On the record
I regularly speak at public events, including conferences, webinars, and hold workshops for policymakers.
discussed China’s impact on the global energy transition and how the EU needs to work with the industrial juggernaut, Watt Matters, April 2025
Young China Watchers-Kings College London China Conference 2025
co-organised the annual Young China Watchers conference 2025 under the theme “Navigating Uncertainty: China’s place in a turbulent world” and moderated a fireside chat with Isabel Hilton, April 2025
Panel discussion: International climate cooperation and energy transition in a rapidly changing world
discussed EU-China climate diplomacy at a panel in Beijing, co-hosted by the German Embassy Beijing, Agora Energy Transition China, and Riverside Energy Club, April 2025
discussed China’s role in global decarbonisation efforts with Dr Jost Wübekke at Sinolytics as part of a dialogue series on modern China organised by Prof Dr Maximilian Mayer at the University of Bonn, December 2024
Panel discussion: Bank of China-IFABS Forum on Green Transaction and Sustainable Finance
discussed the implications of COP29 and Trump’s re-election for global climate progress, particularly for China and Europe on a panel with Ning Jin and Dr Xuxin Mao, December 2024
discussed CREA’s recent analysis on how China could cut 30% of emissions by 2035 by sustaining its current expansion rate of renewable energy with Anders Hove of Environment China, December 2024
discussed China’s role in tackling global climate change with Handelsblatt Green & Energy (in German), December 2024
Workshop: Chinese climate policy and diplomacy for UK government officials
held a workshop for UK government officials in collaboration with Pauline Heinrichs, Byford Tsang, Anika Patel, and Nicola Leveringhaus, organised by Kings College London, November 2024
Documentary: Has China really peaked emissions?
featured in Bloomberg Originals short-documentary discussions China’s emissions trajectory, November 2024
Webinar: China und Klima(wandel)
discussed China’s role in tackling climate change with Barbara Pongratz and Dr. Alicia Henning (in German), organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, April 2024
discussed what UK-China climate engagement looks like with Sam Hogg and Steve Lynch at Beijing to Britain, April 2024
Conference: Discussing de-risking in Europe-China relations
co-organised the annual Young China Watchers conference 2024 under the theme “China: Navigating a de-risking world” and moderated a panel on Europe-China relations with Yu Jie and Francesca Ghiretti, April 2024
Panel discussion: EU decarbonisation: with or without China?
discussed China’s approaches to climate change and its role in green technology supply chains with Gregor Sebastian, Radek Spicar, and Filip Sebok as part of the conference “Material Dependencies and the Geopolitics of the Green Transition”, organised by the Association for International Affairs (AMO), March 2024
Workshop: Chinese climate policy and diplomacy for UK government officials
held a workshop for UK government officials in collaboration with Pauline Heinrichs, Byford Tsang, Anika Patel, and Nicola Leveringhaus, organised by Kings College London War Studies Department, March 2024
Panel discussion: Climate Superpower China?
organised and moderated a panel discussion on Chinese climate policy and diplomacy with Isabel Hilton, Hongqiao Liu, and Anika Patel as Director of Young China Watchers London, January 2024
discussed China’s role in tackling climate change with Julia Marinaccio and Dr. Alicia Henning (in German), organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, July 2023
Panel discussion: China als Partner – Erfolge und Enttäuschungen in der Energiewende und im Klimaschutz
discussed how Germany needs a more strategic approach to climate engagement with China as part of a high-level conference on Germany’s China strategy organised by China.Table, April 2023
discussed China’s role at the upcoming COP27 with Martin Voss and MEPs Reinhard Büttikofer and Jutta Paulus, October 2022
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Belinda Schäpe 