Baoting positions itself as model for COP30 climate action

Baoting's Party secretary, Mu Kerui, shared innovative approaches to developing urban climate resilience in coastal and island regions. One example is the China-EU (Baoting) Green and Digital Innovation Zone, launched in December, which serves as a testing ground for collaboration on green technology, digital carbon management, and the expanding field of climate-health science.

Qiao Jie, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and executive vice president of Peking University, discussed using AI to address climate change and promote reproductive health. She proposed that a Baoting cooperation zone could offer a new model for life-cycle health management in response to the global climate crisis.

Yuan Feng, vice dean of the College of Architecture & Urban Planning at Tongji University, introduced the concept of using smart buildings to help build Baoting into a global demonstration site for climate therapy and health.

Jonas Tornblom, founding chair of the Sweden-China Green-Tech Alliance and co-director of the China-Europe Innovation Center for Sustainable Development, announced that the center would support Baoting by focusing on mutual recognition of carbon standards, digital twins, green finance, the blue economy, and health and low-carbon development.

As COP30 approaches in November, the small island county is translating China's national climate commitments into a local "construction blueprint". Driven by a strategy that combines artificial intelligence, zero-carbon goals, and proactive health initiatives, it is showcasing China's first county-level implementation of climate actions, offering a replicable model for other Global South nations and cities.