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DOI	10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105959
	Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures
	Zhao, Xin; Ma, Xiaowei; Chen, Boyang; Shang, Yuping; Song, Malin
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0921-3449
EISSN	1879-0658
卷号	176
英文摘要	In response to climate change, the Chinese government has set a clear goal to reach its carbon peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, endeavoring to gradually realize net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This paper explores the concept of carbon neutrality and makes a comparative analysis of the gap between China, the European Union, and the United States vis-`a-vis carbon neutrality based on international data. The main challenges China faces in its progress toward carbon neutrality are the following: first, China's energy consumption and CO2 emissions continue to increase, while its carbon peak has not yet been reached; second, carbon emission reduction in China is an arduous process, as the transition period allowed for the country to transition from its carbon peak to carbon neutrality is shorter than that of developed countries; third, China remains reliant on high-carbon fossil energy, with high energy consumption and low energy utilization efficiency; fourth, China's low level of economic development, compared with those of the EU, the US, or other developed countries, makes it relatively weak to withstand economic risks; and fifth, China's low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies are not mature. Therefore, this paper posits a three-stage/four-step strategy as well as seven specific suggestions that could benefit China's progress toward carbon neutrality.
英文关键词	Climate change; Carbon neutrality; Carbon peak; Green development
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) ; Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
WOS记录号	WOS:000708339400020
来源期刊	RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281265
作者单位	Anhui University of Finance & Economics; Fujian Normal University; China Agricultural University; Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Xin,Ma, Xiaowei,Chen, Boyang,et al. Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures[J],2022,176.
APA	Zhao, Xin,Ma, Xiaowei,Chen, Boyang,Shang, Yuping,&Song, Malin.(2022).Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures.RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING,176.
MLA	Zhao, Xin,et al."Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures".RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING 176(2022).