Representatives of council members recorded videos to express their affirmation of the value of the Joint Mission and anticipation of strengthening dissemination of green ideas, cultivation of carbon-neutral talents, and innovation of technology through the Joint Mission so as to provide practical solutions to the challenge of global climate change and to realize the carbon-neutral vision of the international community.
The International Joint Mission on Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality Proposal was released during the ceremony. It has five main joint elements: jointly publicizing the concept of carbon neutrality, jointly cultivating experts in the field of carbon neutrality, jointly taking a leading role in carbon-neutral technological innovations, jointly carrying out integrative demonstrations of carbon neutrality practice, and jointly promoting industry transition towards carbon neutrality. It calls on different entities to join forces to provide comprehensive and effective solutions for a wide range of issues such as energy saving and emission reduction, technological innovation, and industrial transformation, and to jointly promote the realization of carbon neutrality.
At the ceremony, the first 10 innovative scientific research funding projects implemented by the Joint Mission were officially released. Twelve experts and scholars in relevant fields were invited to form an expert committee to provide consulting advice on research and major academic activities, and to supervise and guide project implementation. Tsinghua Vice President Zeng Rong and He Kebin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and dean of Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University, as representatives of all the governing units of the Joint Mission presented appointment letters to the members of the expert committee.
In the keynote session, Ouyang Minggao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Tsinghua's School of Vehicle and Mobility, Zhang Xian, head of the Division of Social Services and Regional Development of the Administrative Center of China's Agenda 21, and Shi Mengying, a PhD candidate of Tsinghua's Department of Earth System Science, gave reports.
The Joint Mission was initiated by Tsinghua and 11 top enterprises around the world. All parties are committed to responding jointly to climate change, sharing the mission, contributing wisdom, acting together, sharing results, and striving to make new and beneficial contributions to achieving the goal of carbon neutrality and promoting global sustainable development.