Low Carbon EconomicsHow to successfully create interdisciplinary key disciplines in Beijing
——InterviewInterdisciplinary discipline of low carbon economicsLeaderZhao ZhongxiuProfessor
Recently, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission officially issued a document approving w88 casino’s low-carbon economicsBeijing’s key interdisciplinary discipline, this is a new achievement in the discipline construction of w88 casino. This municipal key discipline took only a few seconds from planning resource integration to obtaining approval4Years are a miracle. To this end, the reporter conducted an exclusive interviewThe organizer and subject leader of the cross-discipline of low-carbon economics, assistant to the president of w88 casino and dean of the w88 casino of International Economics and w88Zhao ZhongxiuProfessor.
Reporter: w88 casino successfully applied for low-carbon economicsWhat are the reasons for applying for key interdisciplinary disciplines in Beijing?
Zhao Zhongxiu：When we applied, we particularly emphasized three reasons, which were highly praised by review experts and the Municipal Education Commission. First, countries around the world have realized the seriousness of climate change and the urgency of response. Low-carbon economy, as a new economic development model, has become a major topic of global concern and will also become a new growth point for my country's economic development. This subject has broad development prospects. Second, w88 casino has a good research foundation in the interdisciplinary aspects of low-carbon economics and has formed its own characteristics. w88 casino mainly relies on the disciplines of applied economics and theoretical economics, and has established two major research platforms: the Energy Economics Research Center and the International Low-Carbon Economic Research Institute. The Energy Economics Research Center of the w88 casino was established in2007At the end of the year, it is mainly engaged in economic analysis of energy structure optimization and the use and development of renewable new energy, and research on low-carbon energy; the International Low-Carbon Economic Research Institute of the w88 casino was established in2009Year9Month, is a research institution established in cooperation with Nagoya University in Japan. It focuses on the development strategy and path selection of low-carbon economy, low-carbon industrial development and ecological environment optimization, and international collaboration of low-carbon economy. The disciplines have outstanding international features and cross-integration features. The research on low-carbon economy closely integrates the key disciplines of applied economics (such as international w88, finance, and industrial economics) with the population, resources and environment, world economy and other disciplines of theoretical economics, and closely intersects with law and international relations research. The development of the discipline not only has a solid theoretical foundation, but also has distinct application and significant social benefits. Third, its ability to serve the capital is outstanding and is of great significance to Beijing’s economic and social development. In order to achieve the development goals of Technological Beijing, Humanistic Beijing and Green Beijing, the capital must take the lead in implementing a low-carbon economic development strategy, through innovative low-carbon technologies, optimizing the industrial structure, optimizing the energy consumption structure, changing lifestyles, minimizing the city's greenhouse gas emissions, forming an economic system with optimized structure, recycling, energy-saving and efficient, forming a healthy, frugal, low-carbon lifestyle and consumption model, and ultimately achieving clean, efficient and sustainable development of the capital. Research in this discipline will provide a theoretical basis for the capital's low-carbon economic development strategy, provide basis and suggestions for the government's support policies for the development and application of new energy and new technologies, industrial upgrading and structural optimization policies, and serve the realization of the capital's green economic development. It is precisely because we have a keen direction, high starting point, and emphasis on interdisciplinary development in discipline construction that we have chosen low-carbon economics as an interdisciplinary subject to focus on development. This is exactly in line with Beijing’s policy orientation of adding key disciplines to interdisciplinary subjects, and we are able to stand out in less than411068_11088
Reporter: What is the goal of building the interdisciplinary discipline of low-carbon economics?
Zhao Zhongxiu:The goal of course construction is to open low-carbon economics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the w88 casino of Economics and w88, the Institute of International Economics, and the w88 casino of International Relations on the basis of existing courses, and at the same time open to other colleges. The talent training goal is to establish a master's degree in low-carbon economicsandDoctoral research direction, apply to the Ministry of Education for undergraduate major in low carbon economics. Postgraduate training is mainly aimed at the needs of government departments and academic research institutions in Beijing to cultivate comprehensive talents. It implements a dual tutor or tutor group system and strives to form annual graduates within five years15Master’s degree,5The training scale of doctors. The goal is to publish papers in this field within five years10ArticleSSCIPapers and50A paper in an authoritative domestic journal, and the research results have had a significant impact at home and abroad. The goal of system construction is to further build the Energy Economics Research Center and the International Low-Carbon Economic Research Institute, and rely on this platform to expand domestic and foreign cooperative research networks. Within five years, we will establish a complete project management, academic seminar system, working paper exchange system and foreign visiting scholar system, making the platform an important low-carbon economics research base and academic exchange platform at home and abroad. The social service goal is to actively organize experts in this discipline to participate in the formulation of low-carbon economic development strategies for Beijing and the country, actively undertake major national and Beijing projects and research topics, solve problems of great practical significance, and provide suggestions for decision-making by government departments. Create conditions for the two-way flow of academic leaders between academic and practical departments.
