Guidebook to Carbon Neutrality in China: Macro and Industry Trends under New Constraints

The book examines China's goal of achieving peak carbon emissions in 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, combining a top-down and bottom-up analysis. It explores the potential impacts on the economy, industries, and lifestyles and provides a comprehensive path for carbon neutrality, calculating the investment required and the roles of carbon pricing and green finance. The book is anchored in the economics of carbon neutrality and offers insights into potential policy implications and investment opportunities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 335 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This Open Access publication delves into China's ambitious targets of achieving peak carbon emissions in 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. The book stands as a pioneering effort, systematically constructing a framework that combines a top-down and bottom-up analysis of this critical topic.

What does carbon neutrality mean for economics in China? Could it lead to stagflation or present an opportunity to maximize the potential of green manufacturing? The book offers a comprehensive examination of how the pursuit of carbon neutrality may shape China's economy, as well as its largest industries, while anticipating the likely changes in people's lifestyles.

In total, the book provides a comprehensive roadmap for China's carbon neutrality drive, focusing on the green premium perspective. This initiative establishes the foundation for discussing China's emissions reduction plan.

The book goes beyond, calculating the investment required for different sectors to achieve carbon neutrality and illustrating the roles of carbon pricing and green finance in this endeavor. The information presented in the book is sourced from a network of primary sources, including experts in the field and renowned academics, to depict potential low-carbon roadmaps and green transitions in major industries.

Green development is emphasized in sectors that will be critical to civilization, including technology, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and urban planning, supported by in-depth discussions and analyses.

Accessible and academically rigorous, the work is anchored in the economics of carbon neutrality, extends to potential policy implications, and identifies investment opportunities. This valuable reference will attract readers interested in public policy, economics, finance, and investors seeking to gain a deeper understanding of China's carbon neutrality journey.

Weight: 735g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811690235
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022