The 60th Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Expert Group on Energy Efficiency & Conservation (EGEEC 60) was held on March 27 in Hong Kong, China.

Recommended by National Energy Administration, Liu Meng, Associate Research Fellow from Resource and Environment Sub-institute of CNIS, was elected the Chair of EGEE&C, whose two-year term of office is tenable from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. And Jovian Cheung, recommended by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department of Hong Kong, was elected the Vice Chair of EGEE&C.

Established by the APEC Energy Working Group (EWG) in 1993, the EGEE&C works on energy efficiency and conservation, which is open to all APEC member economies. Meetings are held regularly for experts to exchange the information of the policies, standards and projects in their countries, and to put forward technical suggestions on EWG's work in the field of energy efficiency and conservation.

The EGEE&C elects one member economy as chair and one member economy as vice chair for a two year term of office. It is the responsibility of the chair to organize researches and technical communications of the expert group, and to periodically report to the EWG.

Approved by the National Energy Administration, as China's counterpart of EGEE&C, CNIS participates in relevant activities and the implementation of APEC cooperative projects in the field of energy conservation and low carbon. Since 2015, CNIS experts began to serve as chair and vice chair of EGEE&C, and played a crucial role in facilitating the sustainable development of the group, which has been highly recognized by representatives from other economies.

CNIS will more actively take part in APEC's activities in the field of energy efficiency and conservation, support the regional coordination of technologies, standards and policies for energy saving and low carbon, share China's experience in this aspect, and help achieve the goal of reducing 45 percent of energy density in the APEC area by 2035, compared with data in 2005.