Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD) of Qatar, UNESCO and Smart Campus Cloud Network (SCCN) launched a global partnership at COP 27 on 14th Nov 2022 to support global universities to achieve Carbon Neutral - Net Zero Campus under SCCN’s 'Not Zero-Net Zero' pledge. Three organisations would work together to develop a web-based platform using digital technologies. SCCN would build the capacity of universities, UNESCO would promote open-access information and GORD would develop a methodology for measuring, assessing and verifying Carbon Neutrality.

‘Investing in Open Data is Investing in Future’. Open Data need to be unshackled from our Closed minds to make it available and accessible to the youth that are tomorrow's policymakers because open-source information on technologies will accelerate climate action. Global Network of Universities - Smart Campus Cloud Network- SCCN demonstrated the digital cloud that is developed by SCCN & Ecolibrium which makes information accessible by sharing it with other universities. Dr Bhanu Neupane, Advisor, UNESCO was the initiator and anchor of the event - ‘Open Data: Remedy for Climate Change Disinformation!’

Smart Campus Cloud Network has launched a global movement for Carbon Neutrality - Not Zero-Net Zero that will sensitise the students and faculty to climate change, and their campus's carbon emissions and encourage them to jointly start monitoring their emissions and find ways to curtail these emissions. The 'Not Zero Net Zero’ movement is aimed at making the university campus carbon neutral and was anchored on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mission LiFE’, a global drive for an environment-friendly lifestyle. Youth in universities represent the mountainous potential that can be mobilised to address the Climate Crisis and support PM Modi’s resolve to be Net Zero.

Universities are the living laboratories for innovation and dynamic destinations of creativity. That is where promises are funnelled down into execution. Youth from Universities are on the frontline of the much-needed innovations in mitigation and adaptation to climate change. It is the time for university students to enter the arena of transparent action leaving behind illusionary pledges and unfulfilled promises. Young minds are the key to turning the tide of climate change. The global launch of 'Not Zero-Net Zero’ under the ‘Smart Campus Cloud Network’ was covered in the press conference stating "Carbon Neutral Campus is a visionary movement in the education sector that would create tomorrow’s climate ambassadors”