About us

Global climate change is a major threat to human society. To mitigate global climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has proposed a long-term temperature target and emphasized the importance of achieving carbon neutrality by the mid-21st century. Carbon neutrality refers to net-zero anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mostly CO2 emissions, which requires the joint actions of all human society without delay. Currently, more than 120 countries and regions have put forward carbon neutrality target (including major economies such as China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada), which account for more than half of the global GHG emissions. Although the participants are highly motivated, the achievement of this goal is very challenging. 

Carbon neutrality requires profound systemic reform for the economy and advances in energy technology, and will have a far-reaching impact on human society and the ecosystem. Scientific evidence shows that it is highly uncertain whether carbon neutrality can be achieved by the middle of this century. Moreover, the carbon neutrality target involves all aspects of human society and ecosystems, thus the co-benefits and trade-offs between other sustainable development goals such as economic growth, fair employment, and poverty eradication, need to be considered. These goals may not be consistent with the carbon neutrality target or even contradictory to it.

Regarding the uncertainty and complexity, the scientific community needs more in-depth research by scholars from different disciplines and regions. To shed light on pathways towards carbon neutrality, the International Carbon Neutrality Interdisciplinarity Society (ICNIS) decided to launch this joint call for advances in basic research and technological development of carbon neutrality, including climate governance, energy-saving and emission reduction, zero-carbon and negative-carbon innovation technologies, energy policy, etc. We aim to provide a platform for global decision-makers, stakeholders, scientists and engineers to share their outstanding research and exchange their inspiring ideas.

Our History

With the threat of climate change and the urgent target of carbon emission, the International Carbon Neutrality Interdisciplinary Society ( ICNIS ) has been established in 2022 and has grown significantly since its founding.

Our Missions

As an independent not-for-profit association, ICNIS commits to promoting scientific and societal progress. The major object of ICNIS is to explore ways and methods to transform sciences and technology into productive forces, promote the integration of technology and economy, study the optimal allocation of resources, and promote the construction of an innovative country and high-quality development. To further its purpose, the ICNIS may undertake any tasks it deems suitable, including but not limited to, the following:

• Carry out academic exchanges, activate academic thinking, promote the development of all scientific disciplines, and stimulate independent innovation.
• Create an atmosphere in which various segments of the science community freely exchange knowledge and expertise for the betterment of the community.
• Provide encouragement and support to the younger generation in particular students through a variety of activities that are able to develop and help creativity, invention and innovative results in science, technology and innovation.
• Recognize outstanding personal achievement in science, technology and innovation within the community.
• Undertake projects that contribute towards the development of science, technology and innovation.
• Provide training and solutions to organizations and institutions in the area of science, technology and innovation.
• Bring together researchers from diverse disciplines and from different countries and provide them opportunities to exchange information, ideas, and methodologies for Carbon Neutrality solutions.
• Foster understanding and professional collaboration among individuals and organizations for the purpose of contributing to Carbon Neutrality.
• Promote the advancement of the state-of-the-art in research and education on Carbon Neutrality solutions.

Governance

There are four parts of the governance: board of directors, executive committee, finance committee and elections committee.