Towards carbon neutrality: facts, policy and case study

Date: 2021/07/09 - 2021/07/09

Academic Seminar: Towards carbon neutrality: facts, policy and case study

Speaker: Xue Dong, Associate Professor, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time: 10:00 - 11:30, July 09, 2021 (Beijing Time)

Location: CIMC Auditorium (Room 300), JI Long Bin Building

Abstract

China has pledged to achieve peak carbon emission by 2030 and net zero carbon by 2060, which has caused widespread discussion and actions. This seminar will discuss some facts, policy and case study around this topic, including the relationship between global warming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, policy contribution, emission and reduction pathway from important industrial sectors, expected effect and opportunities towards carbon neutrality, low-carbon industry blooming facilitated by climate investment and financing. In the end, we will present two case studies of low-carbon projects, one is intelligent waste sorting, and the other is smart agriculture to generate carbon sink.

Biography

Dr. Xue Dong receives her PhD degree from The University of Adelaide, Australia in 2016, and was awarded Dean’s commendation for Doctoral thesis excellence. She is currently an Associate Professor in China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research area of interest include laser diagnostics and direct imaging of flow and combustion, and recently has also developed her interest in deep learning based feature and pattern recognition. She is the principle investigator of National Natural Science Foundation of China (youth project), Shanghai Sailing Program, and also hosts a few industrial collaboration projects. Her work has been published in prestigious journals, including Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of Combustion Institute, Applied Energy and Applied Physics B etc.