China'sTenPragmaticActionstoAddressGlobalClimateChange 应对全球气候变化的中国务实行动 (初稿) ⼆〇⼆三年⼗⼀⽉ AuthorOrganizations ChineseResearchAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences(CRAES) TheChineseResearchAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences(CRAES)isastate-levelnon-profitscientificresearchinstitutionfoundedonDecember31,1978.Asanationalresearchinstituteandtheleadingforceinthefieldofecologicalandenvironmentalresearch,CRAEShaslongfocusedonthenationalsustainabledevelopmentstrategy,conductedinnovativeandfundamentalscientificresearchonenvironmentalprotection,andiscommittedtoprovidingstrategicandforward-lookingscientificsupportforChina'seconomicandsocialhighqualitydevelopmentandenvironmentaldecision-making,aswellasmeetingtheengineeringandtechnologyneedsofmajorenvironmentalissuesineconomicandsocialdevelopment. InstituteofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs(IPE) TheInstituteofPublic&EnvironmentalAffairs(IPE)isanon-profitenvironmentalorganizationbasedinBeijing,China.Sinceitsestablishmentin2006,IPEhasdevelopedandoperatedtheBlueMapDatabase(wwwen.ipe.org.cn),andlaunchedtheBlueMapappin2014,promotingenvironmentalinformationdisclosure,facilitatinggreensupplychainandgreenfinance,empoweringthegreentransitionandgrowthofenterprises,andboostingmulti-stakeholderparticipationinenvironmentalgovernance. FriendsoftheEarth(HK) FriendsoftheEarth(HK)wasestablishedin1983asacharitableorganizationandisoneofHongKong'smostprominentgreengroups.ItaimstoprotecttheenvironmentofHongKongandneighboringregionsbypromotingthegovernment,businessesandthepublictobuildsustainablepublicpolicies,businesspracticesandcommunitylifestyles.FriendsoftheEarth(HK)iscommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflifeandenvironmentinHongKongandtheneighbouringregions.Itraisesthegeneralpublic'senvironmentalawareness,enhancesconcernforenvironmentalandecologicalissues,andsustainableuseofresourcesthroughsurveys,environmentaleducationwork,andcommunityactivities.FriendsoftheEarth(HK)currentlyhasmorethan16,000members. Authors CRAES:YANGPingjian,TANGZhongshi,CHENMin,LIJiaqi,LIURunpu IPE:MAJun,MAYingying,DINGSanshan,XUXin,ZHUZiqi FriendsoftheEarth(HK):YIPKwongto,HUNGOishing Design:CHENShuangli,SHIHuan Disclaimer Thisreportwasjointlywrittenbytheauthororganizations.Theinformationcontainedinthisreportisforreferenceonlyandwasobtainedfrompublicandlawfulsources.Therefore,tothebestofourknowledgetheinformationisreliable,accurate,andcomplete.However,itcannotberegardedthattheinformationhasanylegalbasisorthatitsveracityisassumedbytheauthororganizations.Theauthororganizationsmaysupplement,correct,andrevisetheinformationinthisreportinaccordancewithlegalrequirementsandactualcircumstances,andwillpublishsuchsupplements,correctionsorrevisionsasquicklyaspossible.Theauthororganizationsdonotacceptresponsibilityforanydirectorindirectconsequencesarisingfromthepublicationofinformationinthisreport.Anyquotationsfromthereportmustbereferencedtotheauthororganizationsofthereportandshouldnotbeusedincorrectly,outofcontext,orinanabridgedoramendedmanner.ThisreporthasbeentranslatedintoEnglishbyforreferencepurposesonly.Ifanyquestionsariserelatedtotheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthistranslatedversion,pleaserefertotheChineseversionofthereport,whichistheofficialversion.Therighttofinalinterpretation,modificationandupdatingofthereportissolelyreservedbytheauthororganizations. ExecutiveSummary Inrecentyears,extremeweathereventssuchasheatwaves,wildfires,droughtsandfloodshavebecomemorefrequent,andclimateimpactshaveincreasedaroundtheworld.Atthiscriticalmoment,thefirstGlobalStocktakeoftheParisAgreementwilltakeplaceatCOP28.Climatechangeisacrisisthataffectsallofhumanityandmustbeaddressedthroughmulti-stakeholderparticipationandsynergisticaction.Asnon-governmentalorganizations(NGOs)andmembersofthepublic,wearealsopassionateaboutclimatechangeandarewillingtotakestockofwhatishappeningaroundusfromanunofficialperspective.Therefore,theChineseResearchAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences(CRAES),theInstituteofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs(IPE)andFriendsoftheEarth(HK)havesetupajointresearchteamtostudyandpublishthereportChina'sPragmaticActionstoAddressGlobalClimateChange. PreliminaryresultsofthestocktakingshowthattheParisAgreementhasfocusedglobalattentionontheclimatecrisis,withmorethan150countriesmakingcarbonneutralpledges;however,attheimplementationlevel,whiletherehasbeensomeprogress,itisstillfarfromsufficienttoaddresstheseriousclimatesituation,1andglobalgreenhousegasemissionshaveincreasedratherthandecreasedforthesecondyearinarow.Inthisregard,theresearchteambelievesthatwhetherthefirstglobalstocktakecanbeanimportantturningpointintheimplementationoftheParisAgreementwilldependonhowitpromotesimplementationasastartingpoint,focusesonParties'complianceactions,anddrivesconsensusonsolutionsfortheperiodto2030andbeyond. Asaresponsibledevelopingcountry,Chinaplaysanimportantroleasaparticipant,contributor,andleaderinglobalclimategovernance.OnSeptember22,2020,PresidentXiJinpingannouncedatthe75thsessionoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblythatChinawillstrivetopeakCO2emissionsbefore2030andachievecarbonneutrali