Abstract
Over the last decade China has been actively engaged in improving energy efficiency and direct interventions aimed at addressing rising carbon emissions. As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has made a number of commitments in the lead up to the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to be held in Paris in December 2015. In its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), China committed by 2030:
To achieve the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions around 2030 and making best efforts to
peak early;
To lower CO2 emissions per unit of GDP (emissions intensity) by 60-65 percent from the 2005
level;
To increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent; and
To increase the forest stock volume by around 4.5 billion cubic meters on the 2005 level.
To achieve the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions around 2030 and making best efforts to
peak early;
To lower CO2 emissions per unit of GDP (emissions intensity) by 60-65 percent from the 2005
level;
To increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent; and
To increase the forest stock volume by around 4.5 billion cubic meters on the 2005 level.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | COP21 in Paris: What to Expect |
| Subtitle of host publication | The issues, the actors, and the road ahead on climate change |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
| Pages | 48-52 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2015 |