Director General of Norwegian Environment Agency Leads Delegation to Progress Meeting on China-Norway Project in Livestock Farming and Waste Management Methane Emissions at Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences

On September 26, 2025, the progress meeting for the “China-Norway Project on Methane Emissions from Livestock Farming and Waste Management,” led by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), was successfully held in Beijing. Vice President Chen Sheng of CRAES attended the meeting, while Ms. Hilde Singsaas, Director General of the Norwegian Environment Agency, led the Norwegian delegation. The meeting was chaired by Xue Jie, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Center.

At the meeting, Vice President Chen Sheng delivered the opening remarks, extending a warm welcome to the Norwegian delegates and emphasizing the project’s significance in advancing international cooperation on methane emission reduction. Ms. Hilde Singsaas then delivered a speech, fully acknowledging the achievements of the bilateral cooperation and expressing Norway’s strong willingness to further deepen collaboration.

Deputy Research Fellow Liu Shule from the Institute of Atmospheric Environment presented the latest progress of the project, covering methane emissions from livestock farming and waste management, current status assessment, emission factor studies, cost-benefit analysis, and control policies. The Norwegian delegation highly commended the outcomes achieved at this stage. Both sides also shared experiences and practices in methane emission control and exchanged constructive suggestions on future collaboration directions.

This progress meeting effectively enhanced scientific research collaboration between China and Norway in methane control, laying a solid foundation for further deepening environmental cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the Institute of Atmospheric Environment and the International Cooperation Center of CRAES, the Norwegian Embassy in China, and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation.