Typical Pathway to Carbon Neutrality for Urban Smart Energy Systems—Case Study of Macao Special Administrative Region

Authors

Yonghua SONG, State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau, Macao 999078, ChinaFollow
Hongcai ZHANG, State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
Ge CHEN, State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau, Macao 999078, ChinaFollow

Keywords

peak carbon emissions; carbon neutrality; urban energy systems; development pathway

Document Type

S & T and Society

Abstract

China's ambitious goal "strive to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060" not only shows China's responsible attitude towards climate change, but also aligns with the upgrade requirement of China's economy and industries. Since cities occupy a dominant position in China's population, energy consumption, and carbon emissions, they are the main battlefield for achieving national carbon neutrality. This study first analyzes the challenges and requirements that cities' energy systems facing in order to realize carbon neutrality. Then, it takes Macao as an example to analyze the characteristics of cities' energy consumption and carbon emissions. Finally, it proposes a pathway to realize cities' carbon neutrality that include four major measures: promote demand-side management in cities' energy systems; encourage distributed clean energy integration; actively purchase clean electricity from outside of cities; and leverage intelligent techniques for urban energy systems operation & optimization. The proposed pathway can provide a reference for promoting the carbon neutrality for China's cities.

First page

1650

Last Page

1663

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

SONG, Yonghua; ZHANG, Hongcai; and CHEN, Ge (2022) "Typical Pathway to Carbon Neutrality for Urban Smart Energy Systems—Case Study of Macao Special Administrative Region," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 11 , Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220125004
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss11/20