Sustainable Approaches to Realize Carbon Neutrality in China: A Case Study of Zhejiang Province

Abstract

With the continuous development of industry, the massive emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) has become a global challenge that cannot be ignored due to its nature as the primary driver of global climate change and environmental crisis. Carbon neutrality is proposed as a global initiative to mitigate climate change. As a developing industrial country, China provides about one-third of global carbon emissions and has set a carbon-neutral goal by 2060. To achieve this goal, continuous efforts across the country are required. In this review, Zhejiang Province, one of the most developed regions in China, is set as a model for analysis. We first summarize the current situation of carbon emission in Zhejiang Province. Then, corresponding sustainable approaches such as ecological and industrial solutions for the reduction of future carbon emissions are introduced for Zhejiang Province. We also provide a direction for the realization of carbon neutrality, focusing on the most promising solutions for Zhejiang Province.

Spatial-Temporal Evolutionary Characteristics of Shellfish and Algae Carbon Sinks in China: Analysis Based on Geographic Information System (GIS)

“…First, scholars usually make comparisons of shellfish and algae carbon sinks in a certain region [27][28][29]. Scholars mostly make vertical comparisons of the carbon sink capacity of a region in a period of time or horizontal comparisons of the carbon sink capacity of different regions in the same period of time [30][31][32]. Meanwhile, some scholars have studied the quantitative relationship of shellfish and algae carbon sinks in different regions based on spatial econometrics.…”