On the evening of October 27, the founding ceremony of carbon neutral World University alliance jointly initiated by Southeast University and Birmingham University was held in Nanjing. The alliance brings together nearly 30 universities at home and abroad, such as Southeast University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tianjin University, Dalian University of technology, University of Birmingham, University of Kentucky and national south ur University of Russia. It is the world's first World University Alliance focusing on talent training and scientific research cooperation in the field of carbon neutralization technology. At the founding ceremony, Zhang Guangjun, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering and President of Southeast University, said that carbon neutralization has launched a large-scale movement involving the common destiny of mankind all over the world. Advocating the establishment of carbon neutralization World University Alliance is to give full play to the advantages of deep basic research and interdisciplinary integration of universities, Accelerate the construction of University carbon neutral talent training system and scientific and technological innovation system, deeply promote cooperation and exchanges among universities around the world, comprehensively carry out joint training and scientific research of high-level talents in carbon neutral science and technology, and take the initiative to strengthen international cooperation in addressing climate change. Zhang Guangjun introduced that as a Chinese University of the alliance Secretariat, Southeast University will take the president's triangle carbon neutralization Strategic Development Research Institute as the carrier, gather the resources of the whole university, make every effort to serve and build a bridge for the alliance construction, and strive to promote the high-quality development of the alliance. David Eastwood, President of the University of Birmingham, said at the ceremony that climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing modern society and has a negative impact on every region and ecosystem in the world. The establishment of carbon neutral World University Alliance will provide opportunities and capabilities for member universities and research institutions to cooperate across geographical boundaries. Birmingham University will work with the members of the alliance to provide sustainable energy solutions to achieve the development goals of the alliance and jointly address the challenges of global climate change through scientific research cooperation and innovation. Ma Xin, vice governor of Jiangsu Province, put forward three expectations for the future development of the alliance. First, the alliance is expected to develop into an important platform for global scientific research cooperation in the field of carbon neutralization, stimulate the vitality of green technology innovation, strengthen joint research on key cutting-edge technologies, promote international production capacity and equipment manufacturing cooperation, and promote the transformation and industrialization of scientific research achievements, Help to form a market-oriented green and low-carbon technology innovation system; Second, the alliance is expected to develop into an important platform for collaborative training of talents in the field of carbon neutralization in the world, build disciplines related to carbon neutralization, strengthen academic exchanges and joint training between teachers and students, and strive to cultivate more professional and high-level talents in the field of carbon neutralization with international vision and forward-looking thinking; Third, the alliance is expected to develop into an important platform for decision-making and consultation in the field of global carbon neutralization, give full play to its research advantages, discipline advantages, talent advantages and opening-up advantages, actively carry out forward-looking, targeted and reserve carbon neutralization policy research, and provide high-level decision-making and consultation services for the government. Xiao Rui, Dean of the school of energy and environment of Southeast University, introduced that in the future, the alliance plans to hold a variety of activities such as International College Students' carbon neutralization knowledge competition, International Academic Conference on carbon neutralization, joint training of high-level talents, achievement transformation recommendation exhibition and so on. (outlook new era)