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ESCAP ISETS and GGGI Convene Beijing Carbon Market Dialogue

News · 23 Aug 2026

ESCAP ISETS and GGGI Convene Beijing Carbon Market Dialogue

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

Jointly organised by ESCAP ISETS and GGGI with endorsement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Event date 23 August 2026 Location Beijing, China   The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) jointly organised the […]

Carbon marketsChinaSoutheast Asia

IETS in the Media · 10 Aug 2026

Energy transition is reshaping global industrial competitiveness: IETS Fellows in China Daily

Lead: Xunpeng Shi; Nophea Sasaki

IETS Fellows Professor Xunpeng Shi and Professor Nophea Sasaki have contributed a commentary to China Daily examining how the energy transition is reshaping industrial competitiveness, international trade, investment and global value chains. Using Thailand’s rapidly changing automotive sector as a case study, the commentary examines how the shift from internal-combustion vehicles to electric vehicles is […]

Business Development, Partnerships and StrategyGeopolitics and International RelationsEVsSoutheast Asia
2nd ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Global Final

Media Release · 1 Sept 2025

AETI Supports the 2nd ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Global Final

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

AETI, operating as the ISETS Sustainability Institute, supported the 2nd ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Global Final during Asia-Pacific Energy Week 2025.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationEnergy securityEnergy transitionGlobalSoutheast Asia