CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION
The global challenges facing humanity today serve as a reminder of the finite nature and limitations of the planet Earth. Health and environmental crises manifest worldwide from the current COVID-19 pandemic to the increasingly felt impacts of climate change. These consequences of unsustainable consumption and production patterns threaten the socioeconomic gains in many countries and highlight the need for stronger cooperation and actions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) aims to promote the economic prosperity and cooperation of the Belt and Road (B&R) Countries for lasting peace and development. B&R Countries are mostly at the middle or low end of global value chains, typically associated with challenges like low resource efficiency, environmental pollution, and ecological degradation. Especially in the context of the current global climate governance and aspirations for carbon-neutrality, urgent actions fostering sustainable consumption and production are needed. The BRI presents an opportunity for sustainability in promoting green cooperation and development of B&R Countries.
This conference aims to promote research on BRI and cooperation on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the B&R Countries. Research priorities may focus on regional and national issues of cleaner production and sustainable consumption in relevant industries under the BRI, and how to further implement the idea that “prevention is better than governance” and to promote “full life cycle thinking” to achieve the SDGs under the climate governance goals such as carbon neutrality.
Topics
CPS 2021 is hosted by De La Salle University，which is proactive to promote interdisciplinary scientific communication and intensify the expertise of each discipline to advance sustainable consumption and production, and sustainability under the Belt and Road Initiatives.
CPS 2021 will include invited keynote speeches, plenary sessions, editorial panel discussion, B&R Countries R&D panel discussion, and parallel sessions on topics including but not limited to the following:
- Cleaner Production and Advanced Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
- Cleaner Production Standards and Indicators
- Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency
- Circular Economy and Value Chain
- Circular Economy and Plastics
- Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality
- Regional Sustainability of the B&R Countries
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Eco-Innovation / Design for Sustainability
- Education for Sustainability
- Environmental Health and Risk
- Environmental System Engineering
- Extended Producer Responsibility
- Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- Industrial Process Optimization
- Product Services System and Sharing Economy
- SCP and Digital Economy
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
NOW – Nov 15, 2021
Abstracts Submitting
Abstracts Submitting will be closed
on Nov 15th, 2021.
NOW – Nov 30, 2021
Early-bird Registration
At least one author should register
before Early Bird ends.
NOW Opening
Registration
Abstracts and Registration
NOW opening.
Important Dates
Nov 07 Nov 15th, 2021: Deadline for submitting abstracts
Nov 12th, 2021: Notification of acceptance (If you haven’t received notifications, please contact us at cpsconf@outlook.com)
Nov 30th, 2021: Early-bird registration ends (at least one author should register before Early Bird ends; otherwise an accepted abstract will be removed from the conference program and not be considered for journal special issues)
Dec 12th-13th, 2021: Conference
Registration fees
Early bird $120 USD (Student $60 USD)
Regular $150 USD (Student $80 USD)
Abstracts Submission
The abstracts should be 300-500 words, including a title, author names, and affiliations. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Nov 07 Nov 15th, 2021. To submit your abstract, please visit the following website: https://www.conftool.org/cps2021.
