Chapter 1150 Assistance From the United States

Ding Zhongli was originally preparing to get off work, but after seeing the document just now, he immediately lost the thought of going home. He immediately picked up his briefcase again and prepared to return to the office to continue working.

Li Guangshan also quickly got up, but it was difficult to stop him because there was a table across the table——

During regular meetings at the institute, including private exchanges, he had heard some "shocking" remarks made by his partner.

Of course it's okay to chat in private, but if some of the content is written into the report...

He felt a little sweaty just thinking about it.

So he quickly winked at Wu Yuanfu, who had not yet reacted, and motioned for the latter to follow him.

Even if Ding Zhongli couldn't be made to change his attitude, he would at least be able to make his words a little gentler.

Wu Yuanfu looked at his secretary on the left who looked ashen-faced, and on his right at his director who was obviously preparing for a big fight...

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But in the end he gritted his teeth and turned around to follow.

As an expert in Quaternary geology and soil stratigraphy, Ding Zhongli naturally could not have just improvised after receiving the task.

In fact, since the mid-1990s, he has been paying attention to the issue of carbon emission reduction, which at that time did not receive much attention internationally.

During this process, I have made many suggestions to others, but basically I have not received effective feedback.

It can be said that Ding Zhongli has been waiting for this day for too long.

Of course he knew that Li Guangshan's suggestion just now was for his own good.

But the superior suddenly issued a request directly, which obviously involved some important decision.

If, at this juncture, we give results that blindly cater to the so-called "mainstream academic circles" for the sake of our own selfish interests, it will definitely be a disgrace to the country and ourselves.

Moreover, even from the perspective of personal gains and losses, he and those who push China to reduce carbon emissions have long been in two trenches.

It won't change just because his attitude softens one time.

On the contrary, it is better to stick to your own opinions. If heaven really listens to them, then the academician will just pick something up...

Therefore, after returning to the office, he neither called anyone immediately nor turned on the computer again. Instead, he skillfully took out almost a dozen information boxes from the bookshelf behind him.

This is information related to climate and emissions issues that he has accumulated during his research over the past decade.

Then, he turned around and looked at Wu Yuanfu who had just entered:

"Old Wu, come and do me a favor."

After saying this, the latter, who had just mustered up the courage to speak again to persuade, suddenly shrank his head without Li Guangshan by his side:

"Okay, Director, just tell me what to do..."

For Ding Zhongli, it was essentially a task of writing a review, and it didn't take long at all.

In about ten days, a detailed and standard evaluation report was placed in front of Li Guangshan.

Of course, it was Wu Yuanfu who sent it.

After completing this report, Ding Zhongli himself organized a scientific expedition team to conduct a round of actual scientific expeditions in the areas of Mongolia Province designated by his superiors to prepare ammunition for possible subsequent conflicts.

Looking at the contents of this report, Li Guangshan almost performed cardiopulmonary arrest.

"From a long-term perspective of millions of years, the earth's activities themselves will also cause changes in the greenhouse gas content in the atmosphere, and the magnitude is no less dramatic than after the industrial revolution..."

"Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas. In fact, there is no research that can strictly prove the causal relationship between carbon dioxide concentration and global warming..."

"The relationship between global temperature rise and species diversity only comes from a research project in a British laboratory, and is not a true academic consensus..."

"From our country's perspective alone, climate warming is generally beneficial before the Greenland ice sheet melts completely..."

“Based on stratigraphic research, if the global average temperature can increase by 1.5-2℃, then the ecological carrying capacity of the central and northwest regions will have a greater probability of fluctuating in a better direction rather than a worse direction..."

"..."

Since he did not know the ultimate purpose of this report from his superiors, Ding Zhongli wrote down the conclusions at various levels in almost every detail in his conclusion.

Most of them are different from what is widely publicized internationally, and the wording is quite simple and direct.

Li Guangshan put down the report, covered his heart and quickly drank some water to calm down his shock.

Then, he looked at Wu Yuanfu opposite:

"Didn't I ask you to persuade Director Ding that day...Why did it come out like this in the end?"

The latter raised his head and wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead:

"Secretary, to tell you the truth, this has already been done after persuasion..."

"The original version was even more exaggerated. I still have the manuscript. Why don't I bring it over to you for a look?"

In fact, although Ding Zhongli has a straight attitude, he is not purely reckless.

This is the first version of the manuscript.

It's just that in the past few days, some things that can be called "rebellious" have been mentioned.

The reason why Wu Yuanfu said this was because he believed that the other party would never really want to see it.

Sure enough, Li Guangshan raised his hand to his forehead and sighed heavily:

"Forget it, I'm afraid my heart can't bear it..."

Although he was quite dissatisfied, at this point, he quickly opened the pen and signed his name on the cover of the report:

"That's it. If you are sure that the content is okay, I will submit it."

