In the new era of global economic sustainable development, green development and low-carbon transition have become key topics. To further explore the development potential in these areas and promote global exchange and cooperation, the Institute of Blue and Green Development at Shandong University and the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge are planning to jointly hold the “2024 Cambridge Sustainability Forum” from June 23 to 25, 2024, at the University of Cambridge, UK. This forum is a collaborative effort by the Institute of Blue and Green Development at Shandong University, the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, Churchill College at the University of Cambridge, the CFCC Cambridge Academy, and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Cambridge.
It aims not only to promote international exchange and cooperation among experts and scholars in related fields but also to provide a platform for outstanding domestic and international master’s/doctoral students through the Dean’s Forum for intellectual engagement and academic work consultation. With “Green Development and Low-carbon Transition” as its theme, the forum will utilize a variety of meeting formats, such as keynote reports, session reports, editor forums, and doctoral forums, to gather the wisdom and experience of global experts and scholars to discuss this globally important issue. Exchange and sharing will be the forum’s core values, offering participants direct interaction with Cambridge faculty and students and the chance to engage in in-depth discussions with deans from renowned institutions worldwide. Additionally, the forum will feature a recruitment area, providing valuable information and opportunities for domestic and international students looking to return to their home countries, thus promoting global talent mobility and knowledge sharing.
The “2024 Cambridge Sustainability Forum” represents a significant opportunity for interdisciplinary, diversified international academic collaboration, and development in the fields of green development and low-carbon transition. We sincerely invite experts, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world to join this event and contribute to building a greener, more sustainable future.
² Conference Theme
Exploring Green Development and Low-carbon Future
² Organizers
Institute of Blue and Green Development, Shandong University, China
Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK
² Co-organizers
Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK
Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge, UK
Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge, UK
CFCC Cambridge Academy, UK
Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Cambridge, UK
² Keynote Speakers
David Newbery
Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics; Director of the Cambridge Energy Policy Research Group; Professorial Research Associate in the UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources; Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE); Fellow of the British Academy and of the Econometric Society; Vice-Chairman of Cambridge Economic Policy Associates
Peter Tyler
Emeritus Professor in Urban and Regional Economics in the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professorial Fellow and former President of St. Catharine’s College; a Programme Leader for the Cambridge MIT initiative; a Policy Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy; a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Andreas Kontoleon
Professor of Environmental Economics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and Director of Studies, Trinity College
Laura Diaz Anadon
The chaired Professorship of Climate Change Policy at the University of Cambridge; Director of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) and Fellow of St. John’s College; a Board Member of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (UCCRI); a long-standing Affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) at Harvard University
Guojun He
Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong; the director of HKU’s ESG Research Institute and the associate director of HKU’s Institute of China Economy; a concurrent appointment at the Energy Policy Institute of University of Chicago (EPIC) and serves as the research director of its China Center (EPIC-China); Co-Editor of Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and China Economic Review
Richard Tol
Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex and the Professor of the Economics of Climate Change, Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; a member of the Academia Europaea; Editor-in-Chief of Energy Economics
D’Maris Coffman
Professor in Economics and Finance of the Built Environment at the Bartlett and Vice Dean Innovation & Enterprise; a Fellow of Goodenough College; a fellow of a number of learned societies, including the Royal Historical Society (2013), Society of Antiquaries of London (2015), Royal Geographical Society (2022), and most recently the Academy of Social Sciences (2023); Editor-in-Chief of Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
Robert Elliott
Professor of economics in the department at the University of Birmingham; Editor for the Sustainable Future Policy Lab; Director of the Trade, Environment, Development and Energy (TEDE) research group; a Co-I on ReLIB as part of the Faraday Institute; Co-Editor of Environmental and Resource Economics
Zhifu Mi
Professor of Climate Change Economics in the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at University College London (UCL); a Council Member of the International Input-Output Association (IIOA) and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; won the “Award for Outstanding Research Supervision” in the UCL Education Awards 2022; Editor-in-Chief of Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
Xiangzheng Deng
Second Class Researcher in the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Resources at Chinese Academy of Sciences; Director of the Land Surface Environmental Management Research Unit; Distinguished Researcher (Core Backbone) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation in China; Member of the Urban KAN Scientific Committee of the Future Earth Programme; Member of the Science, Technology and Policy Coordination Committee of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Member of the National Committee on Standardised Professions - Land Resources Information Technology Committee
Bin Chen
Professor in School of Environment at Beijing Normal University, Director of the Research Centre for Ecological Environmental Governance; Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation in China; selected for the first Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Programme and the Ministry of Education’s New Century Outstanding Talents Programme; member of the IUCN Special Committee on Ecological Management of the International Society for Ecological Simulation; member of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of the Environmental Protection Industry (SAC/TC275); member of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Environmental Management (SACTC 207)
