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2025-06
Interdisciplinary Team from Tsinghua University Proposes Novel Green Electricity-Direct Green Hydrogen Chemical Technology for ...
The chemical industry, especially ammonia and methanol production, remains a major challenge in achieving carbon neutrality due to its significant carbon footprint. An interdisciplinary research team from Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality has proposed a innovative solution—the Green Flexible Chemical Electrification (GFCE) pathway. Published in Nature Energy under the titl...
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2025-06
Joint Research Team Led by Professor Lu Xi of Tsinghua University and Professor Cheng Fangqin of Shanxi University Makes Signif...
Recycling industrial waste resources is crucial for sustainable industrial development. The steel and coking industries contribute to approximately 30% of global industrial carbon emissions. Their by-products—high-temperature molten slag (1600°C) and process tail gases (containing CO/H₂/CH₄)—contain substantial thermal energy and hydrocarbon resources, yet their potential for synergistic ma...
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2025-05
CNEST Frontiers Seminar #6 on “Challenges and Opportunities in Global Net-Zero CO₂ Emissions” Successfully Held
The sixth session of the Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST) Frontiers Seminar was successfully hosted at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality on May 27. The event featured a keynote by Professor Michael Hood, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. He Kebin, CAE Academician...
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2025-05
Outlook on Industrial Low-carbon Technologies toward China's Carbon Neutrality Goal Report Released
The launch event for the report Outlook on Industrial Low-carbon Technologies toward China's Carbon Neutrality Goal was successfully held at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality on May 28. Jointly initiated by the Institute and supported by the Energy Foundation China, with the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP) as the lead author, the report brought together ove...
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2025-05
CNEST Frontiers Seminar #5 on “Over a Decade of Oil and Gas Methane Measurement” Successfully Held
The fifth session of the Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST) Frontiers Seminar was successfully held at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality on May 16. Dr. Xie Donglai, Senior Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Scientific Advisor to UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), delivered a lecture titled “Over a Decade o...
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2025-05
Nexus Forum 2025 "Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST)" Sub-Forum Successfully Concludes in Hong Kong
The Nexus Forum 2025 "Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST)" Sub-Forum was successfully co-hosted by Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality and the International Urban Energy Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on May 10. The forum brought together leading experts including He Kebin, CAE Academician and Director of Tsinghua’s Institute; Prof. Mic...
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2025-04
Carbon Monitor Releases Fifth Consecutive Year of Global Daily Carbon Emission Data
On April 11, the Carbon Monitor team published its annual review titled "Global Carbon Emissions and Decarbonization in 2024" in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (5-year Impact Factor: 54.6), marking the fifth consecutive year of releasing global daily-scale carbon emission data. Dr. Deng Zhu, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Earth System Science at Tsinghua University, served as ...
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2025-04
CNEST Frontiers Seminar #4 on “Air Pollution, Trees, and Carbon: From Atmospheric Chemistry to Future Forests” Successfully H...
The fourth session of the "Carbon Neutrality and Energy System Transformation (CNEST)" Frontier Seminar Series was successfully held at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality on April 14. Professor William Bloss, Vice President and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, delivered a lecture titled “Air Pollution, Trees, and Carbon...
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2025-03
Research Team Led by Professor Lu Xi from Tsinghua University Makes New Progress in Accelerating Global Renewable Energy Develo...
Large-scale deployment of renewable energy is a critical measure to address the global energy crisis and achieve carbon neutrality goals. While countries worldwide are actively promoting the development of renewable energy, its exploitation and integration still face numerous challenges in technology, policy, and markets. Effectively accelerating the development and utilization of renewable ene...
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2025-03
CGTN | Tsinghua's Xu Ming: Measuring Carbon Footprints: How Will China's New System Work?
Xu Ming, Professor of Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality and Vice Dean of School of Environment, joined CGTN’s Climate Watch podcast to discuss China’s newly established national carbon footprint management system. He elaborated on the definition, calculation, and governance of product carbon footprints, and highlighted how the system can promote greener choices among busi...
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