Lou Yangsheng, governor of Shanxi Province, hosts the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Luo Huining, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), addresses at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

This forum, featured the theme of "Energy Revolution Benefits Mankind", reflects the shared responsibility of the international community. On the ongoing China (Taiyuan) International Energy Industry Expo, new energy technology and products are being displayed, we believe that both the forum and the Expo will be fruitful.

Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce, addresses at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Xia Mingjiu, member of CPC Leading Group of Ministry of Science and Technology, addresses at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Liu Baohua, deputy head of National Energy Administration, addresses at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Ji Bingxuan, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, addresses and declares open 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Wang Yixin, vice governor of Shanxi Province, hosts the speech session.

David Turk, acting director for the Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks Directorate, International Energy Agency (IEA), delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Dolf Gielen, director of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Innovation and Technology Centre, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Ivan Connaughton, chairperson of Roscommon County Council, Ireland, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Ivan Connaughton: In this modern world, we face so many challenges. Although a small country on the periphery of Europe, we still face the same challenges of how we sustain our country into the future by reducing and eventually eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels and the possible effects on climate change.

Ivan Connaughton: For this to materialize, new and innovative low-carbon technologies will have to be developed and deployed.

Brian J. Anderson, special representative of the State of West Virginia, the United States, on behalf of Governor Justice and director of the West Virginia University (WVU) Energy Institute, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Hong Jong-Kyoung, secretary general of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Michal Gramatyka, deputy chairman of the Silesian Voivodeship Board, Poland, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Michal Gramatyka: Both China and Poland owe a lot to coal industry. Both in Shanxi and Silesia, we look for harmony and clean blue sky. I would like to take the opportunity of my participation in this forum as a call for cooperation between Shanxi and Silesia.

Michal Gramatyka: Let me outline the three main areas of our future cooperation. The first one is education. The second one is a low carbon economy where cooperation can bring long-lasting effects. Finally, the most important area is values coming from the concept of the Silk Road Economic Belt.

He Yafei, former vice foreign minister of China, former deputy director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Mikael Olshammar, vice president of IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Mikael Olshammar: Sweden continues to create momentum and is looking to intensify negotiations such as the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Mikael Olshammar: Sweden combines citizen engagement, high ambition levels and international solidarity.

Han Wenke, director of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

Qiao Baoping: I will share my understandings based on China Energy’s transitional development. First, energy transformation shall be accelerated with green and low-carbon development as guide. Second, energy transformation shall be accelerated with scientific and technological innovation as driving forces. Third, energy transformation shall be accelerated with win-win cooperation as basis.

Qiao Baoping, chairman of China Energy, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of 2018 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum.

The opening ceremony concluded.