On The Spatial Variability Of Carbon Peak In China

Climate Governance is a common topic among countries all over the world.Economic and social development consumes a lot of fossil energy,and the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide seriously threaten the human living environment.International organizations and countries around the world have been committed to addressing climate change,and many countries have promoted carbon emission reduction in the form of legislation or policy documents.As the largest developing country and carbon emitter,China has made commitments at the United Nations General Assembly and other international conferences to strive to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.At the national level,a number of policies and documents have been issued to ensure that China will achieve the carbon peak goal by 2030.The reality of carbon emissions in China’s provinces is different,and there are many academic studies on China’s timely realization of the goal of carbon peak.Since China’s carbon peak is not only related to the implementation of the national independent contribution goal,but also has practical and far-reaching significance for coping with global climate change and carbon emission reduction in other countries,based on the current situation analysis of the relevant factors of carbon peak in China and provinces according to the relevant indicators of green ecology in economic and social development during the 14 th Five Year Plan period,The emission factor method is used to calculate the historical data of energy carbon emissions of Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2019,and the trend of carbon emissions of Chinese provinces by 2030 is deeply explored.The study found that most provinces in China can achieve carbon peak ahead of time or on schedule,and there is great uncertainty in the time of carbon peak in a few provinces.In order to ensure that China can reach the peak of carbon emission as soon as possible,this paper gives practical suggestions from the aspects of optimizing industrial structure,adjusting energy structure and developing energy-saving and emission reduction technology according to the actual situation of carbon emission in various provinces.The findings of this paper reveal the current situation and peak potential of carbon emissions in China and its provinces,and provide an important reference for China’s medium and long-term response to climate change from a bottom-up perspective.