{"id":2700,"date":"2025-11-13T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T04:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=2700"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T05:14:59","slug":"dual-control-policy-carbon-emissions-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/insights\/dual-control-policy-carbon-emissions-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Carbon Emissions Dual Control Policy &#8211; Questions and Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2700\" class=\"elementor elementor-2700\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ee2f2f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ee2f2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627ab65\" data-id=\"627ab65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d01bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"1d01bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cur cur1\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/insights\/\">Insights<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<span>China&#039;s Carbon Emissions Dual Control Policy<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-report1 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">China&#039;s Carbon Emissions Dual Control Policy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtit\">Questions and Answers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon3.svg);\">Chinese<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon4.svg);\">Nov 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon5.svg);\">Report<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon6.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">ACTION 2035<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Climate Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Energy Transition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Summary:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">This report provides a comprehensive overview of China&#039;s carbon emissions dual-control policy (controlling both total carbon emissions and carbon intensity), tracing its evolution from the energy consumption dual-control system. It explains the policy&#039;s rationale, phased objectives, key tasks, and supporting mechanisms through a structured question-and-answer format. The analysis synthesizes central policy documents from the State Council, NDRC, and MEE, and incorporates subnational case studies from Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou that have pioneered carbon budgeting and project-level carbon assessments. It also examines the policy&#039;s linkages with carbon markets, green certificate trading, and voluntary emission reduction mechanisms, offering a systematic reference for policymakers and researchers.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Suggested citation:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP) &amp; Shanxi Coshare Innovation Institute of Energy and Environment. (2025). Carbon Emission Dual Control Policy: Basic Q&amp;A. Beijing: iGDP. 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It explains the policy's rationale, phased objectives, key tasks, and supporting mechanisms through a structured question-and-answer format. The analysis synthesizes central policy documents from the State Council, NDRC, and MEE, and incorporates subnational case studies from Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou that have pioneered carbon budgeting and project-level carbon assessments. It also examines the policy's linkages with carbon markets, green certificate trading, and voluntary emission reduction mechanisms, offering a systematic reference for policymakers and researchers.","igdp_featured_media":0,"igdp_download_file":0,"igdp_external_url":"","igdp_key_info":"Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP) & Shanxi Coshare Innovation Institute of Energy and Environment. (2025). Carbon Emission Dual Control Policy: Basic Q&A. Beijing: iGDP. 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