The Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) hosted the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) 32nd General Assembly Meeting, 7th Convention and 1st Youth Talent Innovation Competition from 1 to 3 May 2024, in Taipei. The theme was “Engineering Resilience and Education for a Net-Zero Future”.
WFEO President-Elect Seng Chuan Tan delivered a keynote speech during the opening ceremony on 1st May and later in the morning he made his presentation “Building Blocks for the Net-Zero Future”, which is available in this link.
In his speech, WFEO President-Elect Seng Chuan Tan talked of the pivotal role that plays FEIAP in fostering collaboration and expertise, enhancing adaptive capabilities, and driving progress towards a Net-Zero Future.
WFEO President-Elect Er. Seng Chuan Tan addressing the Opening ceremony
He also said that it is a collective journey where engineering resilience and education serve as indispensable pillars, demonstrating that achieving a Just Net-Zero future is not a zero-sum game, but rather a collaborative endeavour for collective gain and progress.
On behalf of WFEO, he congratulated FEIAP and CIE successfully for the organization of the 7th FEIAP Convention. The theme “Engineering Resilience and Education for a Net-Zero Future” came in timely during the unprecedented climate challenges, engineers stand at the forefront of combating the impacts of climate change.
The FEIAP Net Zero event was a great opportunity to share knowledge and experiences on Engineering Resilience and Education for a Net-Zero Future.
The Paris Agreement, adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference on 12 December 2015, reaffirmed the goal of holding “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursuing efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” Achieving these goals requires concrete policies, measures, and actions from all sectors. Among these, the engineering sectors play a very important role in the global carbon mitigation work.
The FEIAP Net Zero Declaration Signing. From right to left: CTCI Group Chairman John T. Yu, FEIAP President Dr. Aung Kyaw Myat, CIE President Dr. Cheng Hong Yang and WFEO President-Elect Er. Seng Chuan Tan
To underscore the determination of the FEIAP member economies to work together towards reducing global carbon emissions through engineering, CIE organized a Planting Ceremony of the first two FEIAP NET ZERO TREEs together with the Signing Ceremony of the FEIAP Net-Zero Declaration through the help of FEIAP secretariat and FEIAP Standing Committee on Environmental Sustainability, as part of FEIAP 2024’s important activities, during which two trees (the “FEIAP NET ZERO TREEs”) were planted on the grounds of the host enterprise CTCI (an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services provider) in Taipei.
The FEIAP 2024 Net Zero Tree Planting Ceremony. From right to left: CTCI Group Chairman John T. Yu, FEIAP President Dr. Aung Kyaw Myat, CIE President Dr. Cheng Hong Yang and WFEO President-Elect Er. Seng Chuan Tan
Report by Seng Chuan Tan, WFEO President-Elect
For more information:
The FEIAP Net-Zero Declaration, Taipei, 1-3 May 2024
“Building Blocks for the Net-Zero Future” presentation by WFEO President-Elect Seng Chuan Tan
FEIAP 32nd General Assembly and 7th Convention website
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