{"id":2808,"date":"2026-08-13T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/?post_type=event&p=2808"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:52:01","slug":"ccnt-2-0-launch-event-and-dual-carbon-progress-seminar","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/events\/ccnt-2-0-launch-event-and-dual-carbon-progress-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"CCNT 2.0 Launch Event and \u201cDual Carbon\u201d Progress Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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At the event, iGDP launched China Carbon Neutrality Tracker (CCNT) 2.0, and invited guests from research institutions and media organizations to discuss how databases can better support policy research and climate communication, with a focus on new trends in China\u2019s \u201cdual carbon\u201d development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The first half of the seminar was moderated by Zhu Tongxin, Analyst at\u00a0iGDP. She introduced the\u00a0China Carbon Neutrality Tracker (CCNT), an online carbon neutrality information database\u00a0established\u00a0and maintained by\u00a0iGDP, which aims to communicate and share China\u2019s efforts and contributions to addressing climate change from an objective and scientific perspective. As China\u2019s \u201cdual carbon\u201d policy framework continues to improve and its green and low-carbon transition advances, CCNT has also been continuously upgraded and improved.<\/span><\/p>

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Chen Ying, Researcher at the Institute of Ecological Civilization Studies and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered the opening remarks. As Chair of the Expert Group of the CCNT Expert Committee, she shared her observations on the development of CCNT and her experience using the database.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Li Siyin, Assistant Analyst at\u00a0iGDP, then introduced the updates and upgrades to\u00a0CCNT 2.0. She noted that CCNT 2.0 currently has three main types of products:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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First, the\u00a0Zero-Carbon Action Database, which\u00a0mainly collects\u00a0national-, provincial-, and city-level climate change policies\u00a0issued\u00a0since the 12th Five-Year Plan period. By extracting the key content of these policies, the database enables readers to quickly access and understand policy information. The database supports searches by sector, region, and key issues. To date, the Action Database has collected more than 670 national-level policies, more than 1,700 provincial-level policies, and\u00a0nearly 900\u00a0city-level policies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Second, the\u00a0Provincial \u201cDual Carbon\u201d Action Tracking Pages, which use visualized charts to present the progress of the \u201cdual carbon\u201d transition across China\u2019s 30 provincial-level administrative regions. The pages present historical trends in provincial green and low-carbon transition from multiple dimensions, including energy-related CO\u2082 emissions, sectoral emissions structure, energy consumption structure, and the decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions. By comparing each province with the national average and applying the\u00a0Low-Carbon Transition Progress Assessment Framework for China\u2019s Regions (LOGIC)\u00a0developed by\u00a0iGDP, the pages\u00a0identify\u00a0areas of advanced progress and areas requiring improvement in each province\u2019s \u201cdual carbon\u201d development. Based on historical trends, the provincial pages incorporate \u201cdual carbon\u201d development targets for key sectors, including energy, electricity, transport, buildings, and agriculture, as set out in relevant policies, and use the\u00a0Energy Policy Simulator (EPS)\u00a0developed by\u00a0iGDP\u00a0to forecast future carbon emission trends in each province. The pages also provide an overview of each province\u2019s \u201cdual carbon\u201d policies. By tracking transition progress across multiple dimensions, the provincial pages enable users to\u00a0quickly and comprehensively understand the \u201cdual carbon\u201d development of China\u2019s provinces.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Third,\u00a0information products, which are intended to provide more\u00a0timely\u00a0updates on the latest \u201cdual carbon\u201d actions at the national and local levels. These\u00a0mainly include\u00a0the\u00a0CCNT Weekly,\u00a0CCNT Bimonthly,\u00a0CCNT Annual Report, and\u00a0Issue Tracking Briefs. The English-language bimonthly report summarizes key national and local \u201cdual carbon\u201d actions and provides an in-depth analysis of one major national policy or hot topic in each issue, with the aim of helping English-speaking readers better understand China\u2019s progress toward its \u201cdual carbon\u201d goals. The\u00a0iGDP\u00a0research team also publishes policy briefs, commentaries, and other materials on an ad hoc basis, covering topics such as NDC implementation, local progress toward the \u201cdual carbon\u201d goals, low-carbon transition in sectors including transport and buildings, and cross-cutting hot topics such as non-CO\u2082 greenhouse gas emission reductions and zero-carbon parks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The CCNT 2.0 upgrade\u00a0mainly includes\u00a0methodological updates, data\u00a0updates\u00a0and expanded indicators on the provincial pages, and improvements to the search function. In terms of methodological updates, policies are classified into 12 major areas and 26 topics, with emerging hot topics such as zero-carbon parks and coordinated pollution and carbon reduction incorporated into the classification system. For the provincial pages, new LOGIC-based low-carbon progress assessments and carbon emission forecasts have been added, while the page data have been comprehensively updated. At the same time, the fuzzy search function enables users to conduct more comprehensive searches on topics of interest.