China: Paving the Way to Carbon Neutrality
China: Paving the Way to Carbon Neutrality

Summary/Abstract: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing our planet in the 21st century, having a significant impact on ecosystems, economies, and communities. It poses a significant long-term threat which demands international cooperation to combat global warming, while achieving sustainability. In this regard, the changing role of China in the global climate governance mechanisms has increasingly become a focus of international attention. In March 2021, China released its 14th Five-Year Plan for 2021–2025, which presented few details on how this global economic superpower and the largest global greenhouse gases emitter would meet its target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2060. The paper describes the current decarbonization process in accordance with the targets of the 14th FYP regarding climate and energy. It also discusses how the measures of the 14th FYP are connected with China’s ambition to become carbon-neutral by 2060.

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