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Science Lecture: Mitigation and Adaptation of Climate Change under the "Dual Carbon" Goals

December 20, 2023

Accelerated processes of industrialization and urbanization play a significant role in climate change. China has set forth the development goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Against the backdrop of increasingly severe global climate change challenges, how can China effectively achieve the "dual carbon" goals, improving the climate change trajectory, and safeguarding the environment for human survival? To address this, on December 18 at 4:00 PM, SHSID high school invited Professor Guo from Tongji University, an expert in environmental protection, to deliver a lecture titled "Mitigation and Adaptation of Climate Change under the 'Dual Carbon' Goals" at Zhentao Building lecture hall. This lecture received strong support from Xuhui District Education Bureau, Xuhui District Youth Center, and so on. Despite being held after school, the lecture still attracted a large number of students passionate about ecology and the environment. The lecture hall was packed, with some students even sitting on the floor, indicating a high level of interest, which is closely linked to SHSID’s long-standing efforts to provide various forms of guidance and popular science knowledge to students.

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Initially, Professor Guo elaborated in an easy-to-understand manner on the relationship between peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality, detailing how, amid the global consensus on green and low-carbon transformation, various countries have set clear timelines for carbon neutrality and adopted strategies to offset carbon dioxide emissions through diverse measures. Subsequently, she discussed how, in the context of implementing the dual carbon goals, China coordinated various working groups and departments to collect data, determine analysis methods and basic parameters for achieving the goal.

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During the session, students frequently engaged in discussions on topics like green travel, energy saving and environmental protection, combining their thoughts from their classroom learnings. While recognizing the importance and urgency of energy conservation and emission reduction, students also gained an understanding of China's substantial efforts in this regard, applauding the work done by China to address the climate change. After the lecture, some students were still eager to engage in further discussions with Professor Guo.

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In recent years, plenty of students have broadened their horizons and discovered their interests through the science lectures and club activities. In this "dual carbon" lecture, students not only learned about the global goals of peaking carbon emissions, achieving carbon neutrality and the development visions of various countries but also witnessed how China, under the global consensus on green and low-carbon initiatives, is practicing common human values and responsibilities. We believe more students will contribute their shares in the cause of environment protection.

(Written by Tianzhou He Pictures by Hao Sun, Tianzhou He Reviewed by Qian Zuo)