Yu, B., Zhao, Z., Wei, YM. et al. Approaching national climate targets in China considering the challenge of regional inequality. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Provide a carbon emissions mitigation strategy to fulfill the Chinese national climate pledges considering the national and provincial economies and equity

Case:

• China’s provinces

Methodology:

• IAM: C3IAM/NET

Data Source

• Energy use: iNEMS

Findings:

• China is likely peak the carbon emissions before 2029 at no more than 12.2 billion tons of CO2

• Following the cost-effective strategy, 90% of Chinese provinces can obtain economic benefits compared the strategy that all provinces uniformly peak their carbon emissions by 2030

Coding Reference:

• Upon request