The institute is a whole, and it is okay to have any differences behind closed doors, but we must remain unconditionally consistent externally.

Anyway, we are about to reach retirement age, so there is nothing to be afraid of...

…

Before the report was actually submitted, Li Guangshan had already made quite sufficient mental preparations.

However, everything was like a stone sinking into the sea. After a wave of ripples, it quickly returned to calm.

In fact, this report is naturally intended by the decision-makers to verify the idea put forward by Chang Haonan at that symposium, that is, in the next 10-15 years, the 400mm precipitation line will continue to move north and west, thus In order to ensure that the west of the Daxinganling-Yinshan-Helan Mountain dividing line could carry the tens of millions of acres of fertile farmland he planned, he commissioned the Institute of Geology and Geophysics to compile it.

It is precisely for this reason that the superiors did not reveal much background information at the beginning, so that even Li Guangshan felt confused.

But there is no airtight wall in the world.

As time went by, relevant rumors gradually began to spread within small circles.

Of course, no one is sure of the exact scale involved.

In other words, even if someone actually heard about the area of ​​40 million acres, they would subconsciously regard it as an outrageous number that was rumored and could not be taken seriously.

Everyone generally agrees that the country must conduct a thorough investigation of the natural potential of the central and western regions for the purpose of the Western Development Strategy.

The promoter of the whole thing should be Professor Chang Haonan, who was elected as an academician of both academies last year and was unparalleled in the limelight for a while.

As for the rest, there are basically different opinions.

The superiors also seemed to adopt a cold approach.

It neither provided any clarification nor limited the spread of these rumors.

Even until two months later, when Ding Zhongli returned to the capital from Mongolia, nothing was done.

For Chang Haonan, he is very aware of how grand the plan he proposed is, and many of the plans are about shooting without looking back. Therefore, the relevant decisions are extremely cautious and cautious, and it is normal for them to take a long time.

But other people still have drumming in their hearts.

Therefore, within a few days, Ding Zhongli took advantage of the meeting of the Academy of Sciences and prepared to talk to Chang Haonan.

Since it is a probing style, we definitely can’t get into the topic right away.

Instead, you have to make insinuations:

"Academician Chang, I went to Mongolia Province for inspection some time ago, and I happened to see the sand soil improvement experimental field you set up in cooperation with the Jilin Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. I was very inspired..."

In fact, this is purely an opening remark used by Ding Zhongli to make pleasantries——

He had never interacted with Chang Haonan before, so he could only use what he saw in Mongolia last month to quickly close the relationship between the two.

But as luck would have it, this casual sentence almost hit the truth.

So much so that in Chang Haonan's view, this was simply a straight shot.

So he immediately replied:

"Director Ding would like to ask about the recent rumors about the development planning of the central and western regions?"

However, Ding Zhongli was not prepared to get to the point in the second sentence. He thought that the other party was so knowledgeable that he would know what he was going to say next just by casually chatting with him, so he was stunned for a moment before nodding:

"That's right, to be honest with you, I just submitted a report related to climate change in the central and western regions some time ago, but there has been no response. I also heard that you, Academician Chang, had a lot of weight in it..."

Chang Haonan still respects this big man from the bottom of his heart who dared to resist the climate agreement despite pressure from many parties at home and abroad in his previous life.

But under the current circumstances, it was impossible for him to reveal the entire plan in advance.

So only some less important parts can be selected:

"Climate-related matters have a wide impact and the observation period is too long. I guess you are not the only one who is asked to produce a report. It should still be in the multi-party evaluation stage..."

"In any case, at least so far, climate warming will lead to widespread global disasters. This is still the center of international public opinion. Even if superior leaders accept other views from an academic perspective, they must take into account the influence of the outside world... …”

These words may sound a bit unanswered at first.

But Ding Zhongli instantly caught the implication:

"Academician Chang, do you also think that there are problems with the current basis for discussions on climate issues around the world?"

Chang Haonan already knew the other party's position and immediately smiled:

"I'm not a climate expert, so I can't say whether there is a problem or not. I can only say that there is a lack of strong evidence to support it... And judging from historical experience, the threshold for a 'universal global disaster' should be very high, and it should not be a temperature change of a few degrees Celsius. It can lead to..."

Hearing his clear-cut attitude, Ding Zhongli suddenly became happy——

Whether from his academic standpoint or from his personal perspective, Chang Haonan can be regarded as an extremely important help.

However, before he could say anything, the sound of a broadcast coming from the loudspeaker next to him attracted the latter's attention:

[The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a statement saying that due to the impact of extreme weather, crop production in North America will decline significantly this year and next, especially soybeans and corn. The price of grain futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was affected by this. Rising to $367 and $153...]