Study of the Carbon Neutral Path in China: A Literature Review

Fangxin Hou (), Yifang Liu (), Zhiyuan Ma (), Changyi Liu, Shining Zhang (), Fang Yang () and Yuanhong Nie ()
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Fangxin Hou: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Yifang Liu: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Zhiyuan Ma: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Changyi Liu: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Shining Zhang: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Fang Yang: Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd, No. 8, Xuanwumennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031, P. R. China
Yuanhong Nie: Economic Research Institute, State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd, No.73 Jinzhai Road, Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P. R. China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2023, vol. 11, issue 02, 1-23

Abstract: After the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals were proposed, different institutions and scholars carried out research on China’s medium- and long-term mitigation pathways. Through the literature review of China’s research on carbon neutrality, this paper finds that the zero-carbon energy transition is the key to achieving carbon neutrality. The main driving factors of reducing energy-related carbon emissions include the cleanliness of primary and secondary energy supply systems, the electrification of energy consumption and the development of hydrogen energy, energy efficiency improvement, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and negative emissions. Furthermore, based on the literature, this paper conducts a quantitative comparative analysis, and selects key indicators for comparative analysis and summary from seven dimensions, including economic and social development, carbon emission pathways, primary energy consumption, final energy consumption, final hydrogen energy consumption, electricity demand and supply, and installed capacity and structure of power generation. Main conclusions are as follows: (i) In terms of carbon emission pathways, the institutions generally believed that China will peak carbon emissions around 2028 and achieve carbon neutrality between 2050 and 2060. Achieving net-zero or near-zero emissions first in the power sector is the key to carbon neutrality across the society; (ii) In terms of energy supply, it is a consensus to increase the proportion of clean energy and reduce carbon emissions from the source. The proportion of clean energy in primary energy will increase to more than 85%, and the proportion of clean energy power generation and installed capacity will reach more than 90%; (iii) In terms of energy use, electricity will become the core of final energy consumption in the future. The predicted electricity consumption across the society will range 14.3–18.4PWh, and the predicted electrification rate will exceed 65%.

Keywords: Carbon peaking; carbon neutrality; cleanliness; electrification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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