An Analysis of Chinese Cities’ Pathways towards Carbon Peaking under the Carbon Neutrality Goal

Ke Wang, Baiying Xing () and Yuhe Jiang ()
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Ke Wang: School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, P. R. China
Baiying Xing: School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, P. R. China
Yuhe Jiang: School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, P. R. China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2022, vol. 10, issue 03, 1-14

Abstract: Now, China has made it clear that it will strive to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 (the “dual carbon†goals), based on the logic that carbon peaking is a prerequisite for carbon neutrality. The year 2021 is the first year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan period. As the main battlefields to achieve the “dual carbon†goals, cities are also required to build on their pathways towards such goals under new conditions. Based on the progress China has made with pilot cities for low-carbon development and the discussion on 60 cities by category, this paper identifies the commonalities and differences between Chinese cities’ pathways towards carbon peaking, and concludes that Chinese cities need to peak their carbon emissions in an organized and step-wise way on the basis of classification and according to their own development level and emission characteristics. In light of the above conclusion, this paper provides feasible suggestions for Chinese cities’ carbon peaking.

Keywords: Carbon peaking; carbon neutrality; low-carbon cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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