Reporter: What are the contents and measures of discipline construction?
Zhao Zhongxiu:In terms of talent training and curriculum construction, the existing relevant curriculum system will be planned and improved. In addition to continuing to offer the "International w88 and Environment" course, we will improve and improve courses such as "Environmental Economics" and "Energy Economics" from an interdisciplinary perspective. Establish low-carbon economics courses at the undergraduate level in the w88 casino of Economics and w88, apply for the low-carbon economics major, and open related courses to other colleges at the same time. The postgraduate training plan and program will be improved and improved, mainly led by the w88 casino of International Economics and w88, and the dual tutor system or tutor group system will be implemented in the training. In terms of academic research, we will further expand domestic and foreign cooperative research networks and carry out research on low-carbon economic theories and models, including low-carbon Asia research, low-carbon China research, low-carbon w88 and carbon tariff research, carbon finance research, etc. Published in the field within five years10ArticleSSCIPapers and50Articles in domestic core journals, published in the monograph "Low Carbon Economics" (3010,000 words, Chinese, English and Japanese versions), "Blue Book on Low Carbon Economic Development" (25-3010,000 Chinese and English version), "Research on Low-Carbon Economic Development Strategy" and other research results have had a significant impact at home and abroad. In addition, we will focus on organizing low-carbon economic city pilot projects, including Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and Kitakyushu City in Japan, and Zhangjiagang City, Yulin City, Guiyang City, Shuozhou City, and Tangshan City Caofeidian in China.
Reporter: In what aspects is the intersection of disciplines reflected? How is the academic team?
Zhao Zhongxiu:We have developed five directions to integrate academic teams across the w88 casino and expand academic networks at home and abroad. (1) Energy and low-carbon economics, the key issues of this direction include energy, macroeconomic variables and public policies, energy and environment, optimal allocation of energy resources, energy prices and taxes, energy conservation and emission reduction, internal substitution and external substitution of energy. The core members of the research team include three teachers, Wei Weixian, Wang Weihan and Yang Weiyong. (2) Industrial economy and low-carbon economy, the focus of research in this direction is how to mitigateCO2The issue of promoting and achieving sustainable industrial development while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The core members of the research team include teachers Zhao Zhongxiu, Wang Fei and Li Sen. (3) International w88 and low-carbon economy, this direction studies low-carbon economy from the perspective of international w88 and constructs "w88-Economic Development-Carbon Emissions" model uses quantitative research to decompose carbon emissions into two parts driven by domestic demand and w88-oriented, and expands it into a social accounting matrix(SAM), thereby comprehensively measuring the low-carbon economy-International w88-Income distribution and other related policy issues (including overall and sub-industry), clarify the production accounting standards and consumption accounting standards for carbon emissions. The core members of the research team include Ge Ying, Zhang Hanlin, and Han LiHua SansanTeacher. (4) Global governance and low-carbon economy. This direction combines the development of low-carbon economy and transformation of economic development models with transnational corporations’ foreign direct investment and transnational operations. It not only studies the macroeconomic situation, macroeconomic regulation and international coordination, but also studies the responses and actions of microeconomic entities. The core members of the research team include three teachers: Lu Jinyong, Wang Bo, and Yang Guoliang. (5) Financial market and carbon trading, this direction studies the carbon credit trading mechanism and pricing theory, vigorously promotes the deepening of the reform of the fiscal, taxation and financial systems, establishes and improves the ecological environment compensation mechanism, so that my country can implement the carbon credit trading mechanism, and is conducive to the scientific development of the financial system. The core members of the research team include teachers Men Ming, Shi Yanping, and Liang Bei.
The members of the academic team of this discipline are located in the w88 casino of International Economics and w88, the Institute of International Economics, the w88 casino of International Relations, and the World w88 Organization Research Institute. Off-campus members are located in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Xiamen University, etc. In addition, we also have close academic cooperation with scholars from the w88 casino of Economics and w88 casino of Environment at Nagoya University in Japan and the University of Munich in Germany. from the w88 casino of Economics, Nagoya University, JapanXue JinjunProfessor has international influence in the field of low carbon economy research. He serves as the chairman of the academic committee of the International Low Carbon Economy Research Institute. The academic network he organized covers many universities and scientific research institutions in Japan, Germany and China,XueProfessors are leading talents in our interdisciplinary field. It can be said that team building in this discipline has set high-level, international standards from the beginning.
Reporter: Can you introduce some representative scholars?
Zhao Zhongxiu:Our team has both mature academic leaders and young academic backbones. I will only name three representative figures. For exampleWei WeixianProfessor is a mature scholar introduced by w88 casino from Xiamen University. He currently serves as the director of the Energy Economics Research Center of w88 casino. He is one of the earliest scholars in China to conduct energy economics research, and his research level is in a leading position in the country. His research focuses on using modern econometrics and computable general equilibrium theories and methods to study major theoretical and practical issues in the field of my country's energy economy. The research results were published in "Economic Research", "China's Population Resources and Environment", "Statistical Research", "System Engineering Theory and Practice" and "Journal of System Engineering andElectronics" and other well-known academic journals at home and abroad; authored textbooks and three monographs such as "Modern Energy Economics"; undertook many scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the National Social Science Foundation, and national ministries and local governments.
