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China’s carbon neutrality goal

This four-part series on China’s carbon neutrality target looks at the issues crucial for turning President Xi Jinping’s 2060 pledge into deliverable reality.

Updated: 12 Dec, 2020
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China looks to capitalism to turn 2060 carbon neutral goal into reality

The next key step would be for China to launch a long-awaited national carbon emissions quota trading scheme, a cornerstone policy that can turn Xi Jinping’s 2060 carbon neutrality pledge into a deliverable reality.

21 Nov, 2020
Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen
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Carbon neutrality: China sowing seeds of change to meet 2060 target

The uncertain journey to carbon neutrality – where residual emission is fully offset by amounts captured from the atmosphere – will be a gradual and at times painful process, because it transforms livelihood in the tens of millions, involving trillions of dollars in funding

05 Dec, 2020
Illustration by Sierra Chiao
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China’s carbon neutral goal needs a lot of heavy lifting by industries

Airlines, shipping, buildings materials, chemicals and power producers, the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, are expected to do the heaviest lifting over the next four decades for China to meet its carbon neutral goal by 2060.

12 Dec, 2020
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