Chapter 161 About the Future
"In the next period of time, I will be planning to go hand in hand with multiple lines. Some new projects have been started on the artificial intelligence side, but the current projects are not big projects, so I won't talk about this.
It’s mainly about biology. In the field of biology, the projects I have prepared now are mainly about aging and artificially synthesized food.”
Zhou Ming simply told the old man in front of him what he would think in the short term, and the old man opposite him listened very seriously.
After hearing Zhou Ming talk about the two aspects of aging and artificial synthetic food, the old man seemed very concerned.
These two points are more important for individuals to study aging, but for the entire country, the synthesis of food is more important.
In short, both are very important.
Afterwards, the old man asked Zhou Ming some questions about these two aspects.
In fact, major developed countries around the world, including developing China, have already begun to conduct relevant research on aging and artificially synthesized food. Research on artificially synthesized starch and artificially synthesized glucose have been going on for many years.
But no matter who it is, their research is still in the basic stage. To truly get rid of organisms and complete thorough artificial synthesis in the laboratory, there are still some steps.
What Zhou Ming is preparing to study, especially artificially synthesized food, is no longer something like his previous projects, which can be completed in a few months at most. This will be a long-term project, and there is also a lot of content he needs to study. Zhou Ming estimated that it will take at least one or two years to complete.
After all, there are many types of food. Since you are synthesizing food, then the most basic starch, glucose, and even fat must be synthesized, right?
Moreover, if the cost of your artificial synthesis is higher than that of ordinary production, it will definitely not be easy to promote.
After Zhou Ming answered the old man’s questions about the two projects he was preparing to study, the old man asked Zhou Ming about some of the future development of China.
"We held a meeting before, and almost all the academicians from the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering attended the meeting.
Some of these academicians had contact with Professor Zhou. They all praised Professor Zhou very much, and even called Professor Zhou the leader of our young scientists in China.
They also said that Professor Zhou has a forward-looking vision and has very professional and unique insights into future technological development.
However, most of them said that Professor Zhou is too optimistic about the future development of China's science and technology.
So, I want to hear Professor Zhou’s view on the future development of science and technology in China with my own ears.”
The old man first talked about the praises of some old academicians to Zhou Ming, and then asked Zhou Ming about his views on the future development of science and technology in China.
When asked about Zhou Ming’s views on the future development of China, it was naturally impossible for this old man to believe whatever Zhou Ming said.
However, as a newly ignited superstar in the scientific community of China, Zhou Ming’s achievements in some fields can even catch up with the old academicians. His views on China’s future technology will definitely serve as a reference for this old man and the upper class of China to formulate China’s future development plans.
Since this person has asked this, Zhou Ming naturally told his thoughts on the future development of China's science and technology truthfully.
"It's 2016 now. I think our country can reach carbon peak before 2020 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2025..."
As soon as Zhou Ming spoke, the old man in front of him was a little nervous. He was originally skeptical about the previous academicians saying that Zhou Ming was too optimistic about the future development of China's technology. Now, when Zhou Ming spoke the first sentence, he believed what the academicians said.
This is more than just being too optimistic, it is simply too optimistic.
The carbon peak mentioned by Zhou Ming refers to the fact that at a certain point in time, carbon dioxide emissions no longer grow to peak and then gradually fall back. This is the historical turning point of carbon dioxide emissions from increase or decrease, marking the decoupling of carbon emissions from economic development. The peak target includes the peak year and peak.
The carbon neutrality mentioned by Zhou Ming is a term for energy conservation and emission reduction, just like carbon peak, which refers to the total carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly generated by countries, enterprises, products, activities or individuals within a certain period of time. Through afforestation, energy conservation and emission reduction, etc., the carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions generated by itself are offset, positive and negative offsets are achieved, and relative "zero emissions" are achieved.
In fact, regarding carbon emissions, this is related to many developed countries in the United Nations and to the right to carbon emissions.
To put it bluntly, it is actually just a cake.
