Enablers of Carbon Neutrality in China’s Energy Sector: A Review

Yunxia Zhang, Qishan Feng () and Xiqiang Guan
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Yunxia Zhang: College of Information, Mechanical and Automatic Engineering, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200233, China
Qishan Feng: Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Department, Stellantis, Shanghai 200233, China
Xiqiang Guan: College of Information, Mechanical and Automatic Engineering, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200233, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-23

Abstract: With the intensification of armed conflicts driven by regional incentives, global geopolitical conflicts are becoming increasingly intense. In addition, the possibility of another financial crisis is approaching, and global inflation is rapidly rising. As a result, Europe and the United States must restart coal-fired power generation to cope with energy shortages and delay carbon neutrality goals. However, the current political and public opinion about the environment has led to a one-sided exaggeration and political criticism of China’s carbon emissions, resulting in China’s contribution to carbon neutrality being intentionally or unintentionally ignored. The uncertainty surrounding future low-carbon policies has made climate observers increasingly concerned about the threat of environmental degradation to fragile intergovernmental decarbonization efforts. This article aims to clarify the one-sided view of China’s carbon emissions internationally, clarify China’s measurement indicators for carbon emissions, analyze China’s advantages in responding to the global warming crisis under complex historical and political conditions, summarize China’s efforts to achieve its dual carbon goals in the current situation, and thus summarize China’s unique and absolute advantages in cooperation in clean energy, energy storage, and ultra-high voltage transmission networks that are beneficial to global climate change. This will clarify the truth regarding China’s carbon emissions in the global context and boost global confidence in addressing climate change.

Keywords: climate change; carbon neutrality; China’s enablers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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