Study on the Realistic Basis and Influencing Factors of China–Russia Forest Carbon Sink Project Cooperation

Current global climate change is becoming increasingly severe, and environmental pollution and ecological damage have become global challenges. Against the backdrop of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, international carbon sink cooperation has become a trend. Forests, as an important carbon sink resource, play a crucial role in mitigating climate change. How to utilize forest resources and achieve forest carbon sink project cooperation has become a hot topic of international concern. This article selects China and Russia as research objects, constructs six latent variables including economic factors, technological factors, natural factors, economic benefits, ecological benefits, and cooperation effects, establishes the Structural Equation Model (SEM), and explores the practical basis and influencing factors of China–Russia forest carbon sink project cooperation. The results show that (1) economic factors and technical factors have a positive impact on economic benefits, and have an indirect impact on the cooperation effect through economic benefits. (2) Natural factors have a positive impact on ecological benefits and have an indirect positive impact on the cooperation effect through ecological benefits; compared with economic benefits, ecological benefits have a more significant impact on the cooperation effect. (3) Natural factors are the main influencing factors of China–Russian forest carbon sink cooperation, followed by economic factors and technical factors. Based on the research results, this article deeply analyzes the main challenges faced by the cooperation between the two sides and puts forward targeted suggestions. In addition, this article also points out the future development prospects of international carbon sink cooperation, aiming to provide scientific basis and support for international carbon sink cooperation.