During the Industrial Revolution in developed countries, when factories were built everywhere, they emitted a large amount of carbon dioxide.
According to some current research, this may be one of the reasons for the rise in global temperatures. So after they develop, they say that they are in order to protect the earth, protect the environment, protect humans, and prevent global temperatures from continuing to rise, so they began to limit carbon emissions.
But in fact, it is just to limit the development of developing countries.
And the carbon dioxide they emitted in the past was considered to have not happened.
At the Copenhagen World Climate Conference from December 7 to December 18, 2009, a total of seven international carbon emission reduction plans were proposed, one of which was darker than the other.
At that time, after some efforts, the Chinese negotiating team finally chose the seven black plans that seemed less black.
But despite this, this is not that bad, compared with the other six plans, the final choice is still very bad for developing countries.
In this plan, developed countries do not give clear quantity limits to developing countries.
But there is control over the total amount and the total amount of developed countries.
The per capita emission rights of developed countries are 2.3 times that of developing countries. This does not count historical data, but if historical data is included, it is 7.54 times.
If the carbon emission rights eventually become carbon emission trading, then this is a trap for developing countries.
More importantly, carbon emission rights should be a basic human right.
People in developing and developed countries should have equal emission rights, and according to the g8 program, 27 developed countries, with 1.1 billion people, have separated 44% of the carbon emission rights.
The remaining 5.4 billion people in developing countries only have 56% of carbon emission rights.
For example, if a developing country develops from the beginning of the industrial revolution to the developed country needs to emit 100 carbon, then they need to emit only 1 carbon to develop to carbon neutrality.
Now those countries that have emitted 100 carbon have to set a total of global carbon emissions for the sake of the environment, which is 1,000.
Although they did not limit the quantity for developing countries, the total quantity was set, and they also pulled 440 out of the total quantity of 1,000.
What is left to developing countries with 5 times more people than developed countries is the amount of 560.
Moreover, if these developing countries want to develop into developed countries, some still need 100 yuan, and some have been developing for a while, but still need 50 yuan.
As developed countries have developed to carbon neutrality, some of their carbon emissions only require an amount of 1, and some even require only a quantity of 0.00.
From this perspective, this plan is really the same as its name, it is really a g8 plan.
However, if the carbon peak and carbon neutrality mentioned by Zhou Ming can really be realized before 2020 and 2025, then the most benefit of this plan in the future will not be the developed countries that proposed the plan, but the Chinese.
But now, except for Zhou Ming, no one will think that such a thing will become a reality in the future.
China has not yet proposed a plan related to this. If Zhou Ming did not obtain the life simulator and the world developed as before Zhou Ming first obtained the life simulator, then China will only propose the goal of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality in 2021.
In 2021, the carbon peak mentioned by China is to strive to achieve before 2030, while carbon neutrality is to strive to achieve before 2060.
Now Zhou Ming has proposed what China can achieve carbon peak before 2020, and then it will take less than five years to achieve carbon neutrality. It can be said that it will shorten the 44-year period to 9 years. How can this be achieved?
Zhou Ming continued to talk about his views on the future development of China's science and technology.
"I expect that by 2030, our country will build its first base on the moon, which will also be the first base for humans on the moon, and the base will have a biosphere that can form a self-circulating artificial ecological circulation system. Using this base, humans will be able to survive on the moon for a long time..."
Zhou Ming talked endlessly about his future scientific and technological development plan for China by 2050, and even about the situation of human beings living on Mars. As for the more distant future, Zhou Ming did not know, but he felt that 2050 was enough.
Moreover, what Zhou Ming mentioned is based on the situation where the life simulator disappears in the next year.
If he still owns a life simulator by 2050, he is really hard to predict what technology will develop in the future.
The old man in front of Zhou Ming never interrupted when Zhou Ming spoke, but just nodded from time to time. Although he did not think what Zhou Ming said could be realized in the year he said, nor did he think he could really see such a future.
But he still admires Zhou Ming's mentality very much, which is the mentality that young people should have.
