Discussion on Action Strategies of China’s Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality

Authors

Guirui YU, CAS Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Tianxiang HAO, CAS Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Jianxing ZHU, CAS Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Keywords

carbon peak carbon neutrality action strategies climate governance emissions reduction and increment of carbon sink ecosystem carbon cycle

Document Type

S&T Supporting Realization of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Goals - Strategic Research on Science and Technology

Abstract

China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality action is a huge system engineering with national coverage, country-led and universal participation, long-term sustainable implementation, requiring definite, tenacious, and adaptable action strategies. Here, based on summarizing the current situations of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality", the action strategies, technological approaches, and scientific and technological supports are discussed to achieve the "dual carbon" targets in China. It is suggested that China's "dual carbon" action should insist on "one basic concept", achieve "two macroscopic targets", implement the "three-pronged comprehensive", and "four-way simultaneous" technological paths, and practice the macro layout of "five coordination" in the national land space control and the coordinated industrial development. It is required to strengthen scientific research on climate change and earth system carbon cycle and technological revolution for decarbonization and low-carbon industry. In the field of global change and ecological economics for national "dual carbon" action, more attention should be paid to key scientific issues. There are the construction of the multi-factors, multi-processes, multi-interfaces, and multi-scales collaborative monitoring system for carbon cycle process, carbon storage and flux in Earth system, and the systematic cognition and precise assessment of the carbon sink function and its potential of Chinese regional ecosystems. For the moment, it is urgent to build and complete the scientific and technological supporting system in seven aspects:scientific basis, observation and simulation, energy structure transformation, industrial structure adjustment, ecological carbon conservation and sink increase, national strategy and approach route, collaborative governance, and management policy.

First page

423

Last Page

434

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

YU, Guirui; HAO, Tianxiang; and ZHU, Jianxing (2022) "Discussion on Action Strategies of China’s Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 4 , Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220121001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss4/2