6月3日，“中挪合作——海洋废塑料及微塑料管理能力建设”二期项目启动会暨项目年度会议在清华大学环境学院顺利召开。会议由设在环境学院的巴塞尔公约亚太区域中心(简称“亚太中心”)组织。

 清华大学副校长杨斌、挪威气候与环境大臣安德烈亚斯·比耶兰·埃里克森（Andreas Bjelland Eriksen），清华大学环境学院院长刘书明，亚太中心执行主任、清华大学环境学院教授李金惠，以及来自挪威气候与环境部，挪威驻华使馆，生态环境部固体废物与化学品司，国家海洋环境监测中心，清华大学科研院、国际合作与交流处，项目参与单位、一期项目示范城市代表及环境学院的领导和老师等40余人参会。会前，杨斌与埃里克森进行了双边会谈。

 启动会设置开幕式和技术交流环节。李金惠主持开幕式，杨斌、埃里克森分别为开幕式致辞。

 杨斌在致辞中表示，设在清华大学环境学院的亚太中心为中国政府应对气候变化、污染防治等地球环境危机，尤其是在化学品和废物管理方面提供关键技术支持。同时，清华大学也与多所世界一流大学、研究机构和跨国企业合作，建立联合研究机构、签署框架协议和开展联合研究项目等。“这一强大的基础，将推动二期项目更好地解决塑料垃圾污染问题。通过在这一项目上的共同努力，我们将朝着为全人类建设一个更清洁、更健康的地球目标迈出一大步。”

 埃里克森表示，塑料污染已经成为世界上最受关注的话题之一。2024年年底，国际社会有望达成一项具有法律约束力的文书，以应对塑料污染。他期待与中国和其他重要国家共同努力，实现这一目标。“今天，我们启动二期项目，也是中挪两国环境部门之间的一次双边对话。通过这一项目，我们向世界表明，我们正认真对待塑料问题并系统地寻找解决方案，共同致力于减少塑料垃圾排放。”

 李金惠表示，一期项目取得了巨大成功，并对挪方的指导和资助及项目所有参与伙伴的努力表示感谢。“二期项目于今年4月获得批准。中国和挪威一直保持长期合作，相信二期项目作为一个平台，将继续为两国在塑料污染治理、环境保护等方面提供宝贵的资源。”

 技术交流环节，挪威水研究所高级项目官员李美婷（Kathinka Fürst）介绍了二期项目总体情况；生态环境部固体废物与化学品司固体废物处一级主任科员王梓元介绍了中国塑料污染治理行动计划及相关措施；生态环境部国家海洋环境监测中心工程师金帅辰介绍了中国海洋垃圾监测体系与治理对策；挪威环境署高级顾问西尔热·雷姆（Silje Rem）介绍了挪威塑料污染治理现状与INC谈判进展；亚太中心助理主任赵娜娜介绍了我国“无废城市”与塑料污染治理。

 项目年度会议审议并讨论了项目成果框架和近期工作安排。此次会议标志着二期项目进入全面实施阶段。

 “中挪合作—海洋废塑料及微塑料管理能力建设”项目由中国商务部和挪威驻华使馆签署合作协议批准，生态环境部为申请单位，亚太中心为执行机构，与挪威水研究所联合牵头实施。一期项目于2019年11月29日获批并于2023年6月30日结题。作为中国首个统筹陆海塑料污染防治的双边项目，一期项目为中国提升海洋废塑料和微塑料管理能力作出了积极贡献。二期项目于2024年4月29日获批，计划执行周期为2024年5月至2027年12月，项目由挪威政府出资1050万挪威克朗、中国配套1000万元人民币，提升我国陆海统筹的塑料废物综合管理能力，为全球塑料污染治理作出贡献。项目中方参与单位包括生态环境部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心、生态环境部对外合作与交流中心、华东师范大学河口海岸学国家重点实验室、江西格林循环产业股份有限公司、上海蛮吉光电科技有限公司；挪方牵头单位为挪威水研究所，参与单位为挪威环境署。项目还将持续在一期项目示范城市深圳市和三亚市开展塑料污染治理相关工作。

On June 3, 2024, Kick-off Meeting and the annual meeting of Sino-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic and Microplastic Pollution (SINOPLAST II) were successfully held at Tsinghua University. The conference was organized by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (hereinafter referred to as the "BCRC China"), located in the School of the Environment.

