Dialogue with Jeremy Rifkin, Author of "The Green New Deal" and World Renowned Thinker

--Carbon Neutrality: The Rise of Ecological Civilization and the Green New Deal

Hosted by:

CITIC Press Group

Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China(RDCY)

Live Time:

May 25, 2021 (Tuesday) 20:00-21:00 (Beijing time)

Guest: Jeremy Rifkin

Author of "The Green New Deal", "The Third Industrial Revolution", "The Zero Marginal Cost Society", globally renowned thinker and economist, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, DC.

Moderator: Wang Wen

Executive Dean of RDCY, the Deputy Dean and Professor of Silk Road School, Renmin University of China. The Secretary-General of the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, a Researcher of the Financial Research Center of the Counsellor Office of the State Council.

Topics:

1. The book suggests that infrastructure is the top priority to achieve a global green new deal, why?

2. Under the background of zero carbon society, how will the global economy be transformed and what will the new economic model look like?

3. What does it mean to reach a carbon peak and carbon neutral, and what will be the impact on China and the world?

4. Under the background of "aiming at carbon neutrality and promoting carbon peak", which industries will be most affected and which industries will have better development prospect?

5. For individuals, how to move towards "personal carbon neutrality"?

Live platform:

Baidu App, CITIC School, China.com, Guancha.cn, Chang'an Street News, RDCY Media Platforms