(English version below)
助力青年科技创新气候行动，赋能青年代表为零碳未来发声。2024年9月12-14日，第四届全球青年零碳未来峰会（以下简称“峰会”）在北京清华大学成功举办。此次峰会是由联合国教科文组织东亚地区办事处、世界大学气候变化联盟（GAUC）联合主办，清华大学零碳青年协会承办。峰会旨在利用青年智慧推动气候行动，构建充分表达青年观点和提出创新解决方案的平台。此次峰会分为青年对话及线上创新项目研讨两个板块，吸引了来自26个国家的400多名青年代表和专家参与，约27万名观众在线参与活动。
2024年9月12日，第四届全球青年零碳未来峰会在清华大学实验剧场隆重开幕。来自联合国教科文组织、清华大学、世界银行集团、亚洲开发银行、中国宏观经济研究院能源研究所、慕尼黑工业大学、梅赛德斯-奔驰星愿基金及中国青少年发展基金会等机构的专家代表出席开幕式。
第四届全球青年零碳峰会开幕式合影
联合国教科文组织东亚办事处代表兼主任夏泽翰教授发表致辞。他强调，面对气候变化问题，我们需要科技创新的解决方案，教育、文化和科技是推动社会向绿色转型的关键力量。夏泽翰教授还介绍了联合国的《国际科学促进可持续发展十年（2024-2033）》全球倡议。该倡议致力于利用科学的力量来推动实现联合国的可持续发展目标（SDGs）。他高度赞扬了中国青年在应对气候变化挑战中所表现出的激情与责任感，在全球绿色转型过程中，培养能够应对气候变化挑战的下一代领导者至关重要，他表达未来将与清华大学在绿色技能与低碳科学教育等方面加强合作，助力全球青年科技创新行动。
夏泽翰代表致辞
中国气候变化事务特使刘振民在讲话中强调了对青年在气候变化行动中的重要作用。刘振民特使指出，应认识到全球气候治理的紧迫性和复杂性，呼吁国际社会建立更紧密的合作伙伴关系，共同努力实现《巴黎协定》设定的目标。刘振民特使表示，中国将继续在新能源发展、提高能效和增加碳汇等领域做出努力。他还强调，青年不仅是未来的继承者，更是推动碳中和未来的建筑师，鼓励青年继续在全球气候治理中发挥积极作用，呼吁青年以参与峰会为起点，继续为推动全球气候行动贡献力量，通过实践展示青年对全球可持续发展的承诺。
刘振民特使致辞
清华大学气候变化与可持续发展研究院院长、联盟秘书长李政在致辞中指出，气候变化是当今世界面临的最大挑战之一，青年作为未来的领导者，承担着解决这一挑战的重要使命。他表示，“通过GAUC的青年气候协同项目和全球青年气候周，数百名青年获得了培训和支持，在全球范围内发起了300多场气候行动。这不仅彰显了青年在气候治理中的重要性，也为他们提供了实践与创新的机会。”李政介绍了清华大学在气候行动中的贡献及零碳技术的突破性进展，希望以峰会为契机，以行动为导向，激发其所在社区推动生活方式变革，共同推动气候行动。
左右滑动查看更多
国际青年代表就气候变化减缓与适应两大主题应邀出席的来自联合国教科文组织及、世界银行集团、亚洲开发银行、中国宏观经济研究院能源研究所、德国慕尼黑工业大学、梅赛德斯-奔驰星愿基金和中国青少年发展基金会的专家代表进行了两场富有洞察力的交流与讨论。
在以“减缓气候变化”为主题的讨论中，亚洲开发银行（ADB）驻华代表处投资管理部戴明利主任、中国宏观经济研究院能源研究所国际合作中心刘建国副主任以及梅赛德斯-奔驰中国研发技术中心可持续发展项目负责人李晓健先生分别从所属的国际组织、政府部门和私营企业的视角，分享不同关键利益方在气候项目投资、国家低碳转型政策制定及企业技术创新变革等方面的努力与经验。
气候变化减缓主题青年对话
在关于“适应气候变化”议题的深入讨论中，慕尼黑工业大学的米兰达·施罗斯教授和世界银行的资深环境专家拉杰什·科伊拉先生，就青年如何应对气候变化带来的挑战，以及如何利用校园、媒体平台参与到气候变化治理和可持续发展等全球治理议题中，提出了宝贵的建议和殷切的期望。来自中国、孟加拉国、越南、德国和西班牙的青年代表积极参与了讨论，他们从青年的独特视角出发，分享了如何通过实际行动参与气候变化治理，展现了青年一代对气候变化问题的高度关注和积极的行动力。
气候变化适应主题青年对话
2024年9月13日-14日，零碳挑战赛成功举办。此次活动关注气候变化危机下的青年力量，致力于打造出展示青年应对气候变化决心、智慧与行动的平台。在这里，峰会筹委会邀请了全球青年以团队形式提交符合峰会主题的创新提案，决赛资格队伍参加面向全球的线上挑战赛进行角逐，并最终决出了赛道项目金、银、铜奖。
本次零碳挑战赛围绕衣、食、住、行四大典型场景与气候变化的协同关系，要求参赛队伍结合现有产品、技术、服务等的特点或不足，在科学分析问题的基础上提出创新性的减碳方案，或提供创新性的减碳产品服务等。
四个赛道总计征集到来自美国、英国、澳大利亚、中国、肯尼亚、尼日利亚、贝宁、埃及、苏丹、马来西亚、俄罗斯、日本、荷兰、奥地利等14个国家，约40所全球学校的项目提案，共154位青年参与项目征集。
青年与专家线上对话与交流
此次活动邀请了来自联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）、联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）、联合国环境规划署（UNEP）、联合国教科文组织政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）、清华大学、北京工业大学、国家自然科学基金、中国21世纪议程管理中心、上海交通大学、世界绿色设计组织和亚洲基础设施投资银行（AIIB）等组织的专家为学生们提供了宝贵的见解和指导。他们鼓励青年拥抱大胆的思考，并获取必要的绿色技能，以驾驭和塑造变革性的未来。
获奖团队名单：
此次大会鸣谢清华大学教育基金会、梅赛德斯-奔驰星愿基金及中国青少年发展基金会的大力支持。
（图片来源：第四届全球青年零碳未来峰会组委会）
Empowering Youth to Combat Climate Change for a Net-zero Future: The Fourth Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future Successfully Held in Beijing
During 12-14 September 2024, the Fourth Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future (hereinafter referred to as the 'Summit') was successfully organized by the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, Tsinghua University and Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC). The Summit's objective is to harness the power of young minds to advance climate action and to articulate the perspectives and innovative solutions of youth. More than 400 young delegates and experts from 26 nations participated the summit in person and over 270,000 viewers participated the event online.
