- Tsinghua University launches "international joint mission on climate change and carbon neutrality" to demonstrate its environmental commitment

BEIJING, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tsinghua University recently launched the "International Joint Mission on Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality", thereby demonstrating its commitment to environmental protection. Tsinghua and 11 international corporations - Hitachi, Toyota, MHI, bp, Rio Tinto, Volkswagen, Microsoft, IHI, Daikin, Apple and Saudi Aramco - acted as sponsors of an environmental initiative during the event. In attendance were Qiu Yong, Chairman of the Council of Tsinghua University, and Tu Ruihe, Head of the UNEP Office in China. Liu Yiqun, dean of Tsinghua Research and Development Affairs Office, presided over the launching ceremony.

In his speech on "Cooperating to Address Climate Change and Build a Better Homeland for Mankind," Qiu pointed out that climate change and carbon neutrality are major issues facing the entire world. "Faced with the serious climate crisis, Tsinghua has promoted the initiative of the International Joint Mission on Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality."

Qiu stressed that a world-class university should have a world-class mission, play a leading role in combating climate change, and contribute cutting-edge technologies. "Let's act to demonstrate our firm belief in the bright future of mankind, promote international cooperation on climate change and carbon neutrality, and continue to contribute to building a beautiful homeland for mankind," Qiu said.

Tu explained in his speech that the earth is humanity's only home, commenting that the basis for progress and success in global environmental governance is adhering to multilateralism and the spirit of international cooperation, and that climate change affects everything. the planet, and affects all who inhabit it.

Tu also called on all parties to take urgent and more effective measures to implement the goals that have already been achieved and hopes that the initiative will bear fruitful results.

The international academic world paid great attention to the Joint Mission. Toshiya Ueki, Executive Vice President of Tohoku University, and Nigel Brandon, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London, congratulated the ceremony via video, saying they look forward to fighting climate change with international partners.

Tu and Qiu presented the "Council Members' Cup" to 12 co-initiators of the Joint Mission.

Council members recorded videos affirming the value of the Joint Mission and anticipating that it would strengthen the spread of green ideas, the cultivation of carbon-neutral talent, and technological innovation to bring practical solutions to global climate change and make reality. the vision of carbon neutrality of the international community.

During the ceremony, the International Joint Mission Proposal on Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality was unveiled. It has five main joint elements: raising awareness of carbon neutrality, cultivating subject matter experts, leading carbon neutral technology innovations, integrative demonstrations of carbon neutral practice, and promoting the industry transition to carbon neutral. . It urges organizations to collaborate on energy saving, emission reduction, technological innovation, industrial transformation and carbon neutrality.

At the ceremony, the Joint Mission unveiled its top 10 innovative scientific research funding projects. Twelve relevant experts and academics were invited to form an expert committee to advise on research and major academic activities and oversee the implementation of the projects. Tsinghua Vice President Zeng Rong and He Kebin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University, presented the letters of appointment to the members of the expert committee on behalf of all the government units of the Joint Mission.

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