CICC Research, CICC Global Institute. Guidebook to Carbon Neutrality in China Macro and Industry Trends under New Constraints

Beijing, China, CICC Research, CICC Global Institute. — 2022. — 373 p. — ISBN 978-981-16-9023-5.Путеводитель по углеродной нейтральности в Китае Макроэкономические и отраслевые тенденции в условиях новых ограничений
CICC’s work endeavors to derive an exact number for China’s peak carbon emissions and draw a clearer picture of the pathway to achieve this goal in the next 10 years through analysis of aggregate targets. While this is quite important, it is also worth noting that part of the basic data for China in this area remains unavailable. For instance, China’s carbon emission intensity in 2030 should be 65% lower than the level in 2005 so that the country could achieve the target for emission peak. Naturally, we will need to know China’s carbon emissions in 2005. Another example would be that China aims to increase its forest stock volume in 2030 by 6 billion cubic
meters from the 2005 level. Then, we also need to know how much China’s forest stock volume was in 2005 and how much carbon dioxide can be absorbed by each cubic meter of forest stock per year. However, due to the lack of accurate official statistics from government agencies or other authoritative sources, the answers to these questions could be inconclusive and misleading. A possible explanation is the inadequacies of China’s data compilation in the past, causing incomplete and incon sistent data with little verification. Another possibility is that these vague numbers provided additional room for policy maneuvering before China changed its policy
stance toward climate change.Exploring the Road to Carbon Neutrality
Balancing Efficiency and Fairness: Kaldor-Hicks Improvement?
The Capacity of Carbon Pricing Mechanism
Green Finance: Clarifying Functions and Capacity
Green Technology: From Quantity to Quality
Green Energy: A New Chapter in China
Green Manufacturing: Carbon Emissions Reduction Roadmap of Carbon Intensive Sectors
Green Transportation: A Challenging Road to Carbon Neutrality
Living Green: New Chapter of Consumption and Social Governance
Green City: Towards Low-Carbon Urban Planning and Governance
Digital Economy Goes Green: Taking Over Energy-Efficiency Management
Green Investment: New Trend, New Direction
Tackling Climate Change: Global Cooperation and China’s Commitment