson said. He said that this creates a potential supply of green solutions
and services that can be integrated with the rest of the world.
"China's experience in producing electric vehicles, for example, can be shared globally," he said.
Editor:Evan
