杭州市科学技术协会

The Frontiers Research Foundation announced the list of winners of the first session of "Frontiers Planet Prize" on the afternoon of April 27, 2023 Swiss time.

Professor Gu Baojing and his research team from the College of Environmental & Resource Sciences of Zhejiang University nominated by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) won the International Championship.

Gu and his team was awarded for their scientific finding published in Science in 2021 as a report entitled "Abating ammonia is more cost effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution".

The report proposed a nitrogen contribution rate indicator system which quantifies the contribution rate of nitrogen emissions to PM2.5 pollution and its impact on health in different countries and regions worldwide.

The report evaluated the economic costs and financial benefits of reducing PM2.5 pollution and degrading health risks by controlling nitrogen emissions globally which laid a scientific foundation for global PM2.5 pollution control.

The Frontiers Planet Prize was initiated by the Frontier Research Foundation in 2022 to recognize scientific breakthroughs with the greatest potential to maintain Earth's safe boundaries.

Each participating national representative nominated 3 candidates followed by a vote by 100 global sustainable development scientists to screen out national champions.

Then after 3 rounds of vote determined the international championship.

As the national representative of the Frontiers Planet Prize, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) entrusted the Chinese Geophysical Society (CGS) to establish an expert team to evaluate a total of 51 candidates recommended by 42 units across the country.

The national candidate was decided after strict evaluation from 6 perspectives including journal impact factors, JCI standard, quoted frequency, novelty, materiality, and application value.