Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory Conference

Developing environmental research capability for China

Date: Thursday 15th December and Friday 16th December, 2016 Venue: The University of Sydney Suzhou Centre Address: Wisdom Centre Tower A 1202, Floor 12, 10 Yueliangwan Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, , China 215123

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Name Affiliation Arunima Malik The University of Sydney Yafei Wang Normal University Khanh Hoang Australian Bureau of Statistics Sai Liang University of Michigan Shenghui Cui Chinese Academy of Sciences Jie Chen National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China Xin Li Beijing Normal University Guofu Zhou University of Finance and Economics Zhaodan Wu Huijuan Wang Central University of Finance and Economics Chunyun Wang Beijing Normal University Meiling Zhang Beijing Normal University Huijuan Guan Beijing Normal University Qiao Huang Beijing Normal University Lixin Du Beijing Normal University Yali Dong Beijing Normal University Jingliang Xie Beijing Normal University Lixiao Xu Beijing Normal University Chenchen Jiang Tianjin University of Finance and Economics Baolin Song Tianjin University of Finance and Economics Yuanchao Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences Miaohong Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences Bo Zhang China University of Mining and Technology AGENDA

Date: Thursday 15th December, 2016

10:00 – 10:30am Registration and networking MORNING TEA PROVIDED

10:30 – 10:40am Conference Opening and Introduction Dr. Arunima Malik (The University of Sydney)

10:40 – 11:00am Keynote presentation Title: Concept and aims of virtual laboratories Dr. Arunima Malik (The University of Sydney)

Session 1: Australian IELab – the role of ABS

11:00 – 12:00pm Australian Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory – data requirements and quality assurance Khanh Hoang (Director, National Accounts, Australian Bureau of Statistics)

12:00 – 1:00pm LUNCH

Session 2: Australian IELab – case studies

1:00 – 1:30pm Case studies on the working model of the Australian IELab Dr. Arunima Malik (The University of Sydney)

Session 3: Introducing the Chinese Virtual Laboratory

1:30 – 2:30pm Constructing an industrial ecology virtual laboratory for China Prof. Yafei Wang (Beijing Normal University)

Session 4: Case studies on China – CO2 emissions (Chair: Prof. Yafei Wang)

2:30 – 2:55pm Determinants of CO2 emissions from China's power industry using input-output structural decomposition analysis Dr. Sai Liang (University of Michigan)

2:55 – 3:20pm Consumption-based CO2 accounting of Beijing-Tianjin-Herbei integrated development Prof. Guofu Zhou (Tianjin University of Finance and Economics)

3:30 – 4:00pm AFTERNOON TEA

Session 5: Case studies on China – employment and job creation (Chair: Prof. Yafei Wang)

4:00 – 4:25pm Regional value chains drive job creation: empirical evidence from China Prof. Xin Li (Beijing Normal University)

4:25 – 4:30pm Day 1 closing comments Prof. Yafei Wang (Beijing Normal University) AGENDA

Date: Friday 16TH December, 2016

10:00 – 10:30am Networking MORNING TEA PROVIDED

10:30 – 11:00am Keynote presentation Title: Who will benefit from a Chinese Virtual Laboratory? Prof. Yafei Wang (Beijing Normal University)

Session 1: Case studies on China – nitrogen emissions (Chair: Dr. Arunima Malik)

11:00 – 11:25am International and domestic network of China's Nitrogen flow Prof. Shenghui Cui (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

11:25 – 11:50am Feeding the urbanizing China by concerning inter-regional impact of water, GHG, Nr and phosphorus Yuanchao Hu

12:00 – 1:00pm LUNCH

Session 2: Case studies on China – water footprint (Chair: Prof. Yafei Wang)

1:00 – 1:25pm Regional Comparison of Water Footprint in China Based on the Multi- regional Input-output Analysis Zhaodan Wu (Hohai University)

Session 3: Working model of Chinese Virtual Laboratory

1:25 – 2:30pm Demonstration of the working model of Chinese Virtual Laboratory Prof. Yafei Wang (Beijing Normal University)

Session 4: Panel discussion

2:30 – 3:30pm Future of Chinese Virtual Laboratory Panel members: Dr. Arunima Malik, Khanh Hoang and Prof. Yafei Wang Attendees: All participants Topics of discussion:  Usefulness of a Chinese VL  Implementation and outreach of the Chinese VL  User base for the Chinese VL  Data requirements and technical expertise needed for the maintenance of the VL.

3:30pm Closing remarks Dr. Arunima Malik (The University of Sydney)

The organising committee would like to thank the University of Sydney for providing funds for organising this conference in China.