Yang Xia
Doctorate in ecological economics from the University of East Anglia; Senior Editor of Nature, served as Senior Editor of Nature Communications (2017-2020); was the first social science editor for both journals
Nazia M Habib
Professor of the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge; the Founder and Research Centre Director for the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD) at the Department of Land Economy and Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the Institute of Manufacturing (IfM); a Fellow with the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
² Editor Forum
Yang Xia, Doctorate in ecological economics from the University of East Anglia, Senior Editor of Nature
Ryan M. Scarrow, Doctorate in sociology from the Ohio State Universi, Senior Editor of Nature Sustainability and Nature Plant
Guojun He, Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong, Director of HKU’s ESG Research Institute and the associate director of HKU’s Institute of China Economy, Co-Editor of Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and China Economic Review
Peng Zhang, Associate Professor of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Associate Editor of Journal of Development Economics and China Economic Review
Robert Elliott, Professor of economics in the department at the University of Birmingham, Editor for the Sustainable Future Policy Lab, Director of the Trade, Environment, Development and Energy (TEDE) research group, Co-Editor of Environmental and Resource Economics
Richard Tol, Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex and the Professor of the Economics of Climate Change, Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Editor-in-Chief of Energy Economics
Zhifu Mi, Professor of Climate Change Economics in the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at University College London (UCL), Editor-in-Chief of Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Executive Editor of Journal of Cleaner Production
Xiangzheng Deng, Second Class Researcher in the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Resources at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of the Land Surface Environmental Management Research Unit, Associate Editor of Resources, Conservation & Recycling
Bin Chen, Professor in School of Environment at Beijing Normal University, Director of the Research Centre for Ecological Environmental Governance, Editor-in-Chief of Energy, Ecology and Environment
Ning Zhang, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics in the Institute of Blue and Green Development at Shandong University, Senior Departmental Fellow in the Department of Land Economics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, Fellow of Darwin College, Editor-in-Chief of Green and Low-Carbon Economy, Editorial Board member of Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Xu Zhao, Professor in the Institute of Blue and Green Development at Shandong University, Taishan Young Scholar, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science
² Conference Supporting Journals
Nature
Nature Sustainability
Nature Plant
Journal of Development Economics
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Environmental and Resource Economics
Energy Economics
China Economic Review
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
International Review of Financial Analysis
International Review of Economics and Finance
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
Finance Research Letters
Journal of Cleaner Production
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Energy, Ecology and Environment
Journal of Climate Finance
Green and Low-Carbon Economy
(The best papers of the conference will be recommended for publication in the supporting journals.)
² Conference Dates
10 March 2024, Deadline for conference registration form and abstract submission
13-16 March 2024, Notification of acceptance and invitation letters sent out
28 April 2024, Deadline for submission of full papers (to participate in the Best Paper Award and to be recommended for journal editors-in-chief)
23 June 2024, Registration for participants (Registration venue: Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK)
23 June 2024, Welcome dinner or open-air BBQ
24 June 2024, Opening Ceremony, Conference Keynote Reports, Editors Forum, School Visit, Formal Banquet
25 June 2024, Session Reports, Dean's Forum & Talent Recruitment Panel, Lunch, Dinner (Chinese restaurant in Cambridge), Discussions on hosting the next Forum
² Conference Venue
Club Room, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Storey's Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB3 0DS
² Conference Registration Fee
1. Registration Fee:
General attendees (including postdocs): £750/person (before April 15); £800/person (after 15 Apri); £750/person (on-site)
Students: £520/person (before 15 April); £560/person (after 15 Apri); £500/person (on-site)
(Notes: i. Registration fee includes meals during the conference (1 welcome dinner, 2 lunches, and 2 formal dinners), conference venue rental fee, keynote report lecture fee, and Cambridge University research visit fee. ii. Visa fees, accommodation costs, round-trip flight tickets to the UK, local transport costs, punting in River Cam and independent consumption are at your own expense.
2. Payment of Registration Fee:
(1) International direct remittances
Name: CFCC Cambridge Academy Ltd
Bank: Barclays Bank UK Plc
Account number: 73915921
Swift Code: BUKBGB22
Sort Code: 20-17-20
Address: St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, UK. CB4 0WS
(Amount: 750£ (before 4.15); Remarks: Forum-Name-Organization)
(2) The conference team exchanges remittances and provides receipts and United Kingdom vouchers for financial reimbursement
Alipay: 17561502018 (Hao Sun)
(Amount: 750£*9=6750 RMB (before 4.15); Remarks: Cambridge Forum-Name-Organization)
² Additional Information
Recommended Accommodation:
(1) Churchill College Hotel, Cambridge
(2) Holiday Inn Cambridge
(3) Premier Inn Cambridge North
(4) Turing Locke Eddington
(5) Hyatt Centric Cambridge
(6) The Fellows House Cambridge Hilton
(7) Arundel House Hotel
(8) Travelodge Cambridge Orcard Park
(Note: It is recommended to book in advance as the hotels in Cambridge are full in the summer peak tourist season.)
² Contact Information
Conference enquiry email: huang_xuh@163.com.
² Conference Registration Form
Please click on the link below or scan the code to fill in the conference registration form, registration closes on 10 March 2024.
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² Filling the Invoice Information
Participants with invoice requirements should fill in the invoice information and upload the payment voucher for invoice claim. The conference team will send invoices to the reserved email address within two weeks after the conference.
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