In Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality

China's goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 requires a significant transformation of energy systems and the economy, raising critical questions about the domestic energy legal and regulatory systems. This book critically analyses the development and implementation of energy laws and regulations related to crucial strategies and pathways towards carbon neutrality, namely decarbonising power supply, enabling fuel switching, electrifying end-use in transport and industry, and adopting carbon removal mechanisms. It offers rich legal details and insights into regulatory processes and arrangements that underpin energy market reform and liberalisation, while also examining the role of law and regulatory measures in promoting technological advancements and supply chains for decarbonisation, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage, electric vehicles, critical transition minerals and carbon removal mechanisms.

- Provides in-depth analysis of essential energy laws and regulations concerning the four essential strategies to achieve China's carbon neutrality objective
- Focuses on the role of law and regulatory measures to promote technological advancements and supply chains that facilitate decarbonisation, notably renewable energy, energy storage and efficiency, electric vehicles and critical transition minerals in the Chinese context
- Discusses the Chinese energy market reform and liberalisation and the development of regulatory systems governing each type of energy supply in electricity, coal and gas markets