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Tencent Announces Winners of Flagship CarbonX Program to Combat Climate Change

Tencent Announces Winners of Flagship CarbonX Program to Combat Climate Change

騰訊宣佈應對氣候變化的旗艦CarbonX計劃的獲勝者
PR Newswire ·  05/23 10:06

SHENZHEN, China, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent (00700.HK) is awarding 13 exceptional teams that won the first phase of its groundbreaking CarbonX Program, which is aimed at boosting promising new climate technologies. The winners, which emerged from a pool of 30 finalists and more than 300 initial applications, will receive a total of around RMB 100 million (US$14 million) in financial support from Tencent. It showcases the company's commitment to driving sustainable social innovations in the fight against climate change.

中國深圳,2024年5月23日 /PRNewswire/ — 騰訊(00700.HK)將獎勵13支優秀團隊,他們贏得了其開創性的CarbonX計劃的第一階段,該計劃旨在促進有前途的新氣候技術。獲勝者從30名決賽入圍者和300多份初始申請中脫穎而出,將獲得騰訊總額約1億元人民幣(合1,400萬美元)的資金支持。它展示了該公司致力於推動可持續社會創新的承諾,以應對氣候變化。

CarbonX was launched in March 2023 to advance the next generation of low-carbon technologies. Tencent has committed RMB 200 million (US$28 million) in catalytic funding over the next three years to innovative ideas that might otherwise languish or fail to gain traction.

CarbonX 於 2023 年 3 月推出,旨在推進下一代低碳技術。騰訊已承諾在未來三年內提供2億元人民幣(合2800萬美元)的催化資金,用於創新理念,否則這些想法可能會停滯不前或無法獲得關注。

CarbonX's first phase focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), as well as technology-based carbon removal. These solutions were chosen for their unique ability to curb emissions from hard-to-abate industries such as steel and cement, mitigate the continued reliance on fossil fuels, and reduce legacy emissions created from decades of industrialization.

CarbonX 的第一階段側重於碳捕集、利用和儲存 (CCUS),以及基於技術的碳去除。之所以選擇這些解決方案,是因爲它們具有獨特的能力,能夠遏制鋼鐵和水泥等難以減少的行業的排放,緩解對化石燃料的持續依賴,減少數十年工業化造成的遺留排放。

Backed by Tencent's mission of Tech for Good and an alliance of like-minded industry partners, CarbonX aims to help these cutting-edge technologies make the leap from the research or early startup stage to commercial scale. The ultimate goal is supporting them in making a significant impact toward the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement, which includes a 45 percent reduction in emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

在騰訊的 “科技向善” 使命和志同道合的行業合作伙伴聯盟的支持下,CarbonX旨在幫助這些尖端技術從研究或早期創業階段向商業規模的飛躍。最終目標是支持他們對《巴黎協定》中概述的目標產生重大影響,其中包括到2030年將排放量減少45%,到2050年實現淨零排放。

Dr. Hao Xu, Tencent's Vice President of Sustainable Social Value and Head of Tencent's Carbon Neutrality Lab, said: "Technology innovation serves as the driving force to accelerate our progress toward achieving carbon neutrality. CarbonX program is aimed at fostering the growth of these technologies, driving positive impact across society, and laying the groundwork for a more sustainable future."

騰訊可持續社會價值副總裁兼騰訊碳中和實驗室負責人徐浩博士表示:“技術創新是加快我們實現碳中和的推動力。CarbonX計劃旨在促進這些技術的發展,推動整個社會的積極影響,併爲更可持續的未來奠定基礎。”

Professor Jerry Yan, Chair Professor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Co-chairman of the CarbonX expert committee, said: "To pave the path for a greener economy, we must champion the development of cutting-edge low-carbon technologies. Just as solar and wind power were nurtured in their infancy, emerging solutions like CCUS and tech-based carbon removal demand our early support."

香港理工大學講座教授、CarbonX專家委員會聯席主席嚴傑瑞教授說:“要爲綠色經濟鋪平道路,我們必須支持尖端低碳技術的發展。正如太陽能和風能在起步階段培育起來一樣,CCUS和基於技術的碳去除等新興解決方案也需要我們的早期支持。”

The program assembled a panel of experts from academia, industries, and the investor community as the jury, and welcomed submissions from diverse participants across three distinct tracks:

該計劃召集了來自學術界、行業和投資者界的專家小組作爲評審團,並歡迎來自三個不同領域的不同參與者提交意見:

  • CarbonX Lab: Designed to incubate research institutions, universities, or labs that bring in game-changing climate solutions
  • CarbonX Accelerator: Designed to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups that exhibit commercialization potential
  • CarbonX Infrastructure: Designed to support capacity building to facilitate industry development
  • CarbonX 實驗室:旨在孵化引入改變遊戲規則的氣候解決方案的研究機構、大學或實驗室
  • CarbonX Accelerator:旨在加速表現出商業化潛力的氣候技術初創公司的發展
  • CarbonX 基礎設施:旨在支持能力建設以促進行業發展

The finalists comprise four projects from the Lab track, six from the Accelerator track, and three from the Infrastructure track. These projects explore innovative solutions, such as using steel slag to capture and store carbon directly from furnace exhaust, converting CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel and valuable chemicals through electrochemical reactions or microorganisms, and employing new approaches to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere with the hope of slashing the cost to less than US$150 per ton.

決賽入圍者包括實驗室賽道的四個項目、加速器賽道的六個項目和基礎設施賽道的三個項目。這些項目探索創新的解決方案,例如使用鋼渣直接從熔爐尾氣中捕獲和儲存碳,通過電化學反應或微生物將二氧化碳轉化爲可持續的航空燃料和有價值的化學品,以及採用新方法直接從大氣中捕獲二氧化碳,希望將成本削減至每噸不到150美元。

Meanwhile, Tencent is also collaborating with Tsinghua University to develop a comprehensive system of Measure, Reporting and Verification (MRV) tools to accurately gauge progress toward decarbonization.

同時,騰訊還與清華大學合作開發了一套全面的測量、報告和驗證系統(MRV)工具,以準確評估脫碳進展情況。

Aside from receiving financial and advisory support, several projects will also have the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and test their research beyond the laboratory setting.

除了獲得財務和諮詢支持外,一些項目還將有機會與行業合作伙伴合作,在實驗室環境之外測試他們的研究。

Building upon the success of the first phase, Tencent is poised to launch the second iteration of CarbonX globally as early as later this year in pursuit of early-stage climate tech innovation.

在第一階段成功的基礎上,騰訊準備最早在今年晚些時候在全球推出CarbonX的第二次迭代,以追求早期的氣候技術創新。

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