Peking University. Beijing. June 7th, 2010: On June 5, 2010, focusing on low-carbon city, International Environmental Forum, together with Simcity China Youth Conference, were held at Peking University.

The forum was organized by Peking University, assisted by Chinese University Students Environmental Education Base and Beijing Electric Power Corporation. 

2010 International University Environmental Forum focuses on low-carbon city, and aims at building the platform for young people and the society to interact in the field of environment. Thus the forum guides students to pay attention to environment issue and promote sustainable development of China. Simcity China Youth Conference was held at the same time, which intended to train young people’s social responsibility as well as arouse concern from the whole society by simulating representatives of different cities.

On the forum, Deputy Secretary Zhang Yan, Chief Engineer Wan Taiben, Minister Lu Tiejun, Chairman Li Guohua made speeches one by one.

In an Awards Ceremony included in the forum, the guests delivered the awards to the recipients who had worked as  volunteers in a recent book recycling program among Beijing’s Universities which was initiated by eleven Beijing’s universities. 

Afterwards, Chief Engineer Wan Bentai, Chief Engineer Wu Guihui and Deputy Secretary Zhang Yan started the Simcity China Youth Conference . The Chinese and foreign representatives announced "Youth Declaration to Join the Low-carbon Urban Construction” . 

In the last part of forum, Wu Guihui, Chief Engineer of National Energy Board, gave  a speech titled "Clean Energy Development and Future Challenges." Lu Bin, Professor of Office of Development and Planning of Peking University, delivered another speech named "Building a Low-carbon Society and Constructing Green Campus of Beijing’s Universities." Both speeches disseminated knowledge of low-carbon and insights into national environmental policies among young people.

Simcity China Youth Conference was held on the afternoon of June 5th. More than 300 students of eighteen universities, who came from more than 80 Chinese cities in seven largest economic regions, gathered to hold the discussion about  urban low-carbon life. According to their location and economic division, the delegations were divided into several groups and carried on the discussion. Through table discussion, representatives made statement on the achievements and regional cooperation programs of their cities. The best delegation of regions was selected by voting of regional representatives and grading of judges.
In addition, concerning about Beijing and the community, the sub-forum which focused on energy-saving potential of intellectual power system was held on the same day.

Edited by: Xiang Yunke
Translated by: Zhang Jielin
Source: People's Daily Online