On September 28, 2021, BCRC China/SCRCAP participated in Norway China Development and Environment Cooperation Annual Consultation of 2021 held at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing. The consultation was moderated by Norwegian Development Counsellor Mr. Knut Arild Thonstad and Division Director Ms. Zhao Jie from Ministry of Commerce, PRC (MOFCOM). Representatives from Ministry of Ecology and Environment, PRC (MEE), China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), Foreign Environment Cooperation Centre of MEE (FECO), BCRC China/SCRCAP and Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science (CRAES) attended the consultation and made progress report on five Sino-Norwegian cooperation projects.

Dr. Yuan Chen, Chief of the Regional Chemicals Management Branch, BCRC China/SCRCAP and technical assistant Ms. Sifan Liu and Ms. Weiyu Lin attended the consultation on behalf of the project team of Sino-Norwegian cooperation project on capacity building for reducing plastic and microplastic pollution (SINOPLAST). Dr. Yuan Chen reported project progress in 2021and future work plan of the project. The project’s contribution to control of plastic pollution at international, national and local levels were highlighted in the presentation. Mr. Knut Arild Thonstad, the Development Counsellor and Mr. Christoffer Grønstad, Senior Advisor of Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (KLD) appreciated the substantive outcomes of the project and the project partners’ active support to policy makers. The Chinese side and the Norwegian side exchanged updates on priorities in global environment cooperation and projection of funding in the coming years.