China's Sustainability Transitions: Low Carbon and Climate-Resilient Plan for Carbon Neutral 2060

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Authors
1 Sustainable Development and Climate Change
	1.1 Overview of Global Movements: Urgent Agenda
	1.2 Key Climate Change Issues and Global Impacts
	1.3 Climate Change and Cities: Complex Climate-Resilience Challenges
	1.4 Aim and Structure of the Book
	References
2 Cities and Climate-Resilient Development
	2.1 Introduction to Impacts of Climate Change on Cities and Challenges Ahead
	2.2 The Importance of Cities in Facing the Climate-Resilience Challenges
	2.3 Decarbonisation Progress and Towards Low Carbon Economy
		2.3.1 Statements by Leading Organisations
		2.3.2 Urban Responses to Climate Change
	2.4 Conclusions
	References
3 Summarising Key Carbon Reduction Co-benefits
	3.1 The Significance of Reducing Carbon for the Health of People and the Planet
	3.2 Achieving a Healthy Air Quality
	3.3 Enhancing Human Health and Wellbeing
	3.4 Optimising Energy Conservation and Energy Security
	3.5 Augmenting Energy Efficiency and Reducing Energy Use
	3.6 Supporting Biodiversity Through Reduced Environmental Crises
	3.7 Maintaining Resource Efficiency
	3.8 Conclusions
	References
4 Low Carbon Transitions: A Global Overview
	4.1 An Insight on Low Carbon Transitions: China and the Globe
	4.2 Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies to Climate Change: Towards Carbon Neutrality
	4.3 Low Carbon Transition: Exploring Some of the Existing Initiatives
	4.4 A Brief Analysis of Global Examples
	4.5 Conclusions
	References
5 Decarbonised Race and New Destination in China
	5.1 An Overview of Carbon Footprint in China by Available Data
	5.2 China’s Low Carbon Target: The Commitment and Momentous Goal
	5.3 A Brief Overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
	5.4 Combatting Climate Change Through Low Carbon Targets
	5.5 China’s New Commitment and Its Significance: The Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2060
	References
6 Urban Evolution Under Low Carbon Strategies
	6.1 The Inevitable Low Carbon Future
		6.1.1 The Concept and Character of Low Carbon City
		6.1.2 Evaluation Method of Low Carbon City
	6.2 Histories and Typologies of Low Carbon Development
		6.2.1 Rise and Evolution of Low Carbon Cities
		6.2.2 International Low Carbon City Development Model
	6.3 Key Factors and Strategies
		6.3.1 Governance: The Power of the Policy
		6.3.2 Planning and Low Carbon Targets
	6.4 Adaption to Low Carbon: Practices and Challenges
		6.4.1 Low Carbon Urban Initiatives
		6.4.2 Progresses and Comparison
	6.5 Issues and Prospects: Transition to Sustainability
	References
7 Overview of China’s Low Carbon Progress: Policies and Initiatives
	7.1 China’s Early Exploration of Low Carbon Development Before 2005
	7.2 Low Carbon Development During 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans Period
		7.2.1 Policies and Actions
		7.2.2 Progresses and Changes
	7.3 Recent Progress: Low Carbon Development in the 13th Five-Year-Plan
	7.4 Steps Ahead to Peak: During the 14th Five-Year Plan
	7.5 The Definition of Carbon Neutral: To Meet the 2060 Target
	References
8 Low Carbon Transitions: Practices and Lessons
	8.1 General Insight of China’s Low Carbon Pilot Initiative
	8.2 Low Carbon Regional Development: Exploration in Typical Regions
	8.3 Pilot Low Carbon Cities and Typical Cases
	8.4 Typical Low Carbon Communities and Projects
		8.4.1 China\'s Carbon Emissions Trading Markets
	8.5 Progresses, Limitations, and Prospects
	References
9 Learning from Main Low Carbon Strategies
	9.1 Learning from Global Models: Carbon Reduction Measures
	9.2 Low Carbon Transport Strategies
		9.2.1 Focused on: Transport and Connectivity: Strategy, Policy and Technology
	9.3 Sustainable Urban Form and Spatial Planning
		9.3.1 Focused on: Green Infrastructure Strategies and Policies
	9.4 Renewable Energies and Smart Grid
		9.4.1 Focused on: Renewable Energies: Technology, Policies and Targets
	9.5 Current Status of China’s Low Carbon Development: Overview of the Recent Progress
	9.6 Summary
	References
10 Evaluating China’s Recent Low Carbon Progress
	10.1 China’s Progress of Low Carbon Development
	10.2 Energy Consumption
		10.2.1 Goals and Tasks
		10.2.2 Policies and Action
		10.2.3 Progress and Effects
	10.3 Renewable Energy
		10.3.1 Goals and Tasks
		10.3.2 Policies and Action
		10.3.3 Progress and Effects
	10.4 Energy Efficiency (Buildings and Construction)
		10.4.1 Goals and Tasks
		10.4.2 Policies and Action
		10.4.3 Progress and Effects
	10.5 Smart Grids
		10.5.1 Goals and Tasks
		10.5.2 Policies and Action
		10.5.3 Progress and Effects
	10.6 Recent Challenges of the 13th FYP and What Lies Ahead
	10.7 Conclusions
	References
11 Lessons and Paradigms to Meet the 2030 Targets and the 2060 Plan
	11.1 A Brief Introduction
	11.2 China’s Next Steps in Achieving Sustainability Transitions
	11.3 Low Carbon and Climate-Resilient Paradigms
	11.4 Summary
	References
12 Key Suggestions and Steps Ahead for China’s Carbon Neutrality Plan
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 The Belt and Road Initiative: Embark on Green Co-development
	12.3 China’s Sustainability Transitions: Low Carbon and Climate-Resilient Directions
	12.4 China\'s 2021–2030 Plan Period: Deep Decarbonisation
	12.5 Path to 2060 Carbon Neutrality Goal
	12.6 Next Steps
		12.6.1 Development of Behaviour Change Programmes
		12.6.2 Gradual But Strategic Reduction of Energy Consumption and Demand
		12.6.3 Institutional Rearrangements and Regulatory Enhancement
		12.6.4 Investment in New Technologies and Integrating Them for Decarbonisation Plans
		12.6.5 Fast-Forward Experimental Projects for Scale-Up Scenarios and Larger-Scale Development
		12.6.6 Considering Revolutionary/Innovative Planning and Design Paradigm Shifts
		12.6.7 Build Electricity Market and Carbon Trading Market
		12.6.8 Effective Fiscal and Financial Policy Guarantees
		12.6.9 Participate in International Carbon Reduction Cooperation
		12.6.10 Innovation in Key Sectors to Decarbonise the Economy
	References
Index