The first BRICS Energy Cooperation Forum was held in Beijing

　　On June 21, the first BRICS Energy Cooperation Forum, jointly sponsored by China National Petroleum Corporation, a member of the BRICS Business Council, and the Energy and Mining Engineering Department of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was held in Beijing
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　　Dai Houliang, Chinese Director of the BRICS Business Council and Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation, Chen Siqing, Chinese Chairman of the BRICS Business Council, Chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and Academician Zhou Shouwei, Director of the Department of Energy and Mining Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Engineering at the opening ceremony Speech in the ceremony
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A total of 71 guests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the working group units of the BRICS Business Council, representatives of energy companies from the five countries, diplomatic envoys in China, international organizations and universities attended the forum
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　　Dai Houliang said that as representatives of emerging markets and developing countries, BRICS countries have been given a lot of attention and expectations in terms of participating in global governance and stabilizing the global energy market
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The member states include both major energy producers and major energy consumers, playing a pivotal role and status in global energy governance
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In recent years, the scale of bilateral energy trade between BRICS countries has continued to expand, cooperation in energy projects has continued to deepen, and a solid foundation has been laid for deepening practical cooperation
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In order to build the "Energy BRICS" and shoulder the responsibility of the Chinese unit in the energy and green economy group, in the next step, PetroChina will strengthen comprehensive cooperation with energy companies from BRICS countries, promote development through cooperation, promote innovation through cooperation, and promote cooperation through cooperation.
win-win
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The first is to promote the achievements of BRICS energy cooperation
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Carry out research on relevant policy systems, supporting infrastructure and basic theory, and promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements
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The second is to promote the co-construction and sharing of the BRICS energy information platform
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Strengthen the exchange and sharing of energy policies, information, cases, and cooperation projects, and deeply explore energy cooperation opportunities
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The third is to promote multilateral openness and cooperation in the energy sector of the BRICS countries
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Deepen all-round and multi-level cooperation, jointly participate in global energy governance, and form a multi-party cooperation situation of development integration and benefit sharing
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Fourth, promote the regular holding of the BRICS Energy Cooperation Forum
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By colliding ideas and integrating concepts, we will jointly make the cooperation mechanism solid, make the market cake bigger, and strengthen the development momentum
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　　Chen Siqing pointed out that the BRICS Business Council attaches great importance to energy cooperation, and highly affirms and has high expectations for the practical work of the Green and Energy Economy Working Group
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　　Zhou Shouwei said that the Chinese Academy of Engineering will give full play to the interdisciplinary, cross-field and cross-industry advantages of the group of academicians, take PetroChina as a bridge, strengthen cooperation with the Energy Group of the BRICS Business Council, take energy cooperation as the starting point, and take science and technology as the starting point.
Guided by innovation, we will further promote the progress of energy technology and contribute wisdom and strength to the energy security and economic and social development of the BRICS countries
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　　The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa also congratulated the successful holding of this forum in the form of video.
The leader of Brazil pointed out the importance of regional integration development in cooperation in the fields of energy and green economy by taking the national grid layout plan as an example.
Significance; the leader of the Russian side emphasized that "cooperation" is an effective way to solve the global energy supply crisis; the leader of the Indian side discussed the path to achieve energy equality and net zero goals; the leader of the South African side reiterated that the energy resources and Technological advantages and contribute BRICS strength to sustainable energy development
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　　At the forum, Dou Lirong, the Chinese leader of the Energy and Green Economy Working Group and Executive Vice President of the China Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institute, issued a joint proposal on "Contributing Energy Power to the Sustainable Development of BRICS Countries in the Post-epidemic Era" on behalf of the working group
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Released in four languages, Chinese, English, Russian and Portuguese, the initiative proposes 10 joint actions from four aspects: "maintaining energy market stability, eliminating energy poverty, energy industry chain cooperation and voluntary emission reduction"
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All parties agreed that all energy companies should make concerted efforts to implement the consensus reached by the BRICS leaders, in order to promote the "2030 Sustainable Development Goals" and the nationally determined contribution goals agreed in the "Paris Climate Agreement", and help the BRICS countries in the future.
Contribute to the achievement of high-quality development in the era of the epidemic
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The release of the joint initiative enriches the achievements of the BRICS "Year of China" in the energy field, marking a new stage of BRICS cooperation in the energy field
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　　The national high-end think tank of China National Petroleum Corporation was invited to give a keynote report entitled "The Status Quo and Prospects of BRICS Energy Cooperation" at this forum, analyzing the prospects and problems of BRICS energy cooperation under the current situation
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It is suggested that the BRICS countries strengthen cooperation in production and consumer alliances, trade settlement, scientific and technological cooperation, optimization of industrial chains, information and think tank exchanges
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Representatives of the BRICS Business Council, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 13 guests from the energy business community, international organizations and universities participated in the two dialogues.
A seminar on the theme of "Winning Development"
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He is full of confidence in the prospects of energy and green economic cooperation among BRICS countries, and put forward many constructive opinions and suggestions for continuing to strengthen energy cooperation among BRICS countries
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　　As the main strategic economic force in the region, the BRICS countries account for more than one-third of the world's energy production and consumption, and this share is increasing year by year
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Energy cooperation is an important part of BRICS economic and trade cooperation
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The Energy and Green 7 Economic Working Group will take this forum as a new starting point, and together with BRICS partners, focus on the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries, promote BRICS energy cooperation for fruitful results, and inject energy into the sustainable development of global energy.
The new impetus will contribute to the BRICS "China Year" with tangible cooperation results
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　　The forum was broadcast live online simultaneously in Chinese, English and Russian, attracting domestic and foreign experts and scholars to watch online
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