Representatives of young scholars such as Associate Professor Wang Weihan,Serves as Secretary General of the Energy Economics Research Center,A Fulbright research scholar at the Rice University w88 casino of Public Policy, engaged in research on Sino-US energy policy. In addition to undertaking projects such as the National Social Science Fund and publishing many academic papers, he has provided policy and business research consulting for companies such as PetroChina (Group) and PetroChina (International). He has also published many energy policy commentary articles in professional journals such as Energy, Energy Review, China Petroleum and Petrochemicals, and media such as China Business News, China Business News, China Times, and China Energy News. He is one of the more active energy economic policy researchers in China.
of the w88 casino of International RelationsWang BoThe doctor serves as the deputy director of the International Low Carbon Economy Research Institute. He is a part-time researcher at the University of East Anglia in the UK and participates in the "Clean Development Governance" project of the UK Economic and Social Research Council.2008-2009Engaged in postdoctoral research on "Comparative International Climate Change Policies" at Harvard University's Kennedy w88 casino of Government. Articles related to energy and climate change policy atEnergy Policy, American Journal of Chinese Studiesand other important international journals, and authored academic monographs such as "Research on U.S. Petroleum Policy". He is currently presiding over the "Feasibility Study on Industrial Emission Reduction Methods in China's Participation in International Cooperation on Climate Change" and other topics. Courses such as "International Energy and Environmental Policy" and "International Environmental Negotiation" are offered.
Reporter: What are the recent achievements of the subject?
Zhao Zhongxiu:We fully demonstrated our strength when applying for Beijing's key disciplines. The research results of this subject have been published in "Economic Research", "Statistical Research", "Energy Policy》(SSCI)and other high-level academic journals at home and abroad, and has undertaken a number of national social science fund projects, international institutional projects, and projects commissioned by central ministries and commissions. In addition, it has also actively organized a number of high-level conferences and forums, such as "Low Carbon Economy: Action and International Cooperation", "China Energy and Environment Summit Forum", "Emerging Energy and Low Carbon Economy: The Engine of Asian Economic Transformation", "International Symposium on Low Carbon Economy and Western Development Strategy and China‘4+1’Foreign Economists Forum" and many other activities have attracted great attention from the media. As the influence of this subject continues to expand, more and more organizations and individuals are seeking cooperation, and the international network continues to expand. Recently, this subject has established academic ties with the Humboldt Foundation in Germany, the United Nations Conference on w88 and Development, the International Center for w88 and Sustainable Development in Geneva, the Business w88 casino of the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and the w88 casino of Foreign Service at Tufts University in the United States.
Reporter: Finally, could you please talk about your experience in successful declaration?
Zhao Zhongxiu:w88 casino’s successful application for Beijing’s key interdisciplinary discipline of low-carbon economics is the result of support from all aspects of the w88 casino and the hard work of the disciplines. in2006When we started planning to introduce academic leaders in 2018, the w88 casino of Economics and Business received strong support from the w88 casino, and it took two years to finally introduce them from Xiamen UniversityWei WeixianProfessor came to w88 casino to establish an energy economics research center, and took advantage of the opportunity to introduce scholars from the "Thousand Talents Plan" to invite scholars from Nagoya UniversityXue JinjunThe professor joined the academic team and carried out substantial academic cooperation. For this purpose, Vice President Lin Guijun, Director Shi Wei and myself have done a lot of work. Our plan to establish a low-carbon economics academic platform has received strong support from Secretary Wang Ling. Secretary Wang personally attended many important events, personally coordinated the academic resources of PetroChina and Tsinghua University, and encouraged innovative ideas in our discipline construction. After taking office, President Shi encouraged the low-carbon economy and low-carbon campus. He personally delivered a keynote speech at the "Low Carbon Economy: Action and International Cooperation" international seminar hosted by us, which promoted the cooperation between w88 casino and Nagoya University. In the process of applying for key disciplines, Vice President Zhang Xinmin personally guided the application work and kept abreast of the latest developments. The entire application organization work was provided with technical guidance and coordination by the Graduate w88 casino. The subject leaders and many experts from the application working group overcame the difficulty of tight time. In less than half a month of preparation, they excellently completed many tasks from the preparation, modification, and polishing of application materials to the production of presentations. The presentation was revised repeatedly, and multiple mock defenses were conducted a few days before the defense. During the formal defense process, they perfectly controlled the time and grasped the rhythm, highlighting the highlights of the interdisciplinary subjects of w88 casino, and were highly praised by the expert group. The defense experts expressed their sincere admiration and congratulations to w88 casino for its far-sightedness in developing the interdisciplinary discipline of low-carbon economics! In summary, leadership support and team collaboration and effort coupled with vision are the keys to success.
