中国碳中和:引领全球气候治理和绿色转型

China’s Carbon Neutrality: Leading in Global Climate Governance and Green Transformation

2021年3月5日,中国社会科学院生态文明研究所(RIEco)和《国际经济评论》编辑部组织召开"RIEco政策圆桌会",就碳中和对中国及全球气候治理和绿色转型的影响进行深入讨论。以下为经过发言人审定的观点汇总。中国2030年碳达峰和2060年碳中和目标,是中央经过深思熟虑做出的重大战略决策,体现了中国应对全球气候变化的大国担当、对未来世界发展方向的远见,以及对中国绿色转型的战略自信。十八大后,中国发展理念发生根本性变化,环境保护不再被视为经济发展的负担,而是被视为高质量发展的驱动力。减排也从过去的"要我减",更多地变成"我要减"。目前,全球已有120多个国家以不同方式提出了碳中和目标。全球范围碳中和共识的形成,标志着传统工业时代的落幕,一个新发展时代的开启。碳中和是对整个发展范式的重新定义和塑造,是生产生活方式的"自我革命",既是前所未有的挑战,更是中国的战略机遇。在未来绿色转型和全球气候治理的过程中,中国有可能担任全球引领者的角色。

China has set the targets of hitting peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, which is a major strategic decision the central leadership has made on the basis of careful consideration and reflects its sense of responsibility as a major power in tackling global climate change;it is also reflective of China’s vision of the world’s future direction of development and its strategic confidence in green transformation. China’s development philosophy has undergone fundamental changes since the Party’s 18th National Congress;environmental protection has no longer been seen as a burden for economic development, but a driving force for high-quality development;China has no longer been passive in carbon emission reduction and become pro-active in implementing the initiative.Currently, more than 120 countries have set their various carbon neutrality goals. The reaching of consensus across the world marks the end of the traditional industrial era and the start of a new era of development. Carbon neutrality re-defines and re-shapes the whole development paradigm and constitutes a self-revolution of modes of production and living. It will bring unprecedented challenges but, more importantly, will herald strategic opportunities for China,which will probably take the role of global leadership in the process of green transformation and global climate governance in the future.