On 12 September, 2024, the opening ceremony of the Summit was inaugurated at the Experimental Theatre of Tsinghua University. Prof. Shahbaz KHAN, the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, praised the passion and responsibility shown by youth in addressing climate change and their innovative contributions to sustainable development. He emphasized the need for scientific and innovative solutions to climate change, driving societal green transformation through education, culture, and technology. He also introduced UN International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033) initiative, which leverages science to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He expressed the intention of UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia to strengthen cooperation with Tsinghua University and GAUC in climate change and science education issues, empowering global youth to engage in climate action through technological innovation.
Mr LIU Zhenmin, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change, spoke highly of the commitment and contribution of youth climate actions in his opening remarks. He highlighted the urgency and complexity of global climate governance, calling on the global community to form tighter partnerships in order to meet the goals set by the Paris Agreement. Liu stated that China is committed to the national strategy of combating climate change, through various measures including the development of new energy, improving energy efficiency, and increasing carbon sinks. He also stressed that young people are not only the inheritors, but also the architects of a carbon-neutral future. He encouraged youth to take their participation in the summit as a starting point, to continue contributing to global climate action, and to demonstrate their commitment to global sustainable development through actions.
Prof. LI Zheng, Dean of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University and Secretary-General of GAUC, noted that climate change is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing today , and youth, as future leaders, is the backbone of the net-zero future. “We recognize the pivotal role that young leaders and climate activists play in shaping our collective future. The climate journey ahead of the young people will be challenging. This Summit, stands as a manifesto of the collective efforts of global higher education.” Li emphasized. He then shared the climate actions and research progress of the Tsinghua University. “I have personally witnessed Tsinghua University elevate its low-carbon mission to a strategic imperative, leveraging our campus as a living laboratory to assess and refine our strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change,” he said.
Invited Participants included representatives from key global stakeholders such as UNESCO, the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank, the Mercedes-Benz Star Fund, and the China Youth Development Foundation. These representatives engaged in dynamic exchanges and discussions with the youth attendees.
In the first panel discussion themed "Mitigating Climate Change," Mr. Dai Mingli, Head of the Portfolio Management Unit at the PRC Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Mr. Liu Jianguo, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Center of the Energy Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research; and Mr. Li Xiaojian, Project Manager of Innovation & Sustainability at the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Tech Center China were invited as the guests experts. They shared their efforts and experiences in climate change mitigation from their respective professional fields.
The second discussion focused on the topic of "Adapting to Climate Change," with Professor Miranda Schreurs from the Technical University of Munich and Mr. Rajesh Koirala, Senior Environmental Specialist at the World Bank Group, offering profound insights on how to tackle the challenges of climate change adaptation.
Young representatives from China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Germany, and Spain actively participated in the discussions, sharing from a youth perspective how they can engage in climate change governance through practical actions, demonstrating the attention and proactive efforts of the younger generation towards the issue of climate change.
From 13 to 14 September, 2024, the Net Zero Carbon Hackathon was successfully held online. This event focused on promoting youth power in the face of the climate change crisis, aiming to create a platform to showcase the determination, innovation motive, and actions of young people in addressing climate change.
The Net Zero Carbon Hackathon focused the four typical tracks: Clothing, Food, Housing, and Transportation with climate change. Participants proposed innovative carbon reduction solutions based on a scientific analysis of the characteristics or shortcomings of existing products, technologies, and services, or to provide innovative carbon reduction products and services.
Project proposals collected from about 40 global schools in 14 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Kenya, Nigeria, Benin, Egypt, Sudan, Malaysia, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, and Austria, with 154 young people participating in the project submission.
Guests and experts from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNESCO, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Technology, the National Natural Science Foundation, the Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the World Green Design Organization, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) offered their valuable insights and guidance to the students. They encouraged the youth to embrace bold thinking and to acquire green skills necessary to navigate and shape a transformative future.
The 4th Global Youth Summit on Net-zero Future is sponsored by Tsinghua University Education Foundation, Mercedes-Benz Star Fund, and China Youth Development Foundation.
Award-winning team list:
The 4th Global Youth Summit on Net-zero Future is sponsored by Tsinghua University Education Foundation, Mercedes-Benz Star Fund, and China Youth Development Foundation.