If it was really just Zhou Ming, then no matter how profound he was, he would never be able to achieve what he said in such a short time.
However, with the help of the following companies, local governments, and even the entire country, this is not impossible, but very likely.
Moreover, the future that Zhou Ming mentioned is not even too optimistic, but it is possible that they will be completed ahead of schedule.
After Zhou Ming finished speaking, the meeting and conversation almost ended here. The old man stretched out his hand to Zhou Ming and shook hands with a smile.
By the evening, this incident also took place on the news broadcast of Baisheng TV Station and the news broadcast of China's official TV Station.
Zhou Ming did not pay much attention to these things at first. After the old man left the University of Science and Technology in the afternoon, Zhou Ming submitted the application for the project he was going to study.
I have to say that the passing speed of the project he submitted today is really like a rocket.
Less than an hour after Zhou Ming submitted it, he received a notice from the school that all the research projects he submitted had been approved and all the project funds were received.
Zhou Ming does not follow the news, but this does not mean that others do not follow it.
Since Zhou Ming is often on the news, his father and his grandfather have developed the habit of watching the news.
That night, they jumped the TV channel to one at seven o'clock without any movement. When Zhou Ming's father and grandpa saw Zhou Ming shook hands and talk to the man on the news broadcast, they called Zhou Ming as soon as possible.
The phone call I made this time is not a WeChat video or voice call.
Zhou Ming, who was reading "Quantum Mechanics and Path Integration" by r.p. Feynman and a.r. Hebps, was interrupted by a cell phone ringtone and was forced to return to reality from the world of quantum mechanics.
"I haven't received a call for a while and forgot to silence. Who called me? Why did someone suddenly call me today?"
Zhou Ming put down the book in his hand and muttered. He picked up his cell phone and found that he was his grandfather who usually called WeChat voice or video calls even if he made calls.
Zhou Mingdu told his grandparents many times that they would not charge for calling themselves. If they could not call WeChat, they would call directly.
However, Zhou Ming's grandparents just didn't listen. They always thought that making a phone call requires money, and they could see people on WeChat video calls, so they all made WeChat calls.
Seeing that it was grandpa who called, Zhou Ming quickly answered.
Before Zhou Ming could speak, his grandfather's voice came from his phone.
"Xiao Ming, I just watched the news broadcast and saw you shook hands with ***. You kid, why didn't you tell us about such a big thing in advance? If your father and I hadn't been watching the news in front of the TV every day in the past two months, we wouldn't have seen this news as soon as possible."
Zhou Ming's grandfather blamed Zhou Ming on his phone, but he said it was a blame, but there was no point in his tone of blame. His tone of pride and pride were transmitted to Zhou Ming via radio.
Zhou Ming finally managed to deal with his grandfather. Just as he was about to hang up the phone, his father took the phone from his grandfather and started talking.
After dealing with his grandfather and father, Zhou Ming simply turned off his phone and started reading.
Because English is OK, Zhou Ming reads the original English version of the book "Quantum Mechanics and Path Integration".
Richard Phillips Feynman, one of the authors of this book, is a famous American physicist and professor of the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He won the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Schwenger and Asanaga Shinichiro for his contribution to quantum electrodynamics.
The content of this book is compiled by Hebs based on the lecture notes compiled by Feynman, which is why the author of this book has the name of Hills.
In this book, Feynman avoids intensive and complex descriptions and tells his famous theory in a concise and clear way, both mathematical and physical images, achieving a perfect balance between the two.
Zhou Ming had already had some understanding of quantum mechanics, and in mathematics he was even more a master in this era. Therefore, the content of this book was not difficult at all. He also used the path integrals during the reading process to calculate the propagation of the harmonic oscillator.
Therefore, although I have been reading this book for a few days and I don’t spend much time on this book every day, Zhou Ming still completed reading this book at around 10 o’clock this evening, increasing the part of the book to read in the life simulator task to 4/50.
Chapter completed!