Chapter 1150 Assistance from the United States

Ding Zhongli was originally preparing to leave work, but after seeing the document just now, he instantly lost the desire to go home. He immediately picked up his briefcase again and prepared to go back to the office to continue working.

Li Guangshan also stood up quickly, but it was difficult to stop him because of the table between them.

During regular meetings at the institute and in private conversations, he had heard many "shocking" remarks from his partner.

Of course, it's fine to chat privately, but if some of the content is included in the report...

He felt a little sweaty just thinking about it.

So he quickly gave Wu Yuanfu, who had not yet reacted, a look, indicating that the latter should follow.

Even if Ding Zhongli cannot change his attitude, at least his words should be softened.

Wu Yuanfu looked left at his secretary, whose face was livid, and right at his director, who was clearly ready to do something big...

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But in the end, he gritted his teeth, turned around and followed.

As an expert in Quaternary geology and soil stratigraphy, it was impossible for Ding Zhongli to cram for the task at the last minute after receiving it.

In fact, he has been paying attention to the issue of carbon emission reduction since the mid-90s, which was not given much attention internationally at that time.

During this process, I made suggestions to my superiors many times, but basically received no 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 proposal just now was for his own good.

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

If at this critical juncture, we simply cater to the so-called "mainstream academic community" for our own selfish interests, we will definitely be a shame to the country and ourselves.

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

It won't change just because he softens his attitude once.

It would be better to stick to your own opinion. If it really reaches the emperor, then the academician will just be able to take advantage of it...

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

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

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

"Old Wu, come and help me."

As soon as he said this, the latter, who had just mustered up the courage to speak up again, immediately shrank his head without Li Guangshan by his side:

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

For Ding Zhongli, it is essentially the same as writing a review, which does not take too long at all.

After about ten days, an evaluation report with detailed content and standard style was placed in front of Li Guangshan.

Of course, it was sent by Wu Yuanfu.

After completing this report, Ding Zhongli himself organized a scientific investigation team to conduct a round of actual scientific research in the Mongolian Province area designated by his superiors, in order to prepare ammunition for possible subsequent conflicts.

While looking at the contents of this report, Li Guangshan almost performed a cardiopulmonary arrest.

"From a long-term perspective of millions of years, Earth activities themselves will also cause changes in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the magnitude of the changes is no less dramatic than after the Industrial Revolution..."

“CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas, and in fact, no study has been able to rigorously prove a causal relationship between CO2 concentrations 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 real academic consensus..."

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

"Based on stratigraphic studies, if the global average temperature rises by 1.5-2 degrees Celsius, the ecological carrying capacity of the central and northwestern regions will more likely fluctuate for the better rather than the worse..."

"..."

Since the ultimate purpose of his superiors wanting this report was not clear, Ding Zhongli wrote down the conclusions on various levels in almost every detail in his conclusion.

The vast majority of them are somewhat different from what is widely publicized internationally, and the wording is quite simple and direct.

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

Then, he looked at Wu Yuanfu opposite him:

"Didn't I ask you to persuade Director Ding that day... Why did you end up with something like this?"

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

"Secretary, to be honest, this is after I have persuaded you..."

"The original version is even more exaggerated. I still have the draft. How about I bring it over to you to have a look?"

In fact, although Ding Zhongli has a straightforward attitude, he is not a completely reckless man.

This is the first version of the manuscript.

It’s just that in the past few days, some things that could be described as “treasonous” have been said.

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

As expected, Li Guangshan raised his hand to his forehead and sighed heavily:

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

Although he was quite dissatisfied, he still quickly unscrewed the pen and signed his name on the cover of the report:

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

The institute is a whole. Any disagreements behind closed doors are fine, but we must remain unconditionally consistent to the outside world.

Anyway, I will soon reach retirement age, so there is nothing to be afraid of...

……

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

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

In fact, this report was naturally commissioned by the decision-makers to be written by the Institute of Geology and Geophysics in order to verify the idea proposed by Chang Haonan at the symposium, that is, in the next 10-15 years, the 400mm precipitation line will continue to move northward and westward, so that the area west of the Greater Khingan Range-Yinshan-Helan Mountain dividing line can support the tens of millions of acres of fertile farmland he planned.

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

But there are no impervious walls in the world.

As time went by, related rumors gradually began to spread within a small circle.

Of course, no one is sure what scale is involved.

In other words, even if someone really hears the area of ​​4000 million mu, they will subconsciously regard it as an outrageous number spread by word of mouth and will not take it seriously.

It is generally agreed that only if the country implements its western development strategy, it will conduct a survey of the natural potential of the central and western regions.

The person who facilitated the whole thing should be Professor Chang Haonan, who was elected as an academician of both academies last year and was the talk of the town for a while.

As for the rest, there are basically different opinions.

And the superiors also seemed to take a cold approach.

No clarification was given, nor was any restriction on the spread of these rumors.

Even two months later, when Ding Zhongli returned to the capital from Mongolian Province, there was still no further news.

For Chang Haonan, he is very clear about how grand the plan he proposed is, and many of its contents are irreversible, so the relevant decisions are made with extreme caution, and it is normal for it to take a long time.

But others couldn't help but feel nervous.

Therefore, a few days later, Ding Zhongli took advantage of the meeting of the Academy of Sciences to find Chang Haonan to sound out the situation.

Since you are just testing the waters, you certainly can't get right into the point right away.

Instead, we have to attack indirectly:

"Academician Chang, I went to Mongolia for an inspection some time ago and happened to see the sandy soil improvement test field you set up in cooperation with the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences. I was greatly inspired..."

In fact, this was just Ding Zhongli's opening remark for a casual conversation.

He had never had any interaction with Chang Haonan before, and could only use what he saw and heard in Meng Province last month to quickly bring the two closer together.

But as luck would have it, this casual remark almost hit the nail on the head.

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

So he immediately replied:

"Director Ding, are you asking about the recent rumors regarding the development plans for 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 very good at predicting things and knew what he was going to say after just a few words. So he was stunned for a moment before nodding:

"Yes, to be honest, I submitted a report on climate change in the Midwest some time ago, but there has been no response. I also heard that Academician Chang played a significant role in it..."

Chang Haonan still has deep respect for this big man who dared to resist the climate agreement in his previous life despite pressure from both inside and outside the country.

But in the current situation, it is impossible for him to reveal the entire plan in advance.

So only some of the less important parts can be selected:

"Issues related to climate have a wide impact, and the observation period is too long. I guess your institute is not the only one that has been 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 universal global disasters. This is still the focus of international public opinion. Even if the superiors agree with other views from an academic perspective, they must consider the impact of the outside world..."

At first glance, these words may sound irrelevant.

But Ding Zhongli immediately caught the hidden meaning:

"Academician Chang, do you also think that there is a problem with the foundation of the current global discussion on climate issues?"

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

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

Hearing his clear-cut attitude, Ding Zhongli's face lit up immediately.

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

However, before he could say anything, the broadcast from the nearby speaker attracted the latter's attention:

[The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a statement saying that due to the impact of extreme climate, the crop yields in North America will decline significantly this year and next year, especially soybeans and corn. The grain futures prices of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were affected by this and rose to $367 and $153 respectively at the opening...]