\u00a0The key highlights of the CCNT upgrade can also be found in: \u201cCCNT 2.0 Is Now\u00a0Live! A First Look at Three Major Upgrades.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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During the thematic presentations, several experts shared their observations on progress in the \u201cdual carbon\u201d field:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Chen Ying, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, analyzed the new landscape of global climate governance. Based on global and domestic climate change trends and the increasing frequency of extreme weather and climate\u00a0events, she pointed out that the challenges of climate adaptation are becoming increasingly severe. At the same time, the 1.5\u00b0C threshold is drawing closer, while the world continues to face a dual deficit in climate targets and action. The intensification of regional conflicts and major-power competition, the increasing judicialization of climate governance, the intersection of international trade and climate governance, and the growing prominence of geopolitical issues surrounding critical minerals have created uncertainty for the green and low-carbon transition. At the same time, however, the global energy transition\u00a0remains\u00a0an unstoppable trend, and China\u2019s investment and achievements in clean energy have attracted worldwide attention. In terms of domestic development, electricity demand from AI computing continues to rise, making the development of AI with green electricity and the coordinated development of computing power and electricity an inevitable choice. AI technology itself is also regarded as a tool for\u00a0facilitating\u00a0the transition and is expected to enable China\u2019s computing power to support the global green and low-carbon transition. Looking ahead to the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China\u2019s green and low-carbon development is entering a new stage of rule-of-law-based governance. China has clear targets and strong measures for achieving carbon peaking on schedule, but it is also necessary to recognize the new internal and external challenges facing renewable energy development and integration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Ding Shanshan, Director of the Green Supply Chain Program at the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), pointed out that steel and aluminum, as major sources of industrial carbon emissions in China, have made significant progress in areas such as energy efficiency improvement, process optimization, and the utilization of recycled resources. However, challenges\u00a0remain, including inconsistent standards for certifying low-carbon products, difficulties in carbon accounting, and inadequate circular economy systems. The downstream automotive industry is an important consumer of steel and\u00a0aluminum, but\u00a0has shown limited willingness to bear the \u201cgreen premium.\u201d In response, IPE uses product carbon footprint data publicly released through platforms such as the\u00a0China Auto Supply Chain Carbon Disclosure Platform (CPP)\u00a0and the\u00a0Chinese Product Carbon Footprint Database (CPCD), together with product carbon footprint data disclosed by automakers themselves, to guide consumers to pay attention to, express, and amplify their preferences for low-carbon vehicle models. This approach\u00a0seeks\u00a0to drive transformation in the automotive industry from the consumption side and\u00a0subsequently\u00a0transmit\u00a0demand for low-carbon products upstream to steel and aluminum producers. Ding Shanshan also introduced\u00a0Carbon Easy Check, a tool jointly developed by IPE and CPCD. The public can use AI-based image recognition to query the carbon footprints of products and activities related to clothing, food, housing, and transport. As an important component of the \u201cEnvironmental Protection at Your Fingertips\u201d public-interest initiative, IPE hopes to lower barriers to public participation, encourage people to start with small actions in their everyday lives, practice a low-carbon lifestyle, and become active contributors to the development of a Beautiful China.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Sun Yixian, Professor of Sustainable Governance at the University of Bath, shared his views on China\u2019s role and influence in global climate governance and the energy transition. As China\u2019s domestic environmental policies have developed and improved, China has become increasingly proactive in\u00a0participating\u00a0in the institutional design of global environmental governance. In the energy transition, China has continued to strengthen overseas investment and financing in renewable energy while\u00a0leveraging\u00a0its advantages in clean energy technologies and cost competitiveness to improve energy access and promote the transition toward cleaner energy, including in countries of the Global South. Drawing on the\u00a0China Global Environmental Leadership (CGEL) Database\u00a0developed by his team, Professor Sun pointed out that the actors involved in China\u2019s environmental initiatives have become increasingly diverse over the past decade, encompassing not only government agencies but also research institutions, enterprises, and other stakeholders. Compared with the model adopted by developed countries, which focuses more on directly providing funding, China has placed greater emphasis on information sharing and capacity building.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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During the seminar, Z<\/span>hu Tongxin, Analyst at\u00a0iGDP, shared the contents of the CCNT Annual Report,\u00a0<\/span>Ten-Year Assessment of Green and Low-Carbon Transition Progress Across China\u2019s Provinces<\/span><\/i>. Based on the\u00a0Low-Carbon Transition Progress Assessment Framework for China\u2019s Regions (LOGIC)\u00a0developed by\u00a0iGDP, the report systematically tracks and quantitatively assesses the progress of low-carbon transition in 30 provinces from 2013 to 2022. The report analyzes the transition from the perspectives of economic geography, stages of economic development, major national regional strategies, and energy regionalization, and conducts a comparative analysis of the 30 provinces. It points out that differences in resource endowments, industrial foundations, and policy priorities have resulted in diverse and differentiated pathways for green and low-carbon development across provinces. The report also selects four representative provinces at\u00a0different stages\u00a0of economic development\u2014Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanxi, and Hainan\u2014for in-depth case studies. Looking ahead to the 15th Five-Year Plan period, local low-carbon transition should build on local conditions and adopt targeted policies. CCNT will also continue to track policies and\u00a0implementation\u00a0progress related to low-carbon transition across different regions.\u00a0For more information on the annual report, see: \u201cCCNT Annual Report: Ten-Year Assessment of Green and Low-Carbon Transition Progress Across China\u2019s Provinces.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The second half of the seminar featured a roundtable discussion moderated by\u00a0L\u00fc\u00a0Yaning, Communications Manager at\u00a0iGDP. Five guests participated in the discussion: Chen Dan, Deputy Director of the Climate Change and Energy Transition Program at the Institute of Energy at Peking University; Shao Danqing, Intermediate Research Fellow at the Macro and Green Finance Laboratory of Peking University; Sun Yixian, Professor of Sustainable Governance at the University of Bath; Hu Wenjuan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of\u00a0<\/span>China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference<\/span><\/i>; and Huang Kaiqian, Editor at\u00a0<\/span>Caijing Magazine<\/span><\/i>. The guests discussed how to further\u00a0optimize\u00a0and improve CCNT.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The participating experts agreed that CCNT has systematically collected policies related to China\u2019s response to climate change over the long term, particularly policy information at both the national and local levels, and provides bilingual\u00a0Chinese-English\u00a0versions, offering important support for policy research, international exchange, and public communication. The database not only provides a solid data foundation for research institutions conducting research on specific sectors and regional differences, but also helps the media, enterprises, and the public better understand and track China\u2019s green and low-carbon development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Regarding future improvements, the\u00a0experts suggested further\u00a0enhancing\u00a0data openness and\u00a0accessibility,\u00a0while expanding the database\u2019s coverage and influence. At the same time, they recommended developing a clearer policy framework and mapping the evolution of policies to help industry and the public better understand the relationships among policies and their significance.\u00a0In light of\u00a0the incomplete coverage of China\u2019s climate policies in international databases, they suggested that domestic platforms such as CCNT should engage more proactively in international outreach and communication. Regarding key issues during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the guests noted that achieving the target for reducing carbon intensity, balancing renewable energy integration with the transition of coal-fired power, and developing commercialization models and application scenarios for low-carbon technologies such as hydrogen energy will become key areas for policy innovation. Cross-cutting areas such as the coordinated development of computing power and electricity, zero-carbon parks, and green fuels will also become\u00a0important areas\u00a0of development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Finally, Chen Meian, Senior Project Director at\u00a0iGDP, delivered the concluding remarks. Chen Meian noted that the seminar had generated further reflections on improving the timeliness and scientific rigor of the database, as well as strengthening its usability and outreach,\u00a0providing\u00a0useful insights for the next stage of optimization. Going forward,\u00a0iGDP\u00a0will continue to strengthen tracking of key issues and policy developments, optimize the database system and methodological framework, enhance data sharing and communication capacity, better serve research, policymaking, and public understanding, and promote the international communication of China\u2019s climate policy practices and progress.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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