China

Overview

Senior Representative

Ms. Jing Zhao 

MI Steering Committee member 

Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology 

Role in Mission Innovation

• Member of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
• Member of the Technical Advisory Group
• Contributes to the Mission Innovation Secretariat
• Co-leads the Green Powered Future Mission
• Member of the Clean Hydrogen Mission
• Involvement in the Net-Zero Industries Mission
• Contributes to the Innovation Platform (Insights and Collaborate modules) 

News & Events

• [June 2, 2021] China joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
• China celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary

MI Champions

MI Champions is a program for recognizing and supporting the next wave of energy technology leaders.
Meet China’s Champions!

Ping Chen (2019)	Can Li (2020)

Participation in MI’s first phase

• Hosted MI-2, the 2^nd Mission Innovation Ministerial
• Co-led the:
  • Smart Grids Innovation Challenge
  • Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenge
• Participated in the:
  • Off-Grid Access to Electricity Innovation Challenge
  • Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
  • Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenge
  • Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings Innovation Challenge
  • Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenge

Resources:

• (First phase) PLANS AND PRIORITIES
• HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017
• HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
• HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
• (first phase) INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS

Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)

Country-determined baseline year: 2015
Baseline funding amount: RMB 25 billion (USD $3.8 billion)
Doubling target year: 2020
Doubling target amount: RMB 50 billion (USD $7.6 billion)

Find out more about how China’s baseline and doubling are calculated

*Figures in the spending chart are based on USD exchange rates in 2020