Australia China Energy Transition Forum
Description
Thursday 29th October 2026
3rd Australia-China Energy Transition Forum
(& 19th ISETS Energy Transition Forum)
Decarbonising Supply Chains: Understanding the impact of China’s New Ecological Environment Code (2026) on Australian trade with China.
中华人民共和国生态环境法典
29th October, Adelaide South Australia
Focus:
In August 2026, China introduced its new Ecological & Environment Code, a breakthrough body of legislation enforcing green modernisation, industrial decarbonisation, circular economy, mandatory disclosures and product carbon footprint (PCF) reporting.
Key elements of the Code are being enforced across China’s National “Green Industrial Parks”, with the Code transforming compliance from a checkbox exercise to delivering real industrial ecological value creation, and with hard fiduciary penalties. (工业生态产品价值实现).
The Code makes enterprises to legally accountable for their product carbon footprints which now requires detailed supply chain reporting including imputs from ‘upstream’ supply chains. Australia included.
With Government and Industry exports from Australia and China, ACETF#3 2026 will educate and stimulate cross-border exchange on the opportunities from greater collaboration on the green economy, and work towards tangible outcomes in green trade and investment.
Host:
Adelaide University
Australia-China Energy Transition Forum
Organisers:
Australia-China Energy Transition Forum Program Committee
Adelaide University, Australia China Cooperation on Sustainable Aviation [ii]
Australia China Business Council (South Australia)
Agenda Thu 29 Oct
- 8:50 am
Welcome
Anthony Coles, Chair Program Committee, Australia-China Energy Transition Forum Sean Keenihan, President, Australia China Business Council South Australia
- 9:00 am
Keynote - South Australia
South Australian Government representative
- 9:15 am
Keynote - China's Ecological Environment Code
Chinese Consulate South Australia, Ministry of Science & Technology representative. Response/ Thankyou - Huw Slater, ClientEarth China (China-EU ETS Dialogue). ACETF Program Committee Member.
- 9:45 am
Keynote - China's Zero Carbon Industrial Parks
宋雨燕 Dr Yuyan (Maggie) Song. Secretary General, China Association of Green Industrial Parks (GPIPC). 25% of China's GDP compes from <1% of its land area due to the role of Industrial Parks in driving economic growth. Since 2016 GPIPC has been leading China's research and development of Green Industrial Parks, contributing to the science behind China's new Ecological Environment Code. China's 15th 5-Year Plan sets targets for 200 Green Industrial Parks and 1,000's of Green (Zero Carbon) Factories. Join us to understand how these standards are now becoming international investment and trade benchmarks.
- 10:15 am
Keynote - Building a 100% Renewable Energy Electricity Grid
Simon Emms, CEO ElectraNet. South Australia's transmission infrastructure company managing a nearly 100% Renewable Energy Grid. How to support green industries of the future?
- 10:30 am
Partner Briefing - Australia China Cooperation for Sustainable Aviation
Professor Tim Ryley, Griffith University School of Avation. Linking ACETF with Australia China Collaboration for Sustainable Aviation project. Day One event partner.
- 10:40 am - 11:10 am
Break and Networking
Break from Plenary Session to closed door Forum.
- 11:10 am
Partner Briefing - Case Study - Zero Carbon Industrial Park (Envision Energy)
Spenser Gao, GM Envision Energy Australia. Envirion Energy is world leading proponent of Zero Carbon Industrial Parks, and the role of standards in securing green supply chains. Sub US4'kg green hydrogen is possible today.
- 11:30 am
Partner Briefing - Green Battery Supply Chains - Cetacea Circular (Singapore)
Yasmin Liu, former CEO Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia. Battery industry supply chain expert shares insights and learnings from Chinese battery supply chain tech transfer in Australia, and highlights new opportunities in green battery supply chains through linked certification standards and traceability. Opportunities for a battery industry in Australia.
- 12:00 pm
Partner Briefing - Australia's Electric Truck Opportunities
Sean Tighe, GM SinoTruk Australia, Shandong Heavy Equipment is China's leading industrial new energy vehicle manufacturer. Hear about Global trends in electrification of commercial/ industrial transport. Opportunities for Australia.
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
- 1:30 pm
Funding the Transition - Investment and Green Finance
Nick Smith, CEO Global Decarbonisation Infrastructure Fund. Hear from leading Australian Industrial Decarbonisation Fund, GDI, highlighting the scale of Australia's energy transition still required. Who's investing? and Why?. Joined by representatives from China Construction Bank, and Bank of China.
- 2:00 pm
China's Carbon Markets - Linking Decarbonisation with Capital
Australian Huw Slater, Client Earth, has been working in China since 2015 on China-EU ETS negotiations. Hear an overview from him on China's new Voluntary Carbon Markets (CCER) and its role in industrial decarbonisation not just in China, but internaitonally. How is Australia linking with these new green supply chains?
- 2:30 pm
Closing Session - ACETF Forum Wrap
Summary of 3rd ACETF and establishment of "The Adelaide Consensus" - Australia's Green Industrial 5-Year Plan with China. Highlighting local projects.
- 3:00 pm
Break & Networking/ Close
Close
- 4:00 pm
MOU
Academia, Industry, Government MOU's
ISETS 2nd ACETF 2025 Wuhan, Hubei Province
ISETS 1st ACETF 2024 - Highlights from UTS Sydney, NSW
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