[SDG Forum Series 2024/25] China’s Road to Carbon Neutrality

可持續發展目標論壇系列
SDG Forum Series (2024/25)

第一講 Session 1
《中國的碳中和之路》
China’s Road to Carbon Neutrality
講者：徐袁教授、張浩教授 （香港中文大學）
Speaker: Professor Xu Yuan, Professor Zhang Hao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
主持： 戴沛權教授（香港中文大學）
Moderator: Professor Amos Tai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

日期 Date：25/09/2024 (Wed)
時間 Time：7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (GMT+8, HKT)
地點 Venue：香港中文大學 李兆基樓LG層一號演講廳（ LSK LT1 ）LSK LT1 (LG/F), Lee Shau Kee Building, CUHK

講座將以英語進行 Forum to be conducted in English

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講座簡介 Brief Description
是次講座將探討中國在2060年實現碳中和所需的轉型、脫碳策略的能源法和規範。講者們將分析中國在應對空氣污染方面的歷程 —— 快速經濟增長最初導致溫室氣體排放增加，但隨後這些排放量顯著減少。

徐袁教授將講解中國達成碳中和之路。近年來，所有主要經濟體為碳中和提供了重要的發展推動力，各國已承諾控制超過90%的全球溫室氣體的排放。中國的目標是在2060年之前實現碳中和。他將闡述中國二氧化碳排放的歷史趨勢、達成碳中和的主要途徑、技術與經濟挑戰及機遇，以及在持續加劇的美中貿易戰背景下的地緣政治。

張浩教授將講解有關電動車、可再生能源及解能源法規三大面向。2020年9月，國家主席習近平在聯合國大會上宣布，中國的目標是在2060年實現碳中和，並在2030年達到碳排放峰值。這些抱負標誌著中國在構建能源系統和整體經濟的重大轉變，並為國內能源法律和監管提出了重要問題。可再生能源及電動車（EV）是中國推進能源轉型的重心，伴隨著可再生能源部署領先全球（如風能、太陽能），國內亦已發展了全球最大的電動車市場。本次講座將批判性地分析中國在可再生能源和電動車領域的法律和監管框架，並檢視現有法規中存在的挑戰和局限性，以及它們如何有可能阻礙有關行業進一步發展。

是次講座與多個可持續發展目標（SDGs）相關，包括SDG 7（經濟適用的清潔能源）、SDG 9（產業、創新和基礎建設）、SDG 13（氣候行動）等。

The talk “China’s Road to Carbon Neutrality” examines the transformations necessary for China to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, focusing on the development of energy laws and regulations that support decarbonization strategies. It also analyses China’s journey in addressing air pollution, highlighting how rapid economic growth initially increased greenhouse gases emissions, which were later significantly reduced.

Professor Xu Yuan will introduce China’s path to Carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality has gained crucial momentum in the past years with all major economies and over 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions now falling under national pledges. China aims to reach the goal by 2060. He will illustrate China’s historical trends of CO2 emissions, major pathways to achieve carbon neutrality, technological and economic challenges and opportunities, as well as geopolitics especially in the context of the ongoing and deepening U.S.-China trade war.

Professor Zhang Hao will talk about electric vehicles, renewable energy and environmental governance in China. In September 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the UN General Assembly that China aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, with a significant goal of peaking emissions by 2030. These ambitious commitments indicate a major shift in the organisation of energy systems and the broader economy, raising important questions for China’s domestic energy law and regulation. Renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) are central to China’s efforts in advancing the energy transition, as the country leads globally in deploying modern renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and in developing the world’s largest EV market. This presentation critically examines China’s legal and regulatory frameworks governing renewable energy and EVs and highlights the challenges and limitations of existing regulations that may hinder further development in these sectors.

This talk is highly relevant to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 7 (Clean Energy), SDG 9 (Industry Innovation Infrastructure), SDG 13 (Climate Action).

主持簡介 About the Moderator

戴沛權教授現任香港中文大學地球與環境科學系副教授，同時兼任大學通識教育部副主任。戴博士本科畢業於美國麻省理工學院，其後在哈佛大學取得環境科學及工程哲學博士學位，並再於麻省理工學院擔任裘槎博士後研究員一年，2013年開始任職香港中文大學，主要研究大氣化學與物理學、生態氣候學、及可持續農業與林業。戴教授熱心教學，曾獲頒中文大學「理學院模範教學獎」及「校長模範教學獎」，亦樂於向大眾推廣科普、環保、氣候行動及可持續發展，定期到各中小學及公共空間演講，曾多次參與及主持電視和電台節目，並積極為政府部門提供專業諮詢服務。現任香港地球之友董事會成員。

Professor Amos P. K. Tai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at CUHK, also serving concurrently as the Associate Director of Office of University General Education. Amos obtained his B.Sc. from MIT, Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Harvard, and was a Croucher Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT before he joined CUHK in 2013. His research focuses on atmospheric chemistry and physics, ecoclimatology, and sustainable agriculture and forestry. Amos is also a passionate educator, having received the prestigious CUHK Vice-Chancellor Exemplary Teaching Award and Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award. Amos delights in promoting science, environmental and sustainability education for the general public, regularly giving talks in schools and public avenues and participating in many TV and radio programs. He has provided professional consulting services to various government departments, and currently serves as a Board Governor of Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong).

講者簡介 About the Speakers
徐袁教授是香港中文大學地理與資源管理學系副教授，亦領導環境、能源及可持續發展研究所之環境政策與治理課程。他在能源與環境政策、治理與策略，以及技術與產業發展方面發表了大量著作，當中涵蓋化石燃料和可再生能源。自2022年以來，他一直擔任環球中國環境專家協會（PACE）的會長。在2010年8月加入香港中文大學之前，他獲得普林斯頓大學伍德羅•威爾遜公共與國際事務學院的公共政策博士學位，並曾在麻省理工學院工業績效中心擔任博士後研究員。他亦擁有北京大學的氣候學碩士學位、大氣科學學士學位和經濟學學士學位。

Professor Xu Yuan is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management and leads the Environmental Policy and Governance Programme in the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK. He has published widely on energy and environmental policy, governance and strategy, and technological and industrial development, covering fossil fuels and renewables. He has been the President of the Professional Association for China’s Environment (PACE) since 2022. Before joining CUHK in August 2010, he received a Ph.D. degree in public policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds an M.S. degree in climatology, a B.S. degree in atmospheric sciences and a bachelor’s degree in economics, all from Peking University.

張浩教授是香港中文大學法律學院副教授。他專門研究能源和氣候法，並專注於能源脫碳和綠色經濟轉型相關的法律和監管問題。他最新的研究包括調查碳定價機制及其與電力市場監管、可再生能源法和能源市場改革的相互作用。他是「Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality: Energy Law and Regulation in China」一書的作者，此書於2024年由劍橋大學出版社出版。他亦是國際律師協會SEERIL部門的學術諮詢組成員。

Professor Zhang Hao is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He specialises in energy and climate law, focusing on the legal and regulatory issues surrounding energy decarbonisation and the green economic transition. His recent research includes investigating carbon pricing mechanisms and their interaction with electricity market regulation, renewable energy law, and energy market reform. He is the author of In Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality: Energy Law and Regulation in China, published by Cambridge University Press in 2024. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Group, Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) of the International Bar Association.

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