Inner Mongolia's first institute of carbon neutrality established in Ordos

At the ceremony, Ordos announced it would appoint leading academicians as the municipal government's science and technology consultants, including Cheng Huiming, He Manchao, Guo Liejin and Ouyang Minggao, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It also appointed academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Liu He and the dean of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology at the CAS, Fan Jianping.

Another five academicians and professors from China's well-known institutes and universities have also been hired to work for the Ordos Institute of Carbon Neutrality and the Inner Mongolia Research Institute at the China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, to provide think-tank services for local high-quality economic development and technological innovation.

Additionally, another 11 cooperation projects were signed off at the ceremony – involving the development of sci-tech innovation platforms, the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and personnel training.