Pathways of Regionally CoordinatedLow-Carbon Development in China

Abstract

Carbon peak and carbon neutrality are both important goals in the Chinesegovernment’s plans for future economic development. With heterogeneous resourceendowments, economic and technological levels, and industrial structures across China’smany regions, regional differentiation can significantly affect the design of pathwaystoward achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Regionally coordinated low-carbondevelopment may be the only way for the Chinese government to mitigate supply anddemand imbalances in the distribution of energy resources and green technologies. China’sinterregional energy industry and pollution abatement collaboration have also createdconditions for regional collaboration in low-carbon development. Nevertheless, successfulregional coordination for low-carbon development requires overcoming the institutionalproblems.