Policy and Management of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality: A Literature Review

Wei, Yi‐Ming; Chen, Kaiyuan; Kang, Jia-Ning; Chen, Wei-Ming; Wang, Xiangyu; Zhang, Xiaoye

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.12.018

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“…In the past two years, with the increasing popularity of PCECN policies, domestic and foreign scholars have used various methods to evaluate PCECN policies. Wei et al [ 9 ] comprehensively collated and investigated 1105 published research studies regarding PCECN through bibliometric analysis. From the space–time perspective, the authors quantitatively analyze the shifts in popular research trends.…”

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A Document Analysis of Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Policies Based on a PMC Index Model in China

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Chen

et al. 2022

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With the commitment to peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, the text analysis of policies related to peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality has become a hot research topic in China. However, current domestic and foreign research mainly focuses on the impact and enlightenment of carbon emission measurement and other aspects and rarely optimizes the road to carbon neutrality through the analysis of policy texts. Based on both domestic and international research results, this paper takes 11 central government, ministry, province, and city policies as the research object, uses the PMC index model to calculate the PMC indices of the 11 representative documents, and draws surfaces. The results indicate that nearly half of the policies have excellent scores, but some policies still have deficiencies in terms of guarantee incentives and policy coverage. Given these shortcomings, this paper proposes that the government should provide technical assistance to industrial enterprises in addition to certain subsidies to reduce the energy consumption of enterprises in production and achieve sustainable development. While popularizing and developing low-carbon technology, enterprises should pay attention to personnel training and management, and use the digital economy to empower the transition to eco-friendly production. Based on the above research, the main contributions of this paper are as follows: to make theoretical and practical preparations for carbon neutralization and to provide suggestions for optimizing policies.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A Document Analysis of Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Policies Based on a PMC Index Model in China

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Chen

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“…Increasing CO 2 emission results from the combustion of fossil fuels, which remains a grand challenge in achieving carbon neutrality. [ 74 ] One potential solution is electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction with mild reaction conditions, renewable electricity utility, and earth‐abundant catalysts accessibility. ECR possesses great potential for valuable fuels and chemical generation, involving C 1 compounds (CO (in CO 2 RR), CH 4 , CH 3 OH, HCHO, HCOOH), C 2 , and/or C 2+ products (C 2 H 4 , C 2 H 6 , C 2 H 5 OH, CH 3 CHO, CH 3 COOH, n‐C 3 H 7 OH, etc.…”

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Recent Advances in Upgrading of Low‐Cost Oxidants to Value‐Added Products by Electrocatalytic Reduction Reaction

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Liu

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Adv Funct Materials

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Recently, the efficient upgrading of abundant and cheap substances (H2O, CO2, N2, and NOxn) into valuable products by reduction and/or hydrogenation has attracted much attention. However, the traditional transformation processes of these oxidants generally suffer high‐energy input, complicated reactors, and rigorous reaction conditions due to their high thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness. Recently, electrocatalytic reduction reactions (ERRs) for upgrading low‐grade substances have been perceived as promising for sustainable energy conversion due to the ambient condition, high selectivity, and atom economic feasibility. In this review, value‐added fuels and chemicals generation from low‐cost oxidants ERRs are systematically summarized. Specifically, H2 generation from ERR is introduced from water and seawater electrolysis; carbon‐containing compound generation from electrocatalytic COx reduction is classified into C1, and C2 and/or C2+ acquisition; valuable NH3 production is divided into nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and NOxn species reduction reaction (NOxnRR); and other valuable chemicals generation from multi‐substance reduction to CC bonds and CN bonds are also reviewed. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of high‐valued product generation from ERRs. Besides, an in‐depth understanding of such ERRs to valuable products has been presented, and current challenges and further prospects are also proposed.

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“…Globally, the current rapid socioeconomic transitions in demographic, economic, technological, and behavioral dimensions pose huge challenges to sustainable development (Wiedmann and Lenzen, 2018). Specifically, socioeconomic transi-tions have a macro-level impact on economic development, technological progress, and demographic changes, as well as a micro-level impact on suppliers' resource allocation, producers' industrial structure, and consumers' behavior patterns (Wei et al, 2022). For example, the global urban area has expanded at the cost of occupying other valuable land resources such as agricultural land, grasslands, wetland, and forests (Liu et al, 2020).…”

Section: Socioeconomic Transitions Changing Resource Uses and Environ...mentioning

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Reducing environmental impacts through socioeconomic transitions: critical review and prospects

Liang

Zhong

2022

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

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Rapid socioeconomic development has caused numerous environmental impacts. Human production and consumption activities are the underlying drivers of resource uses, environmental emissions, and associated environmental impacts (e.g., ecosystem quality and human health). Reducing environmental impacts requires an understanding of the complex interactions between socioeconomic system and environmental system. Existing studies have explored the relationships among human society, economic system, and environmental system. However, it is unclear about the research progress in the effects of socioeconomic activities on environmental impacts and the potential directions of future research. This critical review finds that existing studies have identified critical regions, sectors, and transmission pathways for resource uses, environmental emissions, and environmental impacts from supply chain perspectives. Moreover, scholars have characterized the impacts of socioeconomic transitions on resource uses and environmental emissions. However, existing studies overlook the dynamic nature of the interconnections among human society, economic system, and environmental system. In addition, the effects of socioeconomic structural transitions on environmental impacts remain unknown. This review proposes four prospects and possible solutions that will contribute to a better understanding of the complex interactions among human society, economic system, and environmental system. They can help identify more effective solutions to reduce environmental impacts through socioeconomic transitions.

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Policy and Management of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality: A Literature Review

Cited by 419 publications

References 83 publications

A Document Analysis of Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Policies Based on a PMC Index Model in China

A Document Analysis of Peak Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality Policies Based on a PMC Index Model in China

Recent Advances in Upgrading of Low‐Cost Oxidants to Value‐Added Products by Electrocatalytic Reduction Reaction

Reducing environmental impacts through socioeconomic transitions: critical review and prospects

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