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A Comparative Study of China’s Carbon Neutrality Policy and International Research Keywords under the Background of Decarbonization Plans in China

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  • Jie Gao

    (School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Wu Zhang

    (School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Chunbaixue Yang

    (School of Finance, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Changsha 410025, China)

  • Qun Wang

    (Office of Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China)

  • Rui Yuan

    (Office of Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China)

  • Rui Wang

    (School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China)

  • Limiao Zhang

    (Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China)

  • Zhijian Li

    (School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

  • Xiaoli Luo

    (Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics, Beijing 101149, China)

Abstract

The impacts of climate change have become a series of important issues in global public health and environmental governance. As a major developing country with carbon emissions, China has actively participated in global climate and public health governance. The international academic research by Chinese scholars on carbon neutrality has gradually shifted from focusing on technological development to focusing on sustainability, green development, a decarbonization plan, public health and environmental governance. This study uses bibliometrics, scientometrics, and policy documents quantification to carry out a comparative study, comparing the keywords of China’s national “carbon neutrality” policies from 2006 to 2021 with the keywords of international research by Chinese scholars, and analyzes the evolution of the academic and political concerns and development measures of China’s carbon neutrality. It is found that in the stages of preliminary development and steady growth, China’s carbon neutrality research and policy portfolio grew in an orderly manner, and the influence of policy and the promotion of academic research gradually strengthened. After 2020, with the outbreak of the COVID-19, national policies and carbon neutrality research began to focus on green development and public health issues, and the intersections of policy keywords and academic keywords increased. Overall, the focus of Chinese scholars on carbon neutrality research and policy is gradually approaching and integrating, and the degree of interaction and integration between academia and politics is increasing. Under the complex situation of China’s decarbonization plans, climate changes, COVID-19, and international political and economic changes, China’s policy design and development model are conducive to public health, green development, and innovation transformation, and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

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  • Jie Gao & Wu Zhang & Chunbaixue Yang & Qun Wang & Rui Yuan & Rui Wang & Limiao Zhang & Zhijian Li & Xiaoli Luo, 2023. "A Comparative Study of China’s Carbon Neutrality Policy and International Research Keywords under the Background of Decarbonization Plans in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-23, August.
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