Forum 2 | A Low-Carbon Future: Rediscovering Value in the Energy Transition
18 Apr 2026, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (GMT+8:00)
Town Hall
As the linear “take-make-dispose” model reaches the physical boundaries of our planet, we are witnessing the systemic conclusion of an extractive logic. Addressing this limit requires integrating the regenerative principles of nature into the fabric of our industrial systems, ensuring that energy and matter transcend the fate of “consumption” to become part of a living, circular cycle.
As a pre-eminent global laboratory for renewable energy, China is demonstrating a profound shift through the large-scale deployment of solar and wind infrastructure alongside the structural re-imagining of circular supply chains. This session explores how whole-value-chain synergy dismantles the barriers of the “green premium”, transforming the challenges of transition into an intrinsic engine for a net-zero future. We shall examine how Impact Investing is reshaping asset allocation within this process—not merely seeking financial returns, but striving for a fundamental return to value in our global energy paradigm.
