The series of impacts brought by global climate change have profoundly affected the transformation of human society. As the United Nations Secretary-General Guterres puts it, ‘The COVID-19 has become the biggest test the world has faced since the Second World War. But there is another, deep emergency, the planet's unfolding environmental crisis. Biodiversity is in steep decline, and climate disruption is approaching a point of no return. We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption’.
Introduction of GAUC Graduates Forum
Despite the one-year delay of COP 26 caused by COVID-19, the efforts to deal with global climate change have never stopped. The second GAUC Graduates Forum will be held from 14-16th November 2020 in a manner of combining online and offline channels. The conference will be hosted by Tsinghua University and GAUC and supported by Graduates Union of Tsinghua University.
Xie Zhenhua, Special Advisor for Climate Change Affairs of China, Ministry of Ecology and Environment PRC and President of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development , Tsinghua University, will serve as the Honorary Chair. This conference is also co-organized by editorial departments of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering,SCI, Journal of Tsinghua University, EI and Advances in Climate Change Research, SCIE.
The Forum is now publicly calling for abstracts submissions. The organizing committee will invite authors to make oral report or attend poster exhibition according to anonymous review results. The author of excellent abstracts will be invited to submit full text for priority review to Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, SCI, Journal of Tsinghua, EI and Advances in Climate Change Research, SCIE, in accordance with the paper’s topic and the journal’s requirements (papers not accepted may be submitted to other conferences or journals). Those winners will have the opportunity to be recommended as youth representatives of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP 26) and the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
Conference Theme and Topics
The theme of this conference is ‘Climate Change and Sustainable Development’, which focuses on how human society can better address global climate change through dimensions such as technology and policy, and achieve sustainable transformation against the backdrop of a higher quality of the global economy recovery. It includes 4 sub-forums (in no particular order):
Sub-forum 1: Coordinating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals
This sub-forum focuses on but not limited to the below topics:
1.Climate Change and Human Health
2.Climate Change and Poverty Reduction
3.Climate Change and Global Food Supply Chains
4.Climate Change and Urban Construction
5.Climate Change and International Trade
6.Spreading Global Awareness of Climate Change
7.Promoting Coordinated Policy Responses to SDGs
Sub-forum 2: Addressing Climate Change: Nature-Based Solutions
This sub-forum focuses on but not limited to the below topics:
1.Future Global Climate: Scenario-Based Estimates
2.The Concept, Theory and Practice of Nature-Based Solution
3.Protection and Restoration of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Wetlands
4.Protection and Restoration Forestry and Land Ecosystems
5.Protecting Biological Diversity
6.Assesing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities and Sustainable Development
7.Protection of Water and Water Cycle and Water Resources
Sub-forum 3: Climate Governance Solutions to Achieve Higher Quality Recovery
This sub-forum focuses on but not limited to the below topics:
1.Climate Change and the Evolution of Socio-Economic Systems
2.Climate Change and Socio-Economic Vulnerability
3.Financing Solutions for Addressing Climate Change
4.Governance Frameworks for Addressing Climate Change
5.Social Innovation for Addressing Climate Change
Sub-forum 4: A Technological Revolution for Carbon Neutrality
This sub-forum focuses on but not limited to the below topics:
1.Trends and Drivers of Emissions
2.Air Pollution and Control
3.Clean Production,Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Technologies
4.Energy Resource System and Environmental Changes
5.Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuel
6.Energy-Efficient Construction and Energy Efficiency
7.Energy Planning and Management
Submissions Requirement
Given the main topic of this year's Forum, we are accepting abstracts (1000-2000 words) of research papers in English on climate change and sustainable development, especially those focusing on Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Energy Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Law, Social Sciences, Economics, Political Science, Public Policy and related academic disciplines. All submissions will be evaluated double-blindly by at least two independent reviewers. The final review decision will take account of the comments from both reviewers.
Method of Submission and Timeline
Scholars and graduate students interested in participating in this Forum should register and submit their papers on the official website by no later than September 12th at midnight (GMT+8). There is no registration fee. The official website:
http://yun.student.tsinghua.edu.cn/qhbl/#/.
Submission Deadline: September 12, 2020
Notification of Review Results: October 12, 2020
Final Submission: October 22, 2020
Registration Deadline: October 22, 2020
For any questions, please contact: yjsbgw@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Source: Graduates Union of Tsinghua University