Yang Bin, Vice President of Tsinghua University, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway, Liu Shuming, Dean of the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, Li Jinhui, Executive Director of BCRC China and Professor of the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, as well as more than 40 participants from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Norwegian Embassy, the Department of Solid Waste and Chemicals of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Marine Environment Monitoring Center, the Research Institute of Tsinghua University, the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, representatives of project participating units, Phase I demonstration cities, and leaders and teachers from the School of the Environment attended the meeting. Prior to the meeting, Yang Bin held bilateral talks with Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.

The launch set the opening ceremony and technical exchanges. Li Jinhui presided over the opening ceremony, and Yang Bin and Andreas Bjelland Eriksen delivered speeches for the opening ceremony respectively.

In his speech, Yang Bin said that BCRC China, based at Tsinghua University's School of the Environment, provides key technical support to the Chinese Government in addressing the global environmental crises such as climate change and pollution prevention, especially in the area of chemicals and waste management. Meanwhile, Tsinghua University is also working with several world-class universities, research institutes and multinational corporations to establish joint research institutes, sign framework agreements and carry out joint research projects, among others. ‘This strong foundation will propel the Phase II project to better address the problem of plastic waste pollution. By working together on this project, we will take a big step towards our goal of building a cleaner and healthier planet for all of humanity.’

Andreas Bjelland Eriksen said that plastic pollution has become one of the most talked about topics in the world. by the end of 2024, the international community is expected to reach a legally binding instrument to tackle plastic pollution. He looks forward to working with China and other key countries to achieve this goal. ‘Today, we are launching the second phase of the project and a bilateral dialogue between the environmental authorities of China and Norway. Through this project, we are showing the world that we are taking the plastic problem seriously and systematically searching for solutions, working together to reduce plastic waste emissions.’

Li Jinhui said the Phase I project has been a great success and expressed his gratitude to the Norwegian side for their guidance and funding and to all the partners involved in the project for their efforts. ‘The Phase II project was approved in April this year. China and Norway have been maintaining long-term co-operation, and we believe that the Phase II project, as a platform, will continue to provide valuable resources for both countries in plastic pollution control and environmental protection.’

During the technical exchange session, Kathinka Furst, senior Project Officer of the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, introduced the overall situation of the Phase II project; Wang Ziyuan, first director of the Solid Waste Division of the Solid Waste and Chemicals Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced China's plastic pollution control action plan and related measures; Jin Shuaichen, an engineer from the National Marine Environment Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced China's Marine garbage monitoring system and treatment countermeasures. Silje Rem, Senior Advisor of the Norwegian Environment Agency, introduced the status quo of plastic pollution control in Norway and the progress of negotiations with INC; Zhao Nana, assistant director of BCRC China, introduced China's "Zero-waste city" and plastic pollution control.

The project results framework and the programme of work for the near future were considered and discussed at the annual meeting of the project. The meeting marked the full implementation phase of the Phase II project.

The project ‘Sino-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic and Microplastic Pollution’ was approved by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment as the applicant, BCRC China as the executing agency, and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIWR) as the co-leader. The first phase of the project was approved on 29 November 2019 and was completed on 30 June 2023. As the first bilateral project in China to coordinate the prevention and control of plastic pollution on land and in the sea, the Phase I project has made a positive contribution to China's ability to enhance the management of marine waste plastics and microplastics. The second phase of the project was approved on 29 April 2024, with a planned implementation period from May 2024 to December 2027. The project will be funded by the Norwegian government to the tune of NOK 10.5 million, with a matching fund of RMB 10 million from China, to enhance China's capacity for integrated management of plastic waste on land and at sea, and to make contributions to the global management of plastic pollution. The Chinese partners of the project include the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Centre of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Centre of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Science of East China Normal University, Jiangxi Green Recycling Industry Co., LTD., and Shanghai Manji Photoelectric Technology Co., LTD. The Norwegian Institute for Water Research is leading the effort, with the Norwegian Environment Agency taking part. The project will also continue to carry out work related to plastic pollution control in the demonstration cities of Shenzhen and Sanya in the first phase of the project.