From April 8 to 11, 2026, the 9th Sino-French Joint Workshop on Atmospheric Environment was successfully convened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The co-organizers of the event included the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Shandong University, the Editorial Office of Journal of Environmental Sciences, Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE) of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Institute of Research on Catalysis and the Environment of Lyon (IRCELYON), and the University of Bordeaux, France. Zhejiang University of Technology served as the host. The workshop received strong support from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE), CNRS, and Embassy of the French Republic in China. More than 170 researchers and administrators in the field of atmospheric environment from countries and regions including China, France, the United Kingdom and Canada attended the workshop.
The Chinese executive chairs were Professor Chai Fahe (Chief Scientist, CRAES), Professor Mu Yujing (RCEES, CAS), and Academician Chen Jianmin (Fudan University). The French executive chairs were Academician Abdelwahid Mellouki (ICARE, CNRS) and Academician Christian George (IRCELYON, CNRS).
Opening Ceremony Group Photo
At the opening ceremony, Deputy Director Huang Yuncheng (Department of Atmospheric Environment, MEE), Second-level Inspector Li Xiaowei (Department of Ecology and Environment of Zhejiang Province), Chief Engineer Xu Yisheng (CRAES), and Vice President Hu Jun (Zhejiang University of Technology) delivered remarks on behalf of the Chinese organizers. They extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to the attending experts and scholars from home and abroad, introduced the progress, achievements and practical experience of China’s air pollution prevention and control in recent years, and emphasized the vital role of international scientific and technological cooperation in addressing climate change and tackling global atmospheric environmental challenges.
On behalf of the French side, Professor Fermin Cuevas (Director of CNRS Beijing Office), and Mr. Rachid Malti (Scientific Attaché of Consulate General of the Republic of France in Shanghai) reviewed the history of the workshop, highlighted bilateral cooperation progress in environmental research, and expressed strong confidence and expectations for deepening exchanges and collaboration in atmospheric environment.
Chinese academicians including Jiang Guibin, Liu Wenqing, Zhang Yuanhang, Zhu Tong, Chen Jianmin and Yu Shaocai, together with foreign academicians and experts including Abdelwahid Mellouki, Christian George and Le Xiaochun, attended the opening ceremony.
Workshop Group Photo
Centering on the theme of “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Air Pollution Prevention in a Changing Climate: Beyond Anthropogenic Origins”, the workshop featured one main session and two parallel sessions. The conference included 7 plenary speeches, 19 keynote presentations and 47 oral presentations, with 30 academic posters. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions and extensive exchanges on key topics, including the characteristics and source apportionment of air pollutants, the physicochemical processes and formation mechanisms of air pollution, the development of advanced monitoring equipment for atmospheric contaminants, the climate and health impacts of air pollutants, the application of artificial intelligence and big data in atmospheric environmental governance, as well as strategies, policies and measures for air pollution control under changing climate. The workshop’s academic committee selected 10 outstanding posters, effectively stimulating innovation and research enthusiasm among young scientific researchers. Participants also exchanged views on future Sino-French collaboration in atmospheric environment research. Xu Yisheng pointed out that researchers from both countries would continue to pool their scientific and technological strengths, focus on international frontiers in atmospheric environment research, expand collaborative dimensions, and jointly contribute to global ecological conservation, climate change response and sustainable development.
The workshop presented the latest research advances in atmospheric environment across China, France and internationally, providing a high-level academic platform for joint global governance of air pollution and climate change. After nine successful sessions, the Sino-French Joint Workshop on Atmospheric Environment has evolved into a core platform for environmental researchers to share the latest findings and draw on global best practices. It will further deepen Sino-French and even Sino-European exchanges and cooperation in atmospheric environmental research.
Officials & Experts Delivered Opening Addresses
Academicians and Scholars Presented Keynote Speeches
