From September 15 to 20, Pan Jiahua, a member of the Academic Board of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a professor at the College of Economics and Management of Beijing University of Technology, and the Director of the Research Institute for Ecological Civilization, was invited to attend the 2024 Global Summit on Renewable Energy (GSREN-2024) in Venice, Italy, where he served as the co-chair of the conference. Several faculty members from the College of Economics and Management also participated in the summit.

The summit, themed "Trends and Insights for Tomorrow," brought together policymakers and research experts in the fields of energy, the environment, and economics from around the world to discuss the potential benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy advancements in supporting the development and implementation of cost-effective initiatives related to energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Pan Jiahua, an Academic Board member, delivered a plenary speech titled "Zero-Carbon Energy Prosumerism System as a Solution for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels: A Conceptual Framework," in which he discussed the urgency of accelerating global climate action, introduced the background, basic characteristics, and forms of zero-carbon energy prosumerism systems from the perspectives of renewable energy utilization, including grid absorption capacity, wind, and solar power, and shared his views on the economic and social ‘win-win’ transformation potential offered by this approach. Professors Chen Mengmei and Zhang Kun from the College of Economics and Management gave a screen presentation titled "Market Competitiveness Analysis of Integrated Renewable Energy Production, Storage, and Utilization Systems."

After the speech, Prof. Pan Jiahua engaged in friendly exchanges with renewable energy experts from dozens of countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and Turkey. The experts at the conference expressed their strong recognition of the advantages of zero-carbon energy prosumerism systems and their preliminary intentions for research cooperation.

In addition to giving their speeches, the delegation from the College of Economics and Management attended speeches by other experts and scholars, participated in seminars on topics such as solar photovoltaic power generation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and discussed the latest developments in related fields with experts and scholars from various countries, gaining insights into the application of different technologies in renewable energy research.