Without profound societal transformations, humanity risks destabilising the Earth system. In the last decade, the research field of global sustainability science has expanded rapidly to explore human social and economic pressure on the whole Earth system.

This journal explores global sustainability, planetary and societal resilience, and solutions for societal transformations. Global Sustainability publishes interdisciplinary original research, reviews and commentaries addressing how human activities interact with Earth system dynamics. It invites work on sustainable pathways, evolution and resilience in the Anthropocene.

From now on, Global Sustainability works together with Cambridge University – Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, to open call for papers for the Special Issue (Carbon Zero and Sustainability – Policy, Science and Applications in China, UK and Beyond), which is launched based on the “Cambridge Nanjing Forum 2023 – Carbon Zero and Sustainability: Science, Policy, Practice”.

Carbon Zero and Sustainability

 – Policy, Science and Applications in China, UK and beyond

Building a green and net zero future is a shared goal for all countries. China and UK are both world champions in this field, with clear policy commitment and cutting-edge technology innovation. There have been numerous collaborations between the two countries to tackle the climate change, such as in the fields of carbon capture, utilisation and storage and renewable energy.

The Cambridge Nanjing Forum 2023 held at Cambridge University – Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation on 24 Nov included 12 presentations from world-leading scholars and representatives of leading industries to showcase the latest development in the related policy, science and its applications. 

International cooperation is vital to such a global challenge. It will be able to speed up the technology advancement and strengthen the joint efforts to achieve the net zero target together. A special issue will be an excellent way to capture the opportunity and extend impact for the much-needed communication and coordinated development between countries among government, industry, academia, research bodies, and industrial and financial practitioners. 

This special issue will be open to all the policy makers, academic researchers and industrial practitioners for either research works or review articles, to share the progress and insight on but not limited to the policy framework, national strategy, technology focus and implementation of carbon reduction in China, UK and beyond.

This special issue aims to delve into various areas in sustainability research, including but not limited to: