Academic Conferences

Global Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Neutrality Transitions

Workshop

Thursday, November 17, 2022, 13:30-15:00

China Pavilion, Zone C, Main Conference Room

Abstract

This side event will bring together representatives from government, media, universities, research institutions, NGOs, and other organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing countries worldwide, especially emerging economies, as they pursue carbon peaking and carbon neutrality transitions under the dual pressure of global climate action goals and domestic economic development. To better understand global carbon emissions trends, future global climate governance needs to be built on comprehensive data and to focus jointly on countries, sectors, and regions with substantial emissions potential. Multiple teams organized by the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University have made rapid progress in developing foundational data for global multi-scale carbon emissions research, aiming to provide scientific and technological support for global climate response, global carbon neutrality transitions, and emissions reduction actions, especially South-South cooperation. This side event is co-hosted by the Institute for Carbon Neutrality at Tsinghua University and the Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University.

Agenda

Part 1

Keynote Presentations

Moderator

Xiaolu Zhao

Climate Director, Environmental Defense Fund

13:30-13:35

Guest Remarks

Guest

Rong Zeng

Vice President, Tsinghua University

Guest

Priti Parikh

Acting Dean, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London

Guest

Kebin He

Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Dean, Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University

Guest

Yong Luo

Chair, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University

13:35-14:45

Presentation: Development and Applications of a Global Multi-Scale Carbon Emissions Database

Speaker

Qiang Zhang

Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University

Discussant

Shu Tao

Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University

Discussant

Steven Davis

Professor, University of California, Irvine

Discussant

Jing Meng

Associate Professor, University College London

Presentation: The Role of Emerging Emitting Economies in the Global 2°C Target

Speaker

Dabo Guan

Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University

Discussant

Ping Zhong

Researcher, Administrative Center for China Agenda 21

Discussant

Karen Seto

Professor, Yale School of the Environment; Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Discussant

Paul Brenton

Ph.D.; Lead Economist, Trade and Investment Department, World Bank

Discussant

Vicky Chemutai

Economist, Trade and Investment Department, World Bank

Part 2

Guest Discussion

Moderator: Dabo Guan, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University

14:45-15:00

Roundtable Discussion

Guest

Pete Smith

Professor, University of Aberdeen; Fellow of the Royal Society

Guest

D'Maris Coffman

Dean, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London

Guest

Xi Liang

Professor, Guangdong Southern Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Guest

Priti Parikh

Professor, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London

Guest

Wentao Wang

Researcher, Administrative Center for China Agenda 21

Guest

WU Tong

Program Manager, Quadrature Climate Foundation

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Download link for Annual Report 2022 for Carbon Dioxide Emission Accounts of Global Emerging Economies (Chinese version):

https://www.ceads.net.cn/news/20221285.html

Download link for Annual Report 2022 for Carbon Dioxide Emission Accounts of Global Emerging Economies (English version):

https://ceads.net/news/20221287.html