Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/280132 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
OIES Paper: CE No. 10
Publisher: 
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford
Abstract: 
China's 'Shuangtan' (dual carbon) pledge is the most consequential climate commitment made by the Chinese government. Announced in September 2020, it commits China to reaching peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. With the nature of the Chinese policy system, however, top-down pledges can be received with varying levels of actual policy implementation. This Paper considers how - three years on - Shuangtan priorities have been reflected in two key areas of Chinese energy/climate policy: the power sector and renewable energy manufacturing. In each of these areas, this Paper details specific post-Shuangtan policy changes. In particular, how these post-Shuangtan policy actions differ from their pre-Shuangtan predecessors, and what they indicate about the future of power sector and renewable energy manufacturing policy. In these changes, it also seeks to evaluate whether Shuangtan represented a 'critical juncture' in specific areas of Chinese energy/climate policy, and offers early thoughts on what the first few years of Shuangtan implementation indicate about Shuangtan's long-term implementation.
Subjects: 
Coal
decarbonization
Dual carbon
energy security
green industry
net-zero
Power Sector
renewable energy manufacturing
Shuangtan
ISBN: 
978-1-78467-219-5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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