Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China

Z Liu, Z Deng, G He, H Wang, X Zhang, J Lin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
China is currently the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2). China therefore has a
key role in global climate change mitigation. Policies and commitments are required to …

A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018

WF Lamb, T Wiedmann, J Pongratz… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy,
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …

City-level emission peak and drivers in China

Y Shan, Y Guan, Y Hang, H Zheng, Y Li, D Guan, J Li… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
China is playing an increasing role in global climate change mitigation, and local authorities
need more city-specific information on the emissions trends and patterns when designing …

Green technology innovations, urban innovation environment and CO2 emission reduction in China: Fresh evidence from a partially linear functional-coefficient panel …

B Lin, R Ma - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Green technology innovations are deemed as effective channels through which economic
growth and environmental governance are balanced. However, empirical research on the …

Assessment to China's recent emission pattern shifts

Y Guan, Y Shan, Q Huang, H Chen, D Wang… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Energy and emission data are crucial to climate change research and mitigation efforts. The
accuracy of energy statistics is essential for mitigation strategies and evaluating the …

Co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction from China's clean air actions between 2013-2020

Q Shi, B Zheng, Y Zheng, D Tong, Y Liu, H Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change mitigation measures can yield substantial air quality improvements while
emerging clean air measures in developing countries can also lead to CO2 emission …

Natural gas hydrate resources and hydrate technologies: a review and analysis of the associated energy and global warming challenges

YS Yu, X Zhang, JW Liu, Y Lee, XS Li - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The new scenario involving the rapid energy supply transition from oil-based to natural gas-
based undoubtedly affects the future carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offers an …

Is high natural resource dependence doomed to low carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from 283 cities in China

M Fan, M Li, J Liu, S Shao - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing concerns of global economic recovery and climate change, the
improvement of carbon emission efficiency has become extremely significant to get rid of …

China CO2 emission accounts 2016–2017

Y Shan, Q Huang, D Guan, K Hubacek - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
Despite China's emissions having plateaued in 2013, it is still the world's leading energy
consumer and CO2 emitter, accounting for approximately 30% of global emissions. Detailed …

Committed emissions from existing energy infrastructure jeopardize 1.5 C climate target

D Tong, Q Zhang, Y Zheng, K Caldeira, C Shearer… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Net anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) must approach zero by mid-century
(2050) in order to stabilize the global mean temperature at the level targeted by international …