Joint Research
GAUC shall encourage and strengthen bilateral or multilateral cooperative research among members on key scientific, technological and economic policy issues related to climate change so as to promote scientific awareness, technological innovation and policy development accordingly. GAUC shall encourage research on climate change solutions that address global sustainable development goals and reduce impacts on the world’s most vulnerable populations.
In July 2025, LSE and Tsinghua University launched the inaugural Sustainability Research Fund with the intention of addressing global challenges and fostering collaboration between the two leading institutions. Less than a year later, the 12 funded projects are already having impact even as the research is ongoing.
LSE and Tsinghua University have announced twelve projects selected for funding under the inaugural LSE-Tsinghua University Sustainability Research Fund - a flagship initiative supporting cutting-edge academic collaboration between two of the world's leading institutions.
Many countries have now set targets for net zero emissions, or carbon/climate neutrality, by the middle of this century. However, the pathways to achieving targets for net zero emissions and carbon/climate neutrality have yet to be clearly set out, and substantive research and analysis on which to base them is still required. As countries now work on their plans for such pathways, the GAUC is holding this virtual event at which researchers from member institutions present their latest research findings on this issue, and discuss the implications of their results for policymakers.
Leading climate researchers have called for an acceleration in action to reduce annual global emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero during an online meeting held by the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) on Wednesday.
