Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

Fang Wang(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jean Damascene Harindintwali(Institute of Soil Science), Zhizhang Yuan(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Min Wang(Institute of Subtropical Agriculture), Faming Wang(South China Botanical Garden), Sheng Li(Institute of Engineering Thermophysics), Zhigang Yin(Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter), Lei Huang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yuhao Fu(Institute of Soil Science), Lei Li(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Scott X. Chang(University of Alberta), Linjuan Zhang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jörg Rinklebe(University of Wuppertal), Zuoqiang Yuan(Institute of Applied Ecology), Qinggong Zhu(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Leilei Xiang(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Daniel C.W. Tsang(Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Liang Xu(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Xin Jiang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jihua Liu(Xiamen University), Ning Wei(Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics), Matthias Kästner(Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Yang Zou(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yong Sik Ok(Korea University), Jianlin Shen(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Dailiang Peng(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wei Zhang(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), ‪Damià Barceló(Catalan Institute for Water Research), Yongjin J. Zhou(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhaohai Bai(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Boqiang Li(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Bin Zhang(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Ke Wei(Institute of Atmospheric Physics), Hujun Cao(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhiliang Tan(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Liu‐Bin Zhao(Southwest University), Xiao He(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jinxing Zheng(Institute of Plasma Physics), Nanthi Bolan(University of Western Australia), Xiaohong Liu(Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology), Changping Huang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Sabine Dietmann(Washington University in St. Louis), Ming Luo(University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nannan Sun(Shanghai Advanced Research Institute), Jirui Gong(Beijing Normal University), Yulie Gong(Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion), Ferdi Brahushi(Agricultural University of Tirana), Tangtang Zhang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Cunde Xiao(Beijing Normal University), Xianfeng Li(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wenfu Chen(Shenyang Agricultural University), Nianzhi Jiao(Shandong University), Johannes Lehmann(Cornell University), Yong‐Guan Zhu(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Hongguang Jin(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Andreas Schäffer(RWTH Aachen University), James M. Tiedje(Michigan State University), Jing M. Chen(University of Toronto)
The Innovation
October 29, 2021
10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100180
Cited by 1,275Open Access
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Abstract

Global development has been heavily reliant on the overexploitation of natural resources since the Industrial Revolution. With the extensive use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other forms of land-use change, anthropogenic activities have contributed to the ever-increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, causing global climate change. In response to the worsening global climate change, achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 is the most pressing task on the planet. To this end, it is of utmost importance and a significant challenge to reform the current production systems to reduce GHG emissions and promote the capture of CO2 from the atmosphere. Herein, we review innovative technologies that offer solutions achieving carbon (C) neutrality and sustainable development, including those for renewable energy production, food system transformation, waste valorization, C sink conservation, and C-negative manufacturing. The wealth of knowledge disseminated in this review could inspire the global community and drive the further development of innovative technologies to mitigate climate change and sustainably support human activities.

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