(W. E. Talk) PKU scholar: Traditional Chinese wisdom leads the world in transformation to ecological civilization

From November 11-22, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. During the latest edition of "W.E. Talk," Wang Binbin, founding director of Climate Future Global Innovation Lab at Peking University's Institute of Carbon Neutrality and a Yale World Fellow, shared insights on how China is driving the global shift from industrial to ecological civilization within its carbon neutrality framework.

Wang recounted leading French students and faculty on a visit to the Forbidden City, where they marveled at its ingenious integration of sustainability practices, like flood management and waste sorting, inspired by China's philosophy of harmony between humanity and nature.

She emphasized that in the journey toward a low-carbon future, China offers more than just technological "hardware"—it empowers the world with the "software" of traditional wisdom.(Lin Zhuowei, Xue Lingqiao)