On 15 April local time in Portugal, a delegation of University leaders led by Chairman Chan Meng Kam of the University Council visited the Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition of Portugal. Joao Fernandes, Portugal's Minister of Environment and Energy, welcomed the delegation.
During the visit, José Medndes, Secretary of State for and Deputy Minister of Environment, had a meeting with our University leaders on the theme “Environmental Protection and Mobility Decarbonisation”. As the Chairman of the TDA, José Mendes invited the University to formally join the Alliance and work together to promote professional training on mobility decarbonisation entrepreneurs and public education worldwide. It was hoped that through public education, zero emission living could be achieved in 2050 globally. In addition, the Alliance hoped to promote training courses for entrepreneurs with the University to cultivate more professionals in environmental protection for Macao, Mainland China and African countries so as to change the current high emission lifestyles.
The Transport Decarbonisation Alliance was formed by France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Costa Rica and Paris Process on Mobility and Climate. It aims to bring together countries, cities and companies to promote sustainable, low carbon mobility and to ensure all the transport sub-sectors contribute to the Paris Agreement’s objectives.
Chairman Chan agreed that mobility decarbonisation was and meaningful means of environmental protection and pointed out that emphasis should be placed on educating the public about the country’s advocacy of environmental protection and healthy life styles for all countries and regions around the world.
Participants of the meeting included Sónia Páscoa, Officer of the Office of Secretary of State for Mobility – Environment and Energy Transition, Portugal, Pedro Filipe and João Oliveira, Advisors to the Office of Secretary of State for Mobility – Environment and Energy Transition, Yan Zexian, Vice Chairman of University Council, Rector Zhang Shuguang and Pro-Rector Cintia Chan.
