ABSTRACT
Global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions has posed unprecedented threats to the international community. As the world's largest GHG emitter since 2006, China has proposed numerous climate targets aimed at decoupling economic growth from emissions, reducing the carbon emissions per unit of GDP (i.e., carbon intensity) and peaking the emissions. In striving to fulfill these ambitions, China has taken a basket of measures to enhance energy efficiency and improve energy mix over past years, respectively at urban, regional, and national levels. Examples include circular economy strategy, cleaner production, 3R (i.e., reduce, reuse and recycle) promotion, eco-industrial parks, industrial symbiosis, eco-town and zero-emission practices, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to these regulatory policies, the market-based solutions like emission trading scheme have come into force in a cost-effective manner. In keeping with China's commitments towards peak emissions in 2030 and net-zero emissions in 2060, this book is intended to model the possible emission trajectories and identify the feasible mitigation